Ian and Lera

Lera Faith

For a long time I wanted to bring Ian and Lera home together. I have loved them both, I love them both. I saw them both on the same day, at the same time, when I first had my world flipped right side up by Reece's Rainbow. I inquired about adopting them both, but God knew that we were for Ian and that Lera was for a special family in Wisconsin. She will always be on and in my heart, and I am begging for anyone that reads my blog to reach out and help her get home. She has waiting TOO LONG!!

Lera is in great need. Greater need than Ian. She has had families and lost them and now, she has the perfect family but that one thing that is STILL standing in the way

that hateful thing

MONEY

is keeping Lera from going home. They need help like you would not believe.

Please help them. Yes, we need help too, but I will work until my own hands bleed to raise the money to bring Ian home and I know it will happen. The Higbie's however are faced with a much greater mountain to move then us. This adoption "stuff" is so serious, lives are attached to it, and when it is money that stands in the way, it is pure and utter anguish for families.

YOU CAN HELP this ridiculous barrier DISAPPEAR!

Please consider even a $10.00 donation to this wonderful family, who live in my home state of Wisconsin (i'm just sayin!)

For 10 bucks you could WIN an iPad2! Top of the line, a Flip video camera (cool!), a big fat gift card, and other awesome stuff. Come on ya'l, you know you got your tax return, or it's on its way so why not forget about that new material item you really don't NEED and instead, fill the NEED of a little sweet faced girl who is smart and whose mommy and daddy cry on their knees to God to help bring her home. YOU can be the CHANGE, right now, this moment, it is just one click away.

They need this money NOW before they can leave to meet Lera. Let's rally people, visit her blog, and then donate, blog, tweet, post, etc...

because this little girl is SO worth it! We love Lera and my heart is BREAKING for her everyday she is not at home with the Higbie family.

http://savinglera.blogspot.com/2011/03/lera-fundraiser.html

last post before going private....and

We are super happy and excited and pleased to announce that we are

USCIS

APPROVED!!

Most of you know what that means but for those that don't, it means we are now allowed to bring Ian home to the US and upon his entry, he will become a US citizen. We HAD to have this in order to bring Ian home.

Hallelujah.

Going Private

Due to the delicate situation in EE, I have no choice but to make this blog private until after we return from our court trip and Ian is ours. If you would like to be invited to this blog, please send me your email address and a little bit about who you are at gretchen_stewart@yahoo.com

This is the last thing I wanted to do but protecting our adoption is the first priority.

Thank you all.

This blog will go private tomorrow, March 4, 2011.

Gretchen and family