TAYLAH TUESDAY!!!

A few weeks ago I posted about a Momma who has helped SO many of our Reece's Rainbow families find their children.  Sarah has loved, prayed for, and shed tears for so many of the sweeties listed on Reece's Rainbow.  She has helped raise grant funds, and even went so far as to "raffle" off her engagment ring to help a certain little boy whom she fell in love with.  That little boy will be coming home with his very own "Forever Family" to Texas in just a few short days!!  Sarah has waited patiently for God to stir her husband's heart though, and finally it happened!  Now they are working HARD to bring home their sweet little Taylah!!  But they need HELP!

Today is our FIRST “Taylah Tuesday”!!!  

Meet sweet little Taylah…

The girl is active, affectionate, easily bonding to adults. She can exhibit inadequately aggressive reactions to some stimuli. She is not picky at table. She eats well, but not very tidily. She falls asleep slowly and easily gets up in the morning.   Her hearing is good, her vision concentration is a bit lower (weak convergence, nistagmus).  The attention span is poor. She does not like to look through books or pictures.  Her motor skills: she walks, sits, walks over barriers, goes up and down the stairs, but her movements are not very well coordinated. She can build a tower of 3 cubes, collect a pyramid out of rings not observing the sequence of sizes. She does not scribble. She does not know even the concepts of color, shape and size. She performs tasks learning from her mistakes.  She understands what is said to her. She knows her name and turns to it. She knows the names of familiar adults. She reacts to different speech tones.  She repeats syllables, does not repeat words.

Meet the White Family…

Sarah has always had a heart for adoption, and prior to getting into a committed relationship with Todd, she told him she could only marry him if he would someday be willing to bring a child home through adoption. He agreed that he could love a child through adoption just as easily as a bio child. Now, after eight years of marriage and with three little boys to keep them busy, Sarah came across Reece's Rainbow and realized in her heart that the time to adopt was upon them. Todd had reservations at first; after all, they are a busy household already, why would they want to create more work for themselves? But he realized Sarah's request was upon him, and decided he still felt he could love an adopted child just as much as he loves his three little boys. After much prayer and consideration, the couple agreed that they would follow God's lead and journey wherever he takes them. The family is blessed with open, compassionate hearts, so whenever fears of the unknown come along, they remind themselves that God is leading this journey to care for the orphans just as He commands. The boys are excited about the prospect of finally having a sister! Sarah is a special education teacher turned stay-at-home mom, and Todd works hard as a school administrator. The family is blessed with a large extended family, so their new daughter will be not only gaining new parents and siblings, but lots of grandparents, aunts, and uncles as well. It is a journey that started in the heart long ago, and they are thrilled to finally be moving along the road to bringing their little one home!

I will be setting up a new ChipIn here soon to continue our give away, but you can also check out all of the AWESOME goodies that Sarah is offering at their blog:

 http://alongtheroadadoption.blogspot.com

Or through their Reece's Rainbow Family Sponsorship Page(donations made here are tax deductable):

http://reecesrainbow.org/sponsorwhite-2

They are working hard to pay the agency fees, and the commitment fees to get things moving again after a setback.  This has been a difficult setback, but God is in control, and with His help, and any help that anyone else can give, they are back on track!  The country that Taylah is in is one of the more expensive ones to adopt from so they are in need of about $45,000. 

Please help.  Pray for the White family.  Pray that the fundraisers they are doing right now bring in the funds that they need for the upfront expenses and that they can sell their vehicle soon so that they can use that money for their adoption.  Pray that their family's hearts will be open and understanding.  Pray about donating to this awesome family.