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RIP dad. I know you loved me, even when life was horrible, and everything got in the way. I hope you are at peace now, with Gram and Gramp. Watch over my family, and please help me find peace myself.

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sisters. <3

Christmas 2011. Great friends. Family. Lots of laughter. Life is good.

Life lessons from a 13 yr old with Down syndrome:

Ciarra, waiting at the bus stop, is dancing like a robot. She dips her head nearly to her knees, bends her elbows at sharp angles, pivots, throws in a few Michael Jacksonish moves. I am watching out the window. "Ciarra, are you a robot?" "Yep!" Hear vehicles coming up the road "Ciarra, people are going to think you are pretty silly" (WHY do I care? shes alive, vibrant, happy, uninhibited..do i REALLY want her to be more like ME? NOOO!!) "Its ok, Mom, Im just dancing. I dont even know their names." Meaning: Dont worry about it. I got this. What do *I* care what strangers think. Atta girl CB.

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Ciarra is 13 now, in 7th grade. she loves boys, music, babies, and video games. she still LOVEs to read, and draw, and is loving the connection FaceBook brings. she is getting tall!

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My friend leah recently adopted a beautiful little boy named Axel, and she is off to go do it again! Much respect and love from Maine for this family. Please consider helping them fund this adoption, seeing how Axel has blossomed makes me very sure they are GREAT at this parenting stuff. Good luck Leah!

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how can we just turn away?

so many times, I have donated 5 or 10 or 20 dollars. And still the children keep coming. This isnt a bake sale, this is REAL life. Children being taken away to die. we CAN do something. Please do something.

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She is just like MY child. and just like yours, too.

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I know the family in this video. I have spent time with Meredith and Mike Cornish, and watched them step out in faith time after time. Their children are treasured, remarkable, loved little people. The child they originally intended to adopt is currently in an institution in Ukraine. The survival rate of any child in an institution is... less than 2 years. Aleksa has survived more than that already, but time is running out. Aleksa has Down syndrome, just like Ciarra. she deserves to be held and loved, and tucked in at night. She deserves a family. There is something about this child that has held me from the first I knew her name. The Cornishes are SUPPOSED to bring her home. PLEASE, can you help me get her home? Just watch this video, and if you feel moved to, share it with your congregations. PLEASE help me help this family. PS you have my permission and my HOPE that you will share this video far and wide. Please please dont set it aside, time is passing quickly, there is only a little while left for them to raise the funds to get her out, they travel soon. If you could share this with your friendsm family, and churches, I would be so grateful. I am not an overly "religious" person, but something about this story makes me really believe that Gods hand is at work here. I just feel like Im supposed to write this letter, to do something to help. What is God asking YOU to do?

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