Meg Lowery once said that being a single parent is not a life just full of struggles, but more of a journey for the strong. In a perfect world all babies would be born to two parents that had every resource in the world to care for them. It doesn’t matter what age you are–16 or 46, being a single parent is tough.

I have a lot of respect for all single parents– because if it take a village for two parents to raise a child; it’s going to take a city to raise your child as a single parent. But, you know better than any of us that every moment you spend feeling sorry for yourself is a moment of your child’s life that you miss.

Single parents would love to worry, but they don’t have the energy and time. If something is meant to be, then it will be. There is no doubt at times mistakes are made, but you keep your head high and learn from them. Lot’s of things are hard–school is hard, work is hard, life is hard, but loving your child is the easiest part of it all. That’s what gets you through the day.

Lisa Barrie is a single mother that is faced with an almost impossible task. I am sure you have heard her story many times by now. On July 2, 2015, Lisa went to wake her son Jeffrey. He neither moved or responded. Diagnosed with meningitis, her 12 year-old son suffered two strokes and was admitted to CHEO in Ottawa. Today, his future prognosis is still uncertain.

When your child looks you in the eye the first time, when you see that first beautiful smile, the joy in your heart is indescribable. You know that the tough times will pass, and that there are daily miracles and many of them manifest from your child. That’s what Lisa prays for every single day, for Jeffrey.

As parents we have faith that the universe will provide what you need. Lisa Barrie never thinks that the dream of bringing her son Jeffrey home is over because it’s not. We have this hope in life as an anchor, for the soul, firm and secure.(Hebrews 6:19 ) Please donate what you can and help Bring Jeffrey Home.

After all, we all know that love can move mountains!

Jeffrey’s Journey Home Facebook Page

A Carleton Place Mom’s plea—Help me bring my son home

GO FUND ME PAGE

hashtag #bringjeffreyhome

Saturday, November 28at 8:00pm in EST
Carleton Place Legion

Join us for an evening of Dancing, drinks and fun but most of all to help us Bring Jeffrey Home to his family
Tickets are $10 each. They are not quite ready but we wanted everyone to save the date for us 🙂 I will post ticket locations the moment they become available
Entertainment by Arlene Quinn and The Mike Fahey Band

Why My Child? The Story of Lisa Barrie of Carleton Place

A Letter from One Mother to Another — Lisa Barrie– Bring Jeffrey Home

One Thing You Do Every Single Day Can Help Lisa Barrie

Jeffrey’s Journey Home Facebook Page

A Carleton Place Mom’s plea—Help me bring my son home

GO FUND ME PAGE

hashtag #JeffreysJourneyHome

On July 2, 2015, a single mother went to wake her son. He neither moved or responded. Diagnosed with meningitis, her 12 year-old son suffered two strokes and was admitted to CHEO in Ottawa, where he remains to this day.

Has your daily coffee become so much more than coffee? How much are you spending on a daily basis? $4 bucks? More than that? Maybe you add on a doougnut or a bagel with cream cheese- so is that now putting it past the $10 mark? Maybe that isn’t a lot for some to spend in one day– but as you and I both know it adds up. Did you know that buying coffee every single day for a year could add up to equivalent of spending $1,277.50?

Breaking it down, even a small amount of money per day can make a huge difference – maybe not to our own lives, but absolutely in the lives of others. None of us are Bill Gates or Oprah, but even tiny amounts of money can contribute to a really significant change. Whenever a child is sick we cannot do anything physically for them to recover– but in this case you can help. A lot can happen from just a little, and it’s really easy to make a huge difference to people in need, especially to Carleton Place mother Lisa Barrie.

Right now we need immediate help so Lisa can bring Jeffrey home. People tend to think that you just phone up a service foundation and they run on over with a cheque, wheelchair or whatever, but that’s so not the case! Most of these service clubs are being extremely helpful, but it takes weeks to get anything in motion. Some require upfront purchases that they will eventually reimburse or give you back part of. We don’t have that kind of time. We need help now! Please take up the challenge in your office and donate one of your day’s coffee money to help Lisa bring Jeffrey home. Make it a weekly challenge!

Just remember a lot can happen if everyone donated just a little. That’s all it takes!