Legacy of Love

The above picture is similar to the rainbow we witnessed just last night. Sunday, September 20Th. That day will stick in my head forever. It was the day that the Review Board of Anna's Forever Families met to do the final review & award recommendations for this financial quarter. The first quarter of giving. We have a family & we have an award. I will not go into specifics but the board deliberated through serious discussion on how to award this quarter and after their meeting the rainbow gave them a much needed sign of approval. A sign that I feel told us that our Lord and my sweet Anna were pleased with the family selected. I will post later the specifics of the award and applicant family who received it but it is a story that touches the very heart of you. The review board now will forward everything to the Board of Directors for the issuing of the grant. One thing that was made a reality to us in this new journey of passing Anna's legacy is that we can not award every applicant, every quarter. That was a hard reality to accept but one that we realized needed to be faced from the very beginning. We have to keep the focus on the need base of each family in addition to promoting special needs adoption. Just like many other things some families needs are more than an others. Numbers never lie and it gave the board a clear decision. It was clear that our recipients are very much in need of our assistance and that they exhibit as a family the love that we want to help pass on through our foundation. The all consuming, sometimes seems completely mind boggling love that God puts in the hearts of special need adoptive parents. I can see my Anna smiling and oh, the glow that gives our family. The peaceful glow and serenity that only comes from ordained stewardship. So I am anxiously waiting for the directors to release the letter of award & the grant. Our first giant leap to continuing the legacy that was spoke of the very day we laid our Anna to rest. The Legacy of Love........what a beautiful circle it makes.

In Him,
Jo