2017 Blog Review

Here we are in the last week of 2017. I feel like I'm still adjusting to the thought of it being 2017, but 2018 is just around the corner and it is fun to look back on what happened on the blog in 2017.

November has the most pageviews of any month of not only 2017, but also of all time on the blog, with September and June as the next highest. This post about Lisa was viewed more than any other post, again, not only of 2017 but in our all-time history. This post about Russell was second and this post about Harris was third, both of these are second and third of 2017 and all time history of the blog.

Lisa is home with her family!

Most of our pageviews come from the US with Russia and Canada as second and third. Most pageviews come from iPhones with Windows and Android as second and third most common ways to view the blog.

The first child we wrote an advocacy post for in 2017, Noelle, is now home and just had a wonderful Christmas with her family.

Noelle is home with her family!

We posted 210 times this year, 83 of which were about Taiwan, and those posts were viewed 361,783 times. The top 3 referring sites are Facebook, Rainbowkids, and the God Has Answered personal blog.

Though the blog and our other advocacy efforts around 90 children found families this year. Most of these were placed through Gladney, but we do provide information to families who are considering children we have met even if the family is with another agency when we have the opportunity to.

Thank you all for reading and sharing our posts! When we all work together wonderful things happen!

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays from all of us here at Superkids!

All I Want For Christmas...

All I want for Christmas...

Is YOU!

We started this week announcing 7 matches from China. And now we end it with more good news! 

Good news from Taiwan: Micah has a family! We wish the best for this precious little guy and his family! 

Here he is receiving a gift his family sent with our team last month

We also learned that Andrew, also from Taiwan, has a family through another agency. We are excited for him and his family and wish them all the best as they move forward!

Right now our precious little Nyle is spending his last few days in an orphanage. On Christmas day he and his family will get the most amazing gift anyone could receive: FAMILY. 

We are wrapping up this year with such joy as we celebrate the beautiful things that are happening. May your holidays be blessed and full of love.

All I Want For Christmas... {Anderson & Morgan - Taiwan}

All I want for Christmas...

Is YOU!

Two boys, one Christmas wish... to be adopted together. 

Anderson and Morgan do not share biology but they do share one amazing bond! These two precious boys are foster brothers. A connection that is undeniable says the foster mom. When the topic of adoption is raised, both boys express their desire to remain brothers and be adopted together. This isn’t a typical situation and there is no guarantee that this will become a reality, but their social worker is willing to try to keep them together!

Now about the boys... 

Anderson just celebrated his 11th birthday. We actually were able to sing to him while there last month! When asked to describe himself he says he is happy, optimistic, enjoys helping others and is popular with his classmates. His favorite class is PE. He doesn’t care much for reading. Anderson also shared his favorite color is red and he loves eating dumplings. It’s noted in his file that he has some mild cognitive delays and receives additional assistance at school. 

Morgan is 9 years old. When asked to describe himself he said, “I don’t know. Handsome and smart.” - all with a huge grin on his face. His favorite subject is math. He prefers playing indoors with Legos and reading a good book. Morgan also shared he loves stinky tofu and the color blue. There are no known medical needs noted in his file. 

These handsome boys are a pleasure to spend time with. The SK team enjoyed sharing with them the agility drills and even some puzzle challenges. Through sit-ups, push-ups and even some dribble time we experienced their genuine sweetness. Anderson, shy and quiet, smiled occasionally as he was nervous meeting us. Morgan was a little more generous with his smiles – and did his face ever light up when he created a challenging puzzle for Nancy to complete!

Two boys – so alike and yet different and unique in their own way. And they share one Christmas wish... to be adopted together. Could you be the family they can call their own? A mama and a baba they can celebrate the holidays with forever?  We have lots of information to share with interested families!  Email Taiwan Caseworker Mary Chapman atmary.chapman@gladney.org to learn more.

All I Want For Christmas {Rebecca}

All I want for Christmas...

Is YOU!

Can't you just see her ripping the paper off of gifts, laughing at the ribbons and bows, grabbing ornaments off the tree... This could be a reality for Rebecca by next Christmas.

Rebecca is 13 months old and has CHD (VSD). She has surgery in April of 2017 and since then her development has really taken off! She is now sitting and rolling. She responds to her name and can feed herself small finger foods. If you do not pay attention to her when you enter the room she will babble to get your attention.

She likes to be held and get jealous if the caregivers hold the other babies in the room. When someone pays attention to her, her whole face lights up with a smile. She needs a family so that she gets all of the love and cuddles her little heart desires, don't you think?

We need a family whose dossier is nearing completion for this little sweetheart. Could that be you? Please contact us at superkids@gladney.org for more information.

All I Want For Christmas {Kaden - Taiwan}

All I want for Christmas...

Is YOU!

When our team met Kaden last month we asked him how he would describe himself. He replied with four descriptive words: easy-going, out-going, talkative, and smiling. Can you imagine how much fun this easy-going, out-going, talkative, smiling little boy would add to a family? 

Kaden will be 10 soon. He lives with a foster family where he has adjusted well and is very attached to them. They speak with him about adoption and he is open to the idea of international adoption.

His foster mom told us that he is very gentle with younger children and animals. He has a lot of friends, and, listen to this... he is popular with the girls. I mean look at him! How could he not be!?

He was very compliant and happy to do everything we asked him to do. He is a smart little guy who makes straight A's in school, where he is in the 4th grade.

Kaden has no known medical needs. He was born prematurely, but seems to have no ongoing health concerns from that. As you can see in the video, he understands and speaks some English. 

Kaden needs a family! Could he be your son? Please reach out to our Taiwan caseworker, Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org for more information. As always, we are honoring Taiwan's privacy laws by not posting full face photos publicly, but we do have more photos and videos of Kaden which we can share with interested families. We also share more photos and videos in our private Facebook group, so be sure to join us there!

All I Want For Christmas... {Matches}

Dreams really do come true!!

We are starting off this special week with some of our favorite news to announce! Each of these sweet babies were recently matched with a family. Please help us congratulate the families by liking and sharing this post.