Emptiness... Compassion fatigue is real

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School has started. Kids are getting back into the swing of school, schoolwork and their activities. I know we are. My two oldest are both in soccer! This may be the last season for Hunter but he does have other activities that he is interested in. Hudson is really getting into it and it has been fun watching him practice this season so far! Last season was REALLY hard to watch LOL We have food, each other, friends, family, a home. We are blessed.

But we are missing some very important pieces to our family puzzle. And all four of them are halfway across the world in a very scary area right now. And while the situation tends to be front and center on the news, it is getting harder and harder to help. Currently, I have done and continue to do what I can to help my kiddos, but because of Martial Law (which has been extended through November), R, N, Y and S cannot come here. I still can't adopt. But we talk. And I get to see their faces on occasion. 

So how else can I help? Through the United 4 Ukraine program that is being offered by the US. People apply to "sponsor" people to come here for two years from Ukraine. This program has helped thousands of people flee their homeland to come safely to the US. Some want to stay but many want to return to Ukraine when it is safe to do so. So, what does all this mean? I have been working with this individual who does an excellent job explaining this process. 

And what does it mean to "Sponsor" an individual, family or group? Check it out!

Please do not let compassion fatigue set in. It is affecting our abilities to help these amazing people. Russia continues to invade a country that did nothing to provoke them. And this has been going on well before Feb 2022.