HER SHE IS!!!!!!!!!!!!



Melody

 Well here she is our I would like to introduce you to our Angel Tree Princess for this Christmas. God placed this Princess on my heart sometime ago. When the Angel Tree sign up finally started I sent in my request to be her warrior and then I just stared at her picture. I knew she look familiar then it hit me she looks like our Monkey Boy. I know what you are saying how can you say that well if you look at their faces they just resemble each other. We love her this is going to be her second Christmas. I remember how much fun the boys second Christmas' was they just let loose and tore into their gifts. Well this year we are going to honor our Princess and by gifts for the heart babies at the Children's Hospital. Why the heart babies well Melody just recently had heart surgery to fix Congenital heart defect. My prayer for our Angel Tree Princess is that God would sustain her while she waits for her forever family and that where ever her forever family is that they would hear God's call on their lives to go bring her home. This Christmas though she will not know it she will have a family for Christmas. The boys always get new ornaments for Christmas so this year Princess Melody will have a ornament on our tree with all of our family ornaments. We will have a stocking for her and just celebrate her life. We love you so much Melody you are a Princess and I pray that someone in your temporary home shows you love.

Angel Tree officially starts Nov. 1 and runs through Dec. 31 our goal is to raise 1.000 dollars for her grant fund. We will be doing some fundraisers and we hope you will consider making a donation to this precious Princess.

A Cry For Help!!! for two Princess'

I am writing this in hopes that you will find in your heart to give. If you have read my blog I posted something titled Not A Coincidence. Well I have to tell you another part of this story. Alice 2h and Mara 2h are being adopted together they will be sisters forever. June of 2011 my family walked in a race called One Less 5k that our church done for there 5/5/5 warrior child Alice 2h. This is when we started to learn more about Reece's Rainbow and all they have done for kids across the globe.

We walked the race to raise money for Alice 2h adoption grant it was a huge success and thousands of dollars was added to her grant. Then in October of 2011 we got to be apart of Reece's Rainbows Angel Tree project for the first time and my husband an I prayed for which child to raise money for that is when GOD showed me Mara 2h.



We prayed for her daily and so did our boys. We spread the word and prayed that people would donate to her grant. We bought her ornament and it hung on our tree. Christmas of 2011 was this sweet Princess' first Christmas so we bought her a baby's first Christmas ornament that also hung on our tree with all of our family ornaments. I prayed everyday that our Angel Tree Princess would have a family. One day I was searching the website for Alice 2h because we also prayed for her everyday also. I finally found her she was listed under MY FAMILY FOUND ME!!!!!! OH the joy that we all had. We waited and waited to see who her new family would be. Christmas came and instead of stocking stuffers we donated money in honor of each of them to our Angel Tree Princess Mara 2h and continued to pray for her and for her to have a family. Then the day came I woke up on December 26, 2011 to all the messages and notification that our Angel Tree Princess was listed on MY FAMILY FOUND ME PAGE. Along with our family we shed tears of joy that our Princess would be saved and she would know the love of a mommy and daddy. Then a couple of weeks later after stocking the RR for updates on both Mara 2h and Alice 2h it was in front of my eyes nothing but a miracle. Mara 2h and Alice 2h were going to be sisters we were so overjoyed both us and our church family in De Queen. In June of 2011 we didn't know that the sweet Princess that we were walking for and our soon to be Angel Tree Princess would be sisters but they are. Now their family is working so hard to bring them home. They have had numerous fundraisers, auctions, yard sales and even cut back on all their expenses but they are 1.000 short of being fully funded. 1.000 dollars is all is it to much to ask for you to help this family out and donate to these two very adorable Princess' and help them get home to their new family. Mara 2h is in need of medical attention immediately and Alice has been in institution for several months the Groves family needs your help. The Groves family sponsorship button is on the right side of my blog and all donations are tax detectable.

Please pray and Donate to these two girls they need you. Pray that GOD will sustain them till they can come home. Please Pray for Mara pray that she will healthy to make it to the states for her treatment and that Alice will be protected from all of what the institution means for kids with special needs. Pray for protection for them both and that their caregivers will be loving toward them. Pray for their new family will have peace while apart of their family is on the other side of the world and that when they go to get them they have a safe journey with a smooth adoption process.

Church Rise Up. Children do matter!

In James he says "²⁷ Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world" In Deuteronomy it says that He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. In Psalms it says "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves…defend the rights of the needy." (Proverbs 31:8,9) In Hosea it says "In you the fatherless find mercy." (Hosea 14:4). In Luke Jesus says "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." (Luke 18:16).

Church why is that you think that just because you don't see orphans in your backyard that this gives you the excuse not to act. You were given the commandment to act on the behalf of the orphaned and the widowed. Today another child past away not knowing the love of a earthly mommy and daddy. Walden was 9 days away from meeting his forever family but his heavenly father called him home. Jaxon not very long ago passed away he also had a loving family in the process of adopting him. In this year alone there have been so many lives lost. Margaret, Lynette,and Mali all died without knowing the love of a earthly daddy. Jaxon and Walden's families were working so hard to get them home. Church there are 143 million orphans in the world. There are 400,540 children in the U. S foster care systems this does not include the children who are in church run homes. Church what is it going to take for you to stand up for these children and provide for them. You might not all be called to adopted but that doesn't give you the excuse to do nothing. Church sponser kids or orphanges. Church you could provide respit care for foster families or you could even foster yourself.

THERE IS NO EXCUSE

DO SOMETHING!!!

PRINCESS LYNETTE

PRINCESS MALI

PRINCESS MARGERET

PRINCE JAXON

PRINCE WALDEN

These are some websites that can point you in the right direction.
http://reecesrainbow.org/
http://www.thecallinarkansas.org/
http://www.adoptuskids.org/

Happy Birthdays

Birthday: The annual anniversary of the day on which a person was born. This what Webster says the meaning of birthday is. Well today is a very special birthday. Think back with me what did you do for your Sweet 16 birthday. How did you celebrate such a momentous occasion?

Today is my sister in love Sandi Byler's 16 birthday. On this day we celebrate her life, her accomplishments, her ups and her DOWNS. Sandi didn't want a big hug party all she wanted is cake and ice cream with her

family.



We all love Sandi but life has not been easy for her. Sandi has had several surgeries in her life. On the bright side there are lot more good things that have happened than bad. Doctors said Sandi would never learn to walk, feed herself, talk or even read but yet she did. Sandi did learn to walk, talk, feed herself, and she has even learned to read. Sandi has overcome a lot in her life. Sandi Byler is a true picture of GOD's amazing love for us all. Happy Sweet 16 Sandi we love you so much you are such a blessing.

Now here is why I am telling you this there are 146 million orphans in the world( big understatement there are more now) and they each have a birthday that goes uncelebrated every year. This little girl will turn 16 this year she should get have a party to celebrate the first 16 years of her life but it is likely that without a family to call her own she will not get that. Her birthday will just be another day on the calender nothing special. She will not have any cake, ice cream and deferentially no presents. This precious angel will continue her life bedridden in a crib with bars.

http://reecesrainbow.org/35821/trina-9ha

This handsome young man also turn 16 this year. His birthday will not be celebrated either. He will most likely continue his life in an institution confined to a bed.

As for so many orphans these kids will probably not live much longer in an institution. Statistics show that most die within the first year of being placed in the institution due to lack of care and love. Please I beg of you to pray for what GOD would have you to do to save a precious life.

Not Just A Coincidence

This story back in 1995. My husband's baby sister Kristin DeAnna Michelle Byler was born on January 12, 1995.  The Byler Family had there princess. Kristen was about 6 weeks old when they noticed something was not right. Kristen's mouth would turn blue when she drank her bottle.  Concerned, the family took her to the doctor. The doctor immediately sent them to Arkansas Children's Hospital, in Little Rock, where they discovered that Princess Kristen had Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS for short). It was then she underwent surgery to repair her heart. Kristen never fully recovered from her surgery, and on March 4, 2012 she went home to be with Jesus. This was not a coincidence.  The family didn't need to know of Kristen's heart condition. They needed to love her in spite of it. Then the next big event the Byler Family was going to have another blessing; her name was to be Sandi Karynne Byler.  The family was so excited.  After months of so much tragedy, they were finally going to have a princess in their home. The day came, July 17, 1996, Sandi Byler was born, and this was, again, what they thought was a normal birth. The family was in awe and filled with joy.  They would soon fine out that their Princess Sandi had Down Syndrome. Sandi was immediately taken to children's, like Kristen,  for surgeries. One of those surgeries would be an open heart like surgury, again very much like Kristen's. The Byler family was shocked and sad. They had numerous ultrasounds but the diagnoses of Down Syndrome was never detected. This was not a coincidence. God new that they didn't need to know what Princess Sandi was going to endure, but God was faithful to prepare them for it. While the family was shocked; God was never surprised. Life went on, and Sandi began to grow. Sandi did everything the doctors told the family she would never be able to do. Sandi walked, learned to feed herself, talk and even read.  This was far more than what the doctors ever expected out of Sandi, but it was not a coincidence. God knew Sandi would do all of these things. Years past and then Sandi's big brother Michael got married to Kendra in July of 2006. Then in July of 2007 Sandi's oldest brother Robby (my husband) married Amber (ME). Later on in 2007 Robby and I started attending a church in De Queen, AR  It was there that we met the Lynch Family. Then we found out about Michael and Kendra's pregnancy. We prayed for a healthy baby boy or girl. Then in early 2008 my husband and I found out that we were pregnant, and so did the Lynch family. They already had two adorable children, and God was blessing them with a third. Then on June 16, 2008 the Byler Family welcomed a baby girl into our family. Princess Isabelle DeAnna Byler was born, perfectly healthy. Belle's birth was not by coincidence. God had seen fit to bless the Byler family again, this time with a healthy baby girl. "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away blessed be the name of the Lord." The Lynch Family would soon find out they were also expecting a girl, but this was not be a normal pregnancy. The Lynch Family blessing was going to be born with Down Syndrome and HLHS. The Lynch Family was making descions and praying for God's Peace. The Byler family was right there in the middle of this. It was no coincidence that God placed us in that church for this season, for this reason. The Byler Family reached out to them, and we were able to minister to their family in their time of need. Then the day came in October of 2008. The Lynch Family's blessing arrived and was whisked away to Children's Hospitol, just as Princess Sandi was, Just as Princess Kristen was on the days of their birth. The Lynch Family blessing was now in the same hospital the Byler Family had been in on numerous occasions. The Byler Family prayed for the Lynch Blessing and the family. Time went on.  Then came the day on December 11, 2008.  Jackson Robertson Byler was born, happy and healthy. Jackson's birth was not just a coincidence. God knew that we needed this beautiful baby boy in our family. Jackson began to grow into a healthy big boy.  He was a few months late on some of his major milestones and didn't crawl until 10 months, but we never gave it a second thought.Then life was going to be getting a little bit busier right before Jackson's 1st birthday we were thrilled to find out, the Byler Family was going to having another blessing. Then on June 28, 2010 Peyton Michael Byler was born perfectly happy and healthy. This was also a big day for Jackson this is the day he learned to walk by himself. It was an eventful day, but it was not a coincidence. Life went on and the Byler boys began to grow into little toddlers. Mean while the Lynch Family blessing continued to make progress and after several heart surgeries, GOD had made her a new heart. GOD healed the LYNCH BLESSING. Then Jackson's 2nd birthday rolled around and became concerned because he was not talking like the other kids his age. It was then we talked the doctors and went to First Step in Glenwood for testing. The staff there determined that Jackson was very far behind and needed speech therapy and other servides he would qualify for. First Step had been in the Byler Family for several years. This is where Princess Sandi had therapy for so many years. Then in November of 2010 God used the Lynch Blessing to imapact the Byler family again, in other ways. God led them to Reece's Rainbow this an adoptive ministry for children around the world who have special needs and need a forever family. God opened the Lynch family's heart to adopt a little girl with Down Syndrome in Russia. The Byler Family prayed right along side of them as the Lynch Family brought their New Adoptive blessing home in September of 2011. The Lynch Family adopted a blessing and this event is what God used to open the Byler Family's eyes to the orphan crisis. We began to relize that the children that we hold so dear to our hearts, Princess Sandi and Precious Prince Jackson, would be total outcasts. We were devestated at the fact that there were so many kids being mistreated and neglected because of their disablitly. That is when I knew God was calling the Byler Family to adopt a princess with special needs. Then in 2011 the Byler Family was once again changed as God showed us another princess in need of love. This little girl is being adopted through the Foster Care System we never thougt about the need for forever parents right here in our backyard. This liitle princess coming into our lives was never a coincidence. God had a plan. Now the Byler Family is waiting on God to move so that we can be obedient to all He has called us to, whatever or wherever He may lead.
These events are not at all coinciedence. God says,  "I know the plans I have for you” —this is the Lord’s declaration—“plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11
God know the plans HE has for us, and sometimes He know long before we do. God's word is the light to our path. He will show us the next step, but this picture took over 17 years to unfold. And it is not over yet. God is still moving and still working. Our steps are still ordered and we still want to follow in obedience. If we would all pause to look back at the road we have traveled, if we have traveled it with our Savior, He has used all things to work out His good. Not what what we see as good, but what He know is good for us. "All things work together for the good of those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28. 
If you are His you are called!
If you are not His; why not?
He loves You.
Be HIS and follow His leading.
He will do gret things.




 











Freedom

What does freedom mean. It means the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.  
This week is a week of celebration in America. On the July 4, 2012 we celebrate our FREEDOM.Today marks 236 years since our government signed the Declaration Of Independence. On this day we celebrate that momentous day and all that it means to us. Freedom . This is also a day of sadness for so many. Today there are 146 million orphans across the world who don't have those same freedoms. Today there are children lying in beds who only know the walls of their cribs. Children who should be running and playing with friends are confined to beds and have only human touch to be fed or changed. Today I am so thankful that I got to take my Precious Prince to school where he gets therapy. Today we got to walk outside of the walls our house and my precious prince was not considered a outcast. The most horrible thing is that there are so many children who don't get this chance. They are given up at birth and from that moment on their freedom is no more . Today I am so thankful for my freedom and the freedom that my family has that we can provide what our precious prince and princess what they need. 

Below are the faces of some of the newly listed children on Reece's Rainbow. These children deserve freedom and happiness. As you Pray ask GOD what he would have you do to help them.

Autism Awareness

April marks Autism Awareness month and I am going to be sharing about several different things on this subject. First off did you know that 1 and 88 children have autism. Boys are four times more likely than girls to have autism there are 1 and 54 boys diagnosed.There will be more children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes & cancer combined. These statistics are not to scare you but to inform you. Each individual with autism is unique just like each child with Down Syndrome is unique. Each child or adult with autism in unique and, so, each autism intervention plan should be tailored to address specific needs. Early intervention is the key just like for any child with a special need of any kind. There are so many therapy options for kids that have autism speech therapy, occupational therapy, behavior therapy and physical therapy. This link will take to the page that talks about 10 things every child with autism wished you knew. Autism is just a diagnoses just like Down Syndrome or CP    http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/tool-kits/100-day-kit/ten-things-every-child-autism-wishes-you-knew 


My son Jackson has not been diagnosed with Autism but has all the classic signs of Autism. Jackson is a delight although we may have challenges he is a blessing. We love Jackson just the way he is some things are more difficult for him than for his baby brother Peyton but that's OK. We take each day know that GOD will help us through any struggle we have and that GOD made Jackson just the way he wanted him to be. We are thankful for our spunky little man. Jackson goes to school 5 days a week 8 hours a day. Jackson has speech and occupational therapy and we have seen a big difference in him. We know that therapy is a big part of that. Well here comes the other part of this post did you know that there are kids in the world who don't get the chance to have therapy. This may come as a shocker to some since we live in the US even if your in foster care you get therapy services but in other countries its not like that. Children with autism are treated like the scum of the earth as are children with Down Syndrome and other special needs. I know many have heard that children learn self soothing behaviors and with the right therapies they are good things. Well kids in other countries bite themselves, claw themselves and rock themselves so much that they hit their heads on walls and cribs. At the age of 5 most children are sent to an adult mental institution and this is a death sentence for them. They have little to no chance to be rescued and receive the services that they need. Now to introduce you to some sweet precious childern.

 This is Denver he is 6 years old he was born in 2006. Denver is physically healthy, with no medical concerns. He has been diagnosed with childhood Autism. We do not have a lot of information on his current skill level. He is listed as having delays in every aspect of his development. He participates in therapy and has a 1:1 caregiver that spends time with him each day. He is very attached to this caregiver and has a good relationship with her.
Additional photos and a video are available of Denver

Meet Roger he is also 6 years old he was born in 2006. This dear boy is listed as having "childhood autism" — if it is truly autism or autistic behaviors due to orphanage life and his other special needs, we really don't know. He is said to have encephalopathy (unspecified disease of the brain) Childhood autism, and moderate mental delays. He also has vision problems: Convergent concomitant strabismus (crossing eyes) and hypermetropia (far-sighted); and is said to be anemic. Look at Roger's sweet smile he is smiling for his mommy and daddy.

Finally meet Justine she is 11 years old her birthday is June 11, 2001. Yes it is a fact that there are more boys that have autism than girls but girls can have this disablity. Justine is a pretty girl with dark hair and eyes. She is fully mobile and active. Her face bears features of FAS, but this is not documented and is only a cautionary disclosure. From her medical records: congenital microcephaly, autism

 

As with all children living in these difficult conditions, this child's cognitive development has regressed significantly since he/she was younger. It is of crucial importance that any family considering the adoption of an older child from the mental institution setting be well prepared for what to expect with regards to how the neglect and lack of adequate medical care and nourishment has affected this child. These children all have TREMENDOUS potential for improvement, and deserve to have a life outside these four walls.

 These children are truly living on borrowed time, and families should be home study approved before an official commitment can be made for this child.

 

All three of these childern have autism and would greatly bennifit from therapy and a loving home. If your child has autism or you know someone that has autism you know how much therapy is important. Will you please consider making a donation to there grant funds and spreading the word about them. Maybe you are there mommy or daddy.

 

Be Blessed

Amber Byler

P:S in honor of my son Jackson who is the light of my life and I can't imagine life without him we are truely blessed