I see the tears in your eyes, and I wish I could wipe them away. I hear the pain in your voice, and I wish I could give you a brighter day. I feel your heart breaking, and I wish there was more I could say.

I hear your cries in the night, and I wish I could take just a few. I feel your distress with life itself, and I wish I could give you a life brand new. I see your world breaking apart, and I wish I could put it back for you.

I know you feel the world on your shoulders is as heavy as can be. I know you think the hurt will last forever and you feel pain as deep as the sea. I know you think that life has no more to offer and you ask, " why me?"

Now my precious darlings, you see that life can change on a dime. Nothing is as bad as it seems, and the world can give you such a sweet rhyme. You'll soon be smiling once again, and life will bring a much sweeter time.

Every day there is a child somewhere that is kidnapped or one that runs away. These children must endure things beyond believe. Unless you have gone through something like this, you don't know what it feels like. I have been very fortunate in my life and have not had to go through what these children must go through. I do know, however, that I would like to make a difference somewhere, somehow. This is why I am doing a page on abuse and missing children.

Picture this, and if you are a mother, father, or a guardian of a child, you will know this feeling. You are in a store, out in the park, at a picnic, or anywhere USA or in the world. You turn around for just a second to say hi to a friend, to look at some clothes on the rack in the store, or to bend down to tie your shoe lace. Your child runs ahead of you. Suddenly you realize your child is no longer beside you. Frantically you search all around, while panic grips your insides like a vise. You heart is twisting and your stomach is churning. You begin to sweat and the tears begin to form in your eyes. A scream begins to form on your lips and then, just as suddenly as the child disappeared, the child magically appears right before your eyes. "Oh my Lord," you exclaim, "thank God!!" Know the feeling? I do.

Now you take the child in your arms and, while the adreneline begins to slow down, your give your child a big hug and a even bigger kiss. You explain that they scared the dickens out of you by going out of your site and you tell them to please never, never do that again. You have a long talk with your child about what can happen to them if they leave your site. You don't have to scare them, but you need to talk to them about keeping safe.

Parents all over the world must sit their children down and teach them how to defend themselves if someone tries to take them. I have four grand children and I certainly make sure they know what to do when we go out together. We have a little drill while getting ready to leave the house. "Ok kids, listen up. What will you do if someone tries to take you out of the store while we are shopping?" My oldest grand daughter, who is very smart and very much a little lady, tells me, "Oma, we know what to do." I tell her, "I am sure you do, sweetheart, but Oma wants to hear it before we leave."

"I will start screaming at the top of my lungs and letting the world know that someone is trying to take me away. I will make sure everyone knows this person is doing something wrong." My second youngest grand daughter chimes in, "I will kick and scream and hurt the fool so that he knows I mean business! But Oma," she says emphatically, "we will not let you out of our site anyway, so don't worry!"

Don't worry she says. Humph!! I tell them I worry anyway because they mean the world to me and I don't ever want anything to happen to them. It would break my heart. I love them too, too much. Even though my own children are grown and have these wonderful children of their own, I still worry about them, too. My heart is too fragile to have to bear the hurt that a missing child would bring to my peace of mind. I never want to go through that, and I know you don't either. So, parents and guardians all over the world, teach your children to be safe.

Below your will find a poem that will just touch your heart tremendously. I wish I could say I wrote it, but this one belongs to someone else. You will also see "A Child's Ten Commandments for Parents". I have also included some great links that you can check out. The missing children's banner displays a number of children that are "Alert" cases. Please check these out and if you can provide any information about this children, please notify the proper authorities. You just might be the key to returning a child home to worried parents or guardians.

My next section is for Single Parents. Please stop and see the tips on how you can keep from becoming exhausted and losing your cool. It is very enlightening, and you will be surprised how easy it is to follow these steps. Your children will appreciate it also.

Remember, keep safe always!! Oh yes, check it out!! I got some awards from visitors who came in and liked what they saw. You can see them on my Awards Page.

  

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