Frustrated!

Where do I begin? Life can be so crazy and hectic sometimes. I know as a mom I sometimes feel like I never get a break. I hear my name all day long, I drive kids all over most days, there is always something to be at or doing, there are always things I could be doing better. I know there are many times I just fall short. But then I hear of all the sadness in the world and I am glad to be right where I am at.

About a year ago we started our non-profit Kamber's Kaskets. This came after a lot of thought and prayer. Then M.I.S.S Foundation offered for us to team up with them. We are separate nonprofits with the same purpose. If you haven't lost a child there is good chance you haven't heard of them. They support families after the loss of a child. I actually got a folder with their information when I left the hospital without my Kamber. They do everything from helping with the funeral costs to therapy and camps for siblings who have lost a brother or sister. It is a great foundation that was started by a mother here in Arizona and it is now international.

I posted a year ago about the 5 caskets that we had started. These were funded by ourselves and then we have received a few hundred dollars at the beginning which helped with some of the costs. I don't know if it is the economy or what, but we still have not been able to raise enough money to fully finish even one of the caskets. Our cost to build one of these beautiful caskets is close to the cost of buying one of the white caskets from the funeral home. I don't want to offend anyone who has had to buy one of these for you children, but these caskets at the funeral home are disappointing. You would think that a casket for a child would be the most beautiful. It saddens be to see what most of us have to bury our children in. That is why we started our nonprofit and what a blessing it would be to have one donated when we are blindsided with the loss of a child and the cost of funeral expenses.

Since a year ago I have had about 6 people contact me looking to see if we could donate. That is one every two months and is only from people that read my blog. There is a great need! I have heard of many more instances that I wanted desperately to contribute to but couldn't. It literally rips into my heart each time I have to turn someone down. And one of those days was Wednesday of this week.

I'm not asking for my readers to donate money. But I am asking for you to keep us on your mind. Talk about Kamber's Kaskets, maybe someone will hear about us that can help. Maybe someone looking to sponsor a nonprofit will hear of us. If you know of successful fund raising that we could do let us know. We have done a couple boutiques that were to raise money and when it came down to it the people decided not to give the money. So, those make me nervous. I do not want Kamber's name to be used for some one's benefit and own profit. So keep us in mind and hopefully soon we can finish these 5 caskets to be able to help someone in need. Who knows maybe someday we can be helping throughout the country to families during their darkest hour and they will know that they are not alone.

Thanks again for all the love and support that all of my readers have given. You truly have played a positive roll in my life!!!

Visit Kamber's website http://www.kamberskaskets.com/ and the M.I.S.S. Foundation website http://www.misschildren.org/.