meeting ephetta and darrel

with darrel in tow, ephetta set out that morning to meet us. who knows what her expectations were. i don't even know what mine were. but an amazing thing took place in the simple surroundings of maison. her smile immediately confirmed my excited question..."yes, i am his mother" was what her eyes said. she is nothing shy of amazing. she is beautiful, and strong. she is brave and giving. she and i spoke words with our eyes and a kindred feeling flowed between our two rocking chairs on the porch of the orphanage. i have an intense respect and admirable love for her. what an amazing gift this little boy is to us. and this quiet and polite young man that darrel has grown to be confirms for me that she wants only what is best for her children. she wants them to be safe, and loved and educated. when she placed darrel's birth certificate in my hands my heart sank. we didn't know about darrel until that day. and we knew what she was asking. we want darrel to be safe, loved and educated and though we can't tell her now, we will do everything we can once we can to ensure that the etienne family is given a chance to succeed in life. petit, petit.

hearts for haiti!

the campaign is back under way! after a short absence from studio space i am back in full swing! 100% of the profit from any heart purchased from me, wild root ;-), will go directly to the beautiful people of haiti!

i am donating to the following, please feel free to independently research them and learn about the amazing things they are doing:

project haiti
http://www.projecthaiti.info/Project_Haiti/Welcome.html

haiti foundation against poverty
http://haitipoverty.org/

below are a few examples of the work available. all purchases will be made custom.

it's that time again!

we've been moving, unpacking, summer camping, traveling and adopting! now it's time to party. be there or be square.

kenny is coming home!

this amazing little boy has been battling illness in haiti and his family has been dealing with the devastation of having to leave him behind when returning to the states. we just found out that president martelli has signed his dispensation (a very important stage in the visa process, which allows kenny to leave haiti and come home to the states for treatment) as well as 80 others, perhaps all of the children currently referred (crossed fingers that we and all the people we know are in that 80)!

congratulations to the amazing gorman family for all of their hard work has paid off and they will have their beautiful little boy at home with them soon!