Thank you Holly! I got a good army of family and great friends! Thank you for your support!

(((Katie)))
Keep fighting the good fight.

@ Harold. That is awesome. I love to hear parents supporting their children and knowing their potential to make the world a better place. Honestly, its far and few in-between. Having a teenager, I meet a lot of her friends. We are known as the “strict” parents, which makes me laugh because I was a little He!! raiser as a kid. I was a honor student until I got my car, then it was all down hill from there. LOL. I was married and pregnant before I graduated High School. I look back now and think…. Gosh, I was only 3 years older than Jordan when I got pregnant. I only knew my husband for a week before we were engaged, moved to Canada, broke and lived in a basement apt. within 3 weeks of knowing him. I found out I was pregnant about 8 weeks later. We moved back home after 6 months of living there and got married.. We have been married for 15 years now.

Its funny. I always thought I would be the “cool” mom and let my child live her life. That all changed as soon as I found out I was pregnant. Funny how that brings things into perspective. Anyhow, Both of my children were raised with music, art, love and a strict hand….but all in good heart.

My eldest tells me everything. From her first kiss, to what other kids are doing including sex, drugs, etc…. it started back in 7th grade with some of her friends! I am so blessed that she comes to us and can feel open to tell us everything. On that note, I have seen parents support their very young girls and boys having sex, drinking, smoking, buying them weed, etc.. We recently took in a girl a few months ago. It was a mess. Her mom basically just kicked her out, didn’t take her to school, etc.. We had her in our home, bought her clothes, helped her get her grades up, talked to her about getting into sports or something productive. The mother never offered to help and even asked me for $40 so she could go on a date! I was floored. Needless to say, we sadly found out that the girl had brought drugs into our home and then to a party where my child was. She no longer lives with us. I will not have it around my 7 year old.

So, parenting is key. The girl now lives at home and smokes pot with her mom. I have called the school and Cps, but to no avail. It really sucks.

I think that we can support our children with values and humanity, they are born with it anyway, its the world that corrupts our little ones. To be there for them. And to teach them just how rewarding it is to help other people.

My big change in life is when I smiled at a homeless man when I was younger. Typically I didn’t do this because I lived in the Ghetto and I didn’t want to get robbed or kidnapped. But for some reason I just smiled at him. He said my smile was worth a million dollars and had made is day. He kept walking on to his destination, wherever that may have been. It truly made me realize how the smallest of gestures can help. Every since that day I think about that guy often. I think about how the small things can make a huge difference. I realized that if we all try a little harder to do kind things and be better people, then we really can make a impact, no matter how small or large. It doesn’t matter. Effecting 1 persons life in a positive way is great, 2 people even better, a group, awesome. Its the effort that counts.

I believe that more people should raise their children to do good deeds. My little one, well, she came up with this on her own. I am sitting back and supporting her. I hug her and love her and just let her know every little bit counts.

I am positive that your son will make a change in this world. He comes from great parents!

A few bucks versus having a priceless impact on a small heart, is worth every dime. If I can submit an idea here, I should be able to contribute to a good cause that I now is a definite winner. You are welcome, but thank you for helping our world be a better place. Hey I am returning the favor because the little man I am raising, Isaiah will be fixing this world we live in too.

@ Jane. Thank you so much. Oh my gosh, I can not wait to tell her when she gets home. She is going to be so stoked! She helps my husband package them up and send them out. How awesome! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am glad you liked it! we are trying to get more stuff on there, but that was all we could afford after selling everything we could. She is working on paintings and picture frames. My little humanitarian! Thank you again! God Bless you and your family!

@ Harold. Thank you so much. You don’t have to. Your support alone is great. We encourage our children to be the best people they can be, do not judge others, etc… Its up to all of us as parents to change society by instilling humanity into our children. Our little inventors. Our little entrepreneurs, and our Gods gift to mankind. The heart of a child is so innocent. I can only hope that we keep their virtues straight in order to avoid the true evils out there, like keeping up the neighbors, judging others before you look at yourself. We try to teach the ability we all have, in some way, to give back. Like you and your son donating your hair. Even though we may not be rich (financially), we all have something we can give back to society. Thank you Harold. God Bless you and your family as well. I learn more from my children then I do from adults. My eldest starts her volunteering at the soup kitchen and local hospital this summer. I am thinking about visiting the elderly home around the corner. So many people just dumped off, without family’s, it makes me sad. They have such great stories to tell. I love visiting them. My grandparents passed when I was very young. My great grandmother passed at 103 but she lived so far away, we visited when we could. She spoke broken English and was a spit fire. She just told it how it was. I truly enjoy looking at their pictures, hearing old stories and letting them have some company. Its more of a pleasure for me, than for them. Just one big thing my husband and I have in common. We love listening to past stories. Its like watching a old Bogart movie. :)

Many blessings to both of you and thank you again for your support. She is going to be soooooooooo excited! Thank you.

Wow, I enjoy her awareness of how to do more for others then we should do for ourselves. I will try to pick up a balloon helicopter next month. Katie, use all the resources you have to nurture her appetite for giving.

God Bless your family.

You have an amazing daughter, Katie!!! I love the website and I’m looking forward to my bracelets ;-)