If you read the entire article you will see that yes we did indeed not have much. Anyone who has ever had a child while in high school can attest to the fact that managing school work, a full time job and a screaming infant in the middle of the night is not just hard it can often feel impossible to handle. While we did have a rough go in the beginning I was lucky enough to having friends and family whose support and kindness made all the difference. I have always tried to instill in my children that it is not what we do not have that we should worry over, it is what we have that we should instead be grateful for. We do in fact give back locally every single year. Last year we "adopted" a local family at Christmas, the year before we provided presents for teenagers at the Children's home. Personally I have raised money for the breast cancer foundation and helped to create the Ride for Wishes which benefitted the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Any money above our 3,000 goal will go directly to a local charity or family in need in our home town. We chose Uganda because even those here at home who seemingly have nothing at all, are still 10 better off than the families torn apart by war and violence in their home. I can guarantee you that any Ugandan child living 50 deep in a hut built for 3 with no clothing, running water, or shoes for their feet would gladly trade places with any child living in a shelter here in the states. I am not trying to cause further controversy I just wanted to explain a little more why we are doing this. I am so proud of my daughter and her friends. I have always taught her that it is not just her generation in America that is the future of the world, it is children the world round. If we can make a small difference in even the life of one child who can then grow up and perhaps be a beacon of peace rather than misery, should it really matter whether they are from America or not?

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