Wednesday, January 13, 2010

I WAS GOING TO POST ABOUT MY LOVE FOR REALITY TV...



(How can some buildings last for hundreds of years and other crumble?)

 I was going to write about my love of reality TV, but I can’t. It seems trivial to care about who sings the best or who loses the most weight when an earthquake has caused so much damage in Haiti. The photos on CNN are devastating. This natural disaster is weighing heavily on me.


A family friend, who adopted a teenage girl from Haiti, is in the process of adopting her little sister. She lives in an orphanage in Haiti. We just got word that she and the other children are fine. This is wonderful news. Seeing all the people that have lost their homes and have no place to go is  difficult to comprehend. My heart aches for them.  Holt International  works in Haiti (and other countries), helping find orphaned children homes.  If you are so inclinded, to help these children, please click on the link.

I hope that you will join me in keeping the people of and in Haiti in your thoughts and prayers…no matter what religion you practice.

Thank you…

13 comments:

  1. Such a sad and tragic situation. Prayers of comfort to all those struggling. Peace has already come to those lost.

    and, love the new look over here. fresh and lovely.

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  2. I agree with you! Haiti has so many needs, and they just lost so much. i am with you in the prayers.

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  3. I have been watching the news, hoping to see US military going in, saving lives, offering water and help. There will be so much to do. Thank you for reminding me to pray again. It is a great gift to send.

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  4. Judith--It sounds like Florida is going to be sending food and water along with search and rescue people. Thanks for commenting.

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  5. Thanks for posting, Sharon! A friend of mine who adopted a baby from Haiti last year is awaiting news of their older child whose adoption is still in process. I know there are a lot of anxious waiting adoptive parents right now.

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  6. The friend I was talking about let us know he heard from a friend, at the orphanage, that the kids were okayI hope your friend has the same news.

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  7. Hey Sharon, thanks for the great reminder to pray for the people in Haiti. Our youth group at church was packaging food to send over there last night. And the pictures certainly are devastating.

    Also, I love your new picture. Not only is that building still standing, but what beautiful architecture!

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  8. I have been! I year ago tomorrow, my husband was in Haitti on a mission trip for a school there of orphans. We got word that all of them are safe! Praising God!

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  9. Susan--That is wonderful! They really got with it right away. I miss going to church together...and the girls having youth group together.

    The picture is of ruins of a monistary (sp???) on Holy Island. I think it was about 600 years old.

    Terri--I'm so glad you guys had good news too. We just have to keep praying for the entire country. I think people who do missions are something special! Thanks for sharing. :)

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  10. My thoughts are with the victims of Haiti. It seems there is one devastation after another across the world.

    I love the photo. Just shows the craftmanship of then compared to the throw-away society of today.

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  11. Niki--Thanks for stopping by. It does seem that way sometimes. I think it has to do with having so much technology. We know stuff instantly, not a week later in the newspaper.

    I'm glad you like the photo. Holy Island is a beautiful place. I have several really nice photos. The one photo I didn't get was a warning sign on a walking path. (UGH, dead batteries.) It said, "Do not pick up shiny objects!" It then explained that Holy Island might have unexploded land mines from WWII. Needless to say, we didn't take the walk over the dunes. Everyone, who knows me well, knows I would pick up shiny things. :)

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