April 4, 2017
Today I write this post in honor of Childhelp National Day of Hope
To give you a little History on how this day came about
Childhelp National Day of Hope was designated by a Congressional resolution in 2000. Childhelp.org was founded by Yvonne Fedderson and Sara O’Meara who worked to bring this day and the victims it honors to light.
I am a grandmother to 8 children and mom to 3 of my own beautiful children. As most of you know from some of my previous posts, I am currently raising 2 of my oldest granddaughters.
A good friend of mine is also raising her grandchildren, and in addition to that, she has taken on the incredibly unselfish and loving role of a Foster Parent. Over the years she has had several children come through her home, and they have come from all sorts of backgrounds and personal experiences. I wish I could say that when a foster family brings a child into their home, that they will never have a child who has been abused in some way form of fashion, but sadly that isn’t the case. I tell you all of this to let you know where my heart and passion is for this precious day, CHILDHOOD NATIONAL DAY OF HOPE. When I first read that title, there were a lot of things that ran through my mind, but the 1st and foremost was to spread hope and love to those children that might not otherwise receive it. Children that have gone through abuse and/or neglect!!