Reese's Rainbow and Punjammies

I like to blog for several reasons. One is because it is a great platform for sharing information/links/resources about issues I am passionate about. Today I want to share two links...

1) Punjammies. My Mom got me a pair of Punjammies for Easter and I.LOVE.THEM. They are so comfy, and I love the idea behind it. Each PUNJAMMIE™ is created in an after-care facility for women who have been rescued, released or escaped from a life of forced prostitution in India. Empowering each woman with an opportunity to learn a marketable skill and become a part of a viable business is the purpose of PUNJAMMIES™. In providing for her basic need to support herself, she sees that she has value far beyond what the lies have told her. She begins to see her rightful place of value – a princess.

Every PUNJAMMIE™ purchase creates
A fair trade wage
Deposit into a savings account
Financial support for holistic care
Capacity building for more women to enter the after-care center

Every PUNJAMMIE™ tells the story of a woman who was once voiceless. You can be a part of rebuilding lives shattered by modern-day slavery.

I have had my pair for one day and already want another pair (I think I will try the capris next). I plan on wearing them as pants in Uganda (not just as pajamas, for when I am travelling)... perhaps will wear them on the plane. They do fit a bit big/long. I got a medium but a small would have fit just as well, and I don't usually wear a small. I have had trouble with the Punjammies website shipping to Canada, but they can also be purchased off the Delicate Fortress website for those in Canada. They are fantastic!! I highly recommend them.


2) Reece's Rainbow. I have known since I was a little girl that I would adopt my kids. When I started Blogs For a Cause, over three years ago, this became even more clear to me. I have designed 800+ blogs over the years, and most of them are for families adopting (usually internationally). Reading their blogs; the fundraising, the paperchase, the referal, the homecoming, the struggles, the adjustment, the RAD, the joys, have made adoption so close to my heart. I don't think adoption is the answer to the 'orphan crisis' as some call it. I think we need to focus on development so that families can stay together. That said, I do think adoption is a piece of the puzzle and that it can unite many children needing families with families needing children. It's a beautiful thing.

Reece's Rainbow is a website that connects parents wanting to adopt with children around the world (mostly in Eastern Europe) who have special needs. After having worked with SCH last summer, my passion for abandoned children with special needs has grown to become a huge part of my heart, and I think Reece's Rainbow is a beautiful resource. Even if you are not thinking about adopting, this website allows you to fundraise for individual children's adoption fees, and you can learn more about adoption, special needs, and the life of an orphan from this site. Especially since my time with SCH, I enjoy scanning the site from time to time to look at the beautiful faces. I see the kids in SCH in many of them.

Genesis is the cutie who has most recently captured my heart. After falling in love with April, I have a weakness for blind children. Something happens in my heart when I look at them. Genesis is facing the threat of life in an institution if she is not adopted soon, simply because she is blind. (For more context on this, PLEASE watch Bulgaria's Abandoned Children, and don't miss the Revisited video where they visit the kids after this doc was made):


Perhaps my favourite of this site is the page where you can look at the photos of kids off the site who have been adopted. As an example, look at little Josiah, who is from Russia and has Down Syndrome. He is now united with his family in Portland, and you can read their blog HERE. They decided to adopt him after they stumbled across the website and saw his photo. They fell in love and knew he was their son.



Such hope!