Three years ago, on April 27, 2006, this photograph was emailed to me, with some birth information, and the request to decide if we would accept the referral of a little boy born 5 days earlier, 7 pounds and 10 ounces and 52 cm long... Here he is a few days ago, on his 3rd birthday!
The taste test
I'd say it passed...
The first lighting of the candles
Oops, Bubs, you are supposed to let Mama take a picture of you while you blow them out...
Second lighting...deep breath...
Oh well, I tried...he's just too fast for me...he practiced on all the other kids' cakes...
Yay, Spiderman!!!
Estuardo had a great birthday! He is really growing fast. He was so excited to see all of his presents and had a hard time waiting to open them up, but he actually made it through dinner and cake first. He has grown so much this past year and learned so many new things. He is talking up a storm now and carries on the cutest conversations. Right now he is all about Spiderman and Ninja Turtles. And as you can see in the pics, he's still into wearing his pajamas al day long too. Happy birthday, Bubs! Mama loves you so much!
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord. “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
There are children all over the world in need of a family, love, and basic care. Many of these children have disabilities and are placed in mental institutions at the age of 4 or 5. In these places the children rarely live past the age of 10 and most die within the first year. Will you help to spread the word to raise funds and families for orphans with disabilities? Please visit Reece's Rainbow and see how your donation- however large or small- can help a child find a family. Look a little harder and you just might find the calling for one of them to be your own. If finances aren't a way you can help, please look across their photos and say a prayer that each one will find their forever family soon. Reece's Rainbow is an International Down Syndrome Orphan Ministry which also advocates for orphans with other disabilites across the globe. Please "grab this button" and post it with a message to your own readers as well. It starts with ONE, but then grows exponentially. You never know, your own post may be one that finds a family for one of these precious children."
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Once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us responsible to act. Proverbs 24:12
Babywearing, cloth-diapering, homeschooling mama to LOTS of kiddos, dedicated wife to Stew, and full-time pediatric ortho/rehab nightshift charge nurse...whew!
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