She and her fantabulous husband are raising a bunch of children just as wonderful as they are. Now, in case you think that's an easy feat, let me shed a little light. Firstly, they are raising 7 children. Having 7 of my own, I know how trying and tiring and utterly wonderful such a thing can be. The only difference is, while I have special needs kids of my own (I don't really see Asperger's as a special need, but hey - that's the label), I don't have children with the needs that hers do.
Kate being the amazing mom that she is keeps in all in check; homeschooling, doctor's appointments, surgeries, therapists and daily life. She does this without batting an eyelash. In fact, many times I've talked with Kate on the phone and she's laughing about life rather than wallowing in pity.
When Marty was injured, Kate was the first person on the phone to me checking in and keeping others updated for me. Kate was the one who set up a PayPal account to help our family get by while Marty was in the hospital. Kate was there in more ways than that and continues to be someone I can lean on and talk to about life, putting her own needs on hold to listen to me ramble.
See, pretty amazing, huh? Guess what? She and her husband Charley are even more amazing than all that. They are now on the road to adopting two very special and precious baby girls from the Ukraine. Not just any baby girls (this is Kate we're talking about) but baby girls with Down Syndrome. They are the sweetest babies ever and even though they will have many issues and many needs, Kate and Charley are up for it and I can't think of any family better suited to take these children in and raise them.
They do need help to reach this goal, however and I want to share with you how you can help.
Money is always welcome and the one thing that they need to most to get these girls home to the U.S. Right now they are looking at is $36,000. Kate's PayPal link can be found HERE if you are so led to help.
Donations of Goods or Services: Kate will be holding raffles on her blog for goods or services donated by friends and family. If you have something you can donate for her to raffle or would like to enter a raffle, please see her blog, Room for More for details.
Prayers - This is the best way to get them where they need to be. Offer up whatever you can on their behalf and the rest is Faith.
Blogging or any other way you can get the word out is fabulous. Even if you can't help, others may be able to and bringing it to light would be terrific. You can add Kate's button to your blog or web page as well:
Thank you so much for reading this and considering my dear friend and her family.
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