Yes, Virginia - Our First Batch of Smiles

Whne we first kicked our off fundraising drive for the Yes, Virginia, There Is A DGMS program, one of the early stories I shared with you was that of blogumity mainstay, Jamie.  If memory serves, I called the piece, When Push Comes To Love. 

I titled it that way because Jamie and her husband, facing difficulties of their own in this hideous economy, and always concerned about his health and complications which arise regularly, ignored their own problems when someone in their lives needed help.

Jamie, her husband, and their five year old daughter Hailey welcomed into their home Jamie's friend and her two young children, when they desperately needed a place to stay, a respite from the awfulness of the domestic situation which threatened their security.

Jamie's family did not even blink - they transformed their basement into an apartment of sorts, providing stability, a haven - focusing on the needs of their friend and her children - not on their own precarious situation.

And I was deeply touched, as were so many of you.  Hailey, Lauryn, and Joey were three of the children who were able to hang onto the magic of Santa thanks to your incredible generosity.  Jamie sent these pictures along with this note: "Here is the first of the pictures with the children and the gifts you sent!  Many smiles from them all morning!  It was a good Christmas thanks to you and your readers!"

  

Lauren and her Polly Pocket Party Boat set!

 

  

  

Jamie said, "Joey never stopped smiling when he opened this up! He wanted to sleep with it that night!  =)"

  

"Joey and his Hot Wheels!  He kept running around chanting "I GOT CARS! I GOT CARS!!"  =)"

  

" "It's COOL!" Is how he described it!  That boy is in CAR heaven!"

  

"Here is Hailey and her My Little Pony on Christmas morning in my living room.  She slept with him last night!"

  

"When Hailey opened this she about flipped!  When I filled the bottle with water & she "fed" her baby she couldn't wait for the doll to "Pee!"  Then she took her into the bathroom to change her so her doll wouldnt pee on my carpet!  (How thoughtful huh?  LOL)  All of a sudden I heard squeel "EWWWW Mom, she really DID Pee!!  And its on the rug in here!"  I cracked up & said it was just water - not real pee!  She just loves that Doll!"

  

"Here is Hailey next to the tree with her Littlest Pet Shop set.  She was playing with it like it was American Idol & had animal "judges" and was voting off the "Contestants" - it was hillarious! "

  

"Here is Hailey with the Set of Pet Shop critters.  Sorry its a tad blurry - all the pictures were takin with a cell phone.

I just cant begin to thank you, your readers & everyone who made this Christmas so very special for these 3 little children."

It was our pleasure, Jamie.  And our gift is the smile on each of their beautiful faces.   

Comments

[ChickyChick (Kathy)]

Jamie - you are an angel for taking this lovely family in. It was an honor to donate to help these children. The smiles on their little faces is what I wish we could see in the face of the child in the next article. You and Linda just made my day! Thank you for allowing us into your life!

[audreyf]

Wow! How wonderful! WE ROCK! I love this place!

[Jean in MI]

What beautiful pictures! Thank you Linda for giving us the opportunity to be a part of this!

[Ame in upstate NY]

What a wonderful feeling to know we had a little something to do with those smiles! Thank you Jamie for your selflessness, and thank you Linda, for allowing us to help you make someone's holiday a very happy one! Maybe this can be an annual warm and fuzzy thing!

[Mags]

Those pictures made my Christmas.

Thanks Linda for organizing and doing all the leg work.

[Toni in Dallas]

Their smiles aren't as big as mine right now.

[Chris K]

Linda, you should sign up to be Santa next year, you do a much better job and without any reindeer!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO!

[Rhonda in NC]

This is what Christmas is all about. It touches my heart to see good done in a world so full of bad. Thank you Linda for all you did to put the smiles on these childrens faces.