A selfless donation

Last night we were privileged to attend a birthday party of a seven year old sweet little girl. Her name is Rachel & she is a precious China baby! She has a sister that is a doll too from Cambodia, Allena. They are all family friends. You see, their mom & dad (Terri & Allen) decided when they adopted Allena & Rachel that they would do something special on their birthdays. I believe they were both around 2 years old or so when they came home to their forever mommy & daddy. They said the girls were overstimulated & had so many toys, that they decided to have their birthday parties asking the guests to bring donations to benefit the orphanages where Allena & Rachel had been. Well their girls are older now & their mom & dad are proud that they both still continue that tradition. However last night, Rachel wanted her friends & family to donate funds to another cause...our adoption! How sweet & selfless of a seven year old to ask everyone to donate towards our adoption instead of bringing her gifts! I want to be like her when I grow up! :) How many children today would ever think of that? Especially on their own? She did receive some gifts as well. People wanted to give to her as well because of how big her heart is! Mom, dad, & grandparents gave her gifts as well, so she was not left out on her special day.

We can never thank Rachel, her family, & her friends enough for their generosity. What an amazing family! They are helping bring Samuel home to his forever mommy & daddy! There are no words, nor enough, to describe how thankful we are! Samuel will know the selfless act that Rachel did to help him get home & the generosity of all of her family & friends. I hope that I can instill values like this into my children.