Monday Morning Match!

We are thrilled to announce that our precious little...

Holly

has a family!!

Advocacy Camp Kids!

Meet some of our Advocacy Camp Kids!!

Monday Morning Matches

We have a very sweet match to announce this morning! I first met Chrystal when she was only a few weeks old. I've seen her twice since then and I'm so thrilled to announce that she has a family!!

Congratulations to Chrystal and to her sweet family! 

A Night Among the Stars...

A night among the stars...

Our stars.

The hundreds of little reasons Superkids exists.

The reasons we fly to China and Taiwan. The many, precious little stars who steal our hearts, and inspire us, and keep us going when we are tired and over-busy.

Come spend an evening with us. Hear us talk about our Superkid stars. Meet some of our Superkids who are now home with their families. Both "Amanda" and "Goeff" (former advocacy names) will be there with their parents!

And it is all to support our continued work with and for these little stars! It's not too late to register, but the date is just around the corner and the seating is limited, so be sure to register soon!

FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2016

 6:00 pm Cocktails
 7:00 pm Dinner

Maloney & Porcelli
Skylight Room
37 East 50th Street, New York City

REGISTER                    Please click above to sign up as a sponsor or register for the event. View Event Invite         Pre-Buy Raffle Tickets  View Last Years Photos  For more information, please contact Nonya Jordan  at 817.922.6045 or nonya.jordan@gladney.org.

Give Love!

Click here to donate to Superkids!

A Special Invitation!

A SPECIAL INVITATION

The Gladney Center for Adoption invites you and your friends to a special
  evening in New York City to benefit the Gladney Superkids Program. 

Join us for a memorable evening in support of our humanitarian efforts to find loving forever families for Chinese orphans with special needs.
 

FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2016

 6:00 pm Cocktails
 7:00 pm Dinner

Maloney & Porcelli
Skylight Room
37 East 50th Street, New York City

REGISTER Please click above to sign up as a sponsor or register for the event. View Event Invite         Pre-Buy Raffle Tickets  View Last Years Photos  For more information, please contact Nonya Jordan  at 817.922.6045 or nonya.jordan@gladney.org.

Monday Morning Matches!

Happy news on a Monday morning! We have matches to announce!

Kenzie

Garrett

Suzanna

It brings us such joy to see these children we love being chosen by families! Congratulations to all! All of us are over the moon excited for all of you!

Monday Morning Matches!

What better first post of the new year than to announce some matches!? And the best part? I'm needing to make this into two posts because there are just too many to announce in one post!

Samson

Savannah

Shawn

Jack

Congratulations to these wonderful kids and their new families! May the paperwork fly through the proper channels and may these sweeties be home very soon!

The Superkids of 2015

In 2015 we made two trips to China and one trip to Taiwan. We met met so many wonderful children! Of these children many are now home and many more have families doing the paperwork to bring them home. Their little faces tell the story better than we could in any other way, they are why we do what we do!

Here they are! 

The Matched and Home Superkids of 2015!

Happy News!

The very best kind!

Matches! Matches! Read all about it!

Who is matched?

I am!

Jared

And me!

Juliette

And me!

Stella

And all of our friends at Superkids are over the moon excited for us!

Gwendolyn's Question {Wordless Wednesday}

You can read a blog post written about Gwendolyn here.

Adopting our Blessing- A Family Story

We are sharing a sweet story from a mom who I hope to meet in the future.  Jo is a source of strength and inspiration for me.  She is sharing her story of adopting these two sweet kiddos.  I caught a picture of her daughter in an orphanage on one of my trips to China, just by accident, and I think we have beeen in touch ever since. Thank you so much for sharing Jo!

 

Adopting our Blessing

Before we began our journey to our son Dalton, adopted from China in 2012, I had not done a great deal of research into his special need of Spina Bifida. I had been warned during each pregnancy to take folic acid to avoid spinal cord defects in my babies, however,  I was very uneducated into the intricacies of Spina Bifida, what we learned opened our eyes to a whole new world of special needs.

Spina Bifida blessings can range in function from completely unaffected in their physical ability to fully reliant on a sweet set of wheels to get around.  They can be fully continent to incontinent of the bladder and bowels, which is called neurogenic bladder and bowels.  They can have hydrocephalus and rely on a shunt to regulate cerebral spinal fluid or have club feet.  Each blessing is affected differently.

Dalton's file had been viewed and turned down multiple times.  The main reason, beside the fact that he was meant to be our blessing, was his neurogenic bladder/bowels. 

It's a very private subject, obviously, but its, also, reality for so many blessings who continue to wait because someone is nervous about a child's lack of bathroom function.  It's a moot point for our family. Our son is a joy and is never slowed down by his medical needs. We have a bowel protocol that is done in such a way that he does not have bowel accidents. He uses catheters to use the restroom just like you or I. These children live fully capable, fully joyful lives! We are so glad we, as parents, did not shy away because we might get squeamish about poop talk!

When we pursued our daughter,Analina, adopted from China, also, in 2012, she didn't walk until a few months before we brought her home because she has a repaired clubfoot and, also, she has lower body weakness due to her Spina Bifida.  At some point, we know she will be reliant on a wheelchair. It was, honestly, not what we signed up for and not what we were expecting, however, we are grateful that our eyes have been opened to this special need. 

As we learn more about what her future holds we know that she will learn to do everything the other children do but she will learn to do it HER way.  She can swing but, manages just fine...her "running" is an adorable hobble, but even that hobble slows way down as she tires. She falls frequently, too frequently, at times.

The main reason we did not shy away from the special need of Spina Bifida is because we would never turn away from our birth child if they were born with such a special need as this. We would advocate for our child to receive all the medical care he would need. We would navigate all the aspects of the medical and educational worlds to be sure our child's needs are met.

If we would never turn our backs on a homegrown child with a special need why would be turn our back on an orphan with Spina Bifida? They are always a blessing and never a burden!

Jolene and Devin 

Jolene blogs at homespunheritage.net you can pop on over and read her blog.  the blog is inspiring and gives us a glimpse into her big family.  Thanks again Jo! 

For Those who Wait

Here we are celebrating Valentines day!  So many sweethearts are waiting for their forever families in China.
We love you all and look forward to your home coming!  You are in our hearts and we are waiting for you!!!!

 Happy Valentines Day!  You are all in our Hearts!

I Have Found My Family

Ding Ding Ding Ding!!!!!  Yes, we are at it again. Horns blaring, singing, happiness.  Guess who has found their family?  A sweet wonderful BOY!! That is so cause for celebration.  This guy beat the odds of being a boy.  We are so happy for this sweetie and his family.  YEAH!!!

So.......  Hugs Brandon!!!

You Rock! 

 Boys Rock!!!

All any waiting child needs to become a Son or Daughter is LOVE!!!