A New Vocation

After her previous years of career planning -- mail carrier with gum, teacher, and Wal-mart blooper (as in the lady who makes the merchandise "bloop" across the checkout scanner) -- Miss Baylor has presently opened an art shop.  I admire her wax and watercolor media on white multi-purpose printer paper.  The greatest of B.A. Cluver's creations are "Potret of Me," "Yummy Fruit," and "Very Crazy Lines."  The real draw of the boutique, however, are the hand-crafted $10 bills distributed in thin, clear money holders secured with an innovative yellow-and-blue-makes-green strip.  If this opening week marketing plan doesn't allure clients, surely luck will have it that someone will pass through for an emergency glass of ice tea from the fridge.   

It was quite the gallery walk. Inspired by the warm customer service,

I strolled away with a few new items of decor for my home office.

 Mah-ve-lous dahling!

Today!

Joint Council on International Children's Services released a report today about Beatha, Jameson, and their 10 friends:  http://www.jcics.org/Summary%20Report-%20The%20Haitian%20Twelve.pdf

My guest blog post for JCICS:  http://betheanswerforchildren.wordpress.com/2010/07/14/guest-post-sherry-cluver-life-after-the-earthquake/

Please spread the word about this report -- Facebook it, blog it, tweet it, sing it, do interpretive dance if you wish! 

Thank you.

Another Happy CNN Story

The link below takes you to a short CNN news story about Jamie and Ali McMutrie's new brother, Fredo, previously of BRESMA orphanage where the ladies had cared for him since infancy.  He's a super cute child and you will smile as you sit in front of your computer watching this (really).  Great, sincere story. 

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/07/14/pennsylvania.haiti.adoption/

I love hearing the Pittsburgh accent -- reminds me of all the years of childhood visiting Paps, Grandmas, Aunts, Uncles, and dozens of cousins in PA -- that was every summer, youins.

Forsyth Woman & GLA Seperate Scenarios

Just to clarify the superfast blurb mentioned during the 6 o'clock news on WAND this evening, I believe the commentary about God's Littlest Angels was intended to explain that GLA has presently in its care in Haiti seventy children whose family status is as of yet undetermined.  Therefore, these children are not available for adoption, but rather, are considered displaced children until they can be reunited with family members lost since the quake or clearly and legally determined to be orphans. 

Secondly, this has no bearing on the one-line that preceded this story about a "Forsyth woman" whose children are still "being held."  Yes, we are still waiting on our children, but it is a scenario completely distinct from the GLA interview.

God bless GLA, and gratitude to WAND for commemorating the 6 month anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti.  It is with hesitancy that I type this entry, as I prefer not to sound off as a critic; it is simply that absolute accuracy in public messages is critical to appropriate outcomes for vulnerable children.

Big Fat Important Stuff!

Keep up with the "Haitian Twelve" (Beatha and Jameson and their ten comrades) by visiting betheanswerforchildren.wordpress.com every day this week -- it's an official website of Joint Council on International Children's Services. 

Please Facebook it, tweet it, share it with everyone you know.

Thank you.