Still, I question, am I really an advocate for children? My answer is that yes I am, but it is not enough. I speak out for the rights of children in our country, but I don’t actually do anything to make that change happen. I try to mobilize others, lawmakers, social workers and teachers to do the work that needs to be done. It is not enough. Children are still going to bed hungry, alone, bruised and aching.
I will make a change. I will start by becoming more active in my local chapter of CASA. CASA provides advocates for children in court proceedings. That is a start. I will personally work on reaffirming my faith that our country will be committed to stopping child abuse. I will keep trying to change the way people see abuse as someone else’s problem. Most importantly, I will pray. I will pray that every child will one day have a right to safety and love.
Please let your prayers join mine and together we will continue to fight for change. ,I call myself a child advocate. Lately, I have wondered what that really means. My work is not advocating for children, what I spend my life doing is just trying to raise my children. The only difference between me and most of the other parents that I know is that my three children are adopted and we spent several being foster parents. I know I want to share our experiences and the things that we learned with other people in the hope that it will make a difference for someone.
Still, I question, am I really an advocate for children? My answer is that yes I am, but it is not enough. I speak out for the rights of children in our country, but I don’t actually do anything to make that change happen. I try to mobilize others, lawmakers, social workers and teachers to do the work that needs to be done. It is not enough. Children are still going to bed hungry, alone, bruised and aching.
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