For the Love of a Child

Anyone who has ever raised a child knows the immense love one feels toward that little person.

Parenting is extremely difficult but is the most rewarding job in the world, too.

When you see your little one smile at you for the first time, it can melt your heart.

But today my heart is sad.

It's sad for a dear blog peeps whose name is Diann. Her blog is The Thrifty Groove.

I do not know Diann personally but through her writing, photos and sharing in blogland, I know her to be a very good person.  

I have followed her blog for quite awhile now and know how much she loves the little girl she refers to as "the princess."

As sometimes happens in legal systems, the child Diann and her husband have been raising has been taken away from them, in a most agonizing way, after four years and returned to a biological mother the little girl does not even know, according to Diann.

Well, you can read about it by going to her blog.

Because I'm a strong child advocate, reading what happened has saddened me greatly. Things like this just should not happen.

Children are not expendable. They are precious treasures, given to us for a very short time.

People who care for the children of others are often special, unique individuals and should be given every ounce of support and assistance possible.   They should at least be given consideration and respect.

Today, my heart literally aches for Diann and her husband and for the little girl they have sacrificed for, provided, cared for, and loved unconditionally for the past four years.

With all my heart, I hope there is a good outcome to this tragic circumstance.

In the meantime, anyone who prays, could you please pray for everyone involved in this tragic case?