with hope and love (for Jodi, Susan and Cody)

hey folks,

my old friend Jodi just posted this yesterday, she’s had some difficult times lately but has found hope through them, and is now facing a daunting altruistic task with courage and determination. i wanted to share her story with you all and hope that you will find a few moments to send her your love and prayers.

and just to clarify, yes, Jodi is a woman, and yes, she is in a committed relationship with another woman (the Susan mentioned below). While i dont think it should make a difference to anyone of open heart and open mind, i wanted to be clear so no one felt misled, since i know some of you are of a more conservative bent and that this touches on what can be a sensitive issue for some. i would hope that politics can be put aside for the more important calling of reaching out with goodwill and loving hearts toward our fellow companions on this earth.

Jodi is a wonderful, caring and loving person who i have known a long time, and has found hope and love in a difficult time, and wants to share that hope and love with someone who truly needs it — and we know just how sad and hopeless a place the foster care system can be for a young, displaced child. i cant think of any better reasons to pray for her and her family (whatever your beliefs or manner of doing so) and send love and good thoughts to people who need them, to hope that they can find new hope in a life together.

thanks for a few minutes of your time,

-e

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A tiny favor…

So, as many of you know by now, my mother passed away early Halloween morning. It has been a very long two weeks for me and my family, but I know that she is in a more enlightened place, and I have begun the process of moving on.

The reason for this bulletin (and accompanying blog) is because while I was in Texas last weekend for her funeral/ash scattering ceremony, I discovered that I have a 5 year old cousin in the Las Vegas foster care system. I knew instantly when I heard about him that I loved him, and I believe that he deserves to be with family, in a loving and supportive environment that I know Susan and I can provide.

This last week I have been taking the steps to find him, and to bring him home to live with me. It hasn’t been an easy process, mainly because I don’t know much about my cousin Cody, and I can’t get in touch with my uncle (who is in and out of jail & rehab, and does not want to be found). I know that Cody has been in foster care for the last year, and that he has behavioral issues (most likely from being abandoned by his drug addicted parents).

I have been warned by lawyers and child advocates that it will be a lengthy and expensive process unless I can find my uncle to have him help in this process. I have been warned by my aunt that Cody is a troubled kid and will need special attention, and probably therapy. I have been warned that because he’s in Las Vegas and I’m in Seattle, I will encounter difficulties getting Nevada to transfer him out of their jurisdiction. I am limited with the amount of information that I can find out, because the NV Department of Children and Family Services “doesn’t give out information to just anyone.” It seems as if at every turn there is someone or something in the way of making sure this child has a loving, permanent home.

So, I am asking for a favor.

I don’t want your money, and I don’t even want much of your time. I would like for you to pray….or talk with your gods and goddesses…..or speak to the universe. Whatever way you choose to communicate with your higher power, or just the loving human community at large, please do it now. (Repost this if you’d like, it couldn’t hurt to have more people thinking positive thoughts.)

Please send your positive thoughts into the universe for Cody. Please pray for this process to be as quick and painless for him as possible. Please visualize a speedy homecoming. And please send your love to Nevada, aimed at a little boy who seems to be lost in the foster care system.
Thank you

~ by velvetmonkeywrench on 18 November, 2008.