Dr. Aiden {Wordless Wednesday}

Dr. "Aiden" at your service.

Cause for Celebration!

Some know him as Alban. Some know him as Graham. Some affectionately call him "Nugget". And soon he is going to called "son".

We are so excited to announce that:

Graham has a family!!!

Dings and Happy News for the Day!

We are so pleased to announce,

I have found my family!!!

Ding,

Ding  Ding Ding!!!!

We are so happy for little Geoff

Oh yes and more happy news, our wonderful Guang Ming star Shayla ,  met her family in China yesterday!!!!

Such a great way to start the month of December!!!!

We Are Thankful...

For each child we have seen, held, played with, and loved...

For each team member whom we have come to love as family...

For each family whom we have the privilege of working with...

The Tabasso family with Wendy Stanley at our recent fundraiser.

We are thankful!

For every child who is home for this holiday season..

For the children who now have families working to bring them home...

For the people near and far who open their hearts and support the work we do...

We are thankful!

For the five little boys and one little girl whose families found them this month...

For the families who are celebrating Thanksgiving in China this year...

The Willett family with Martha Osborne at our recent fundraiser.

For these and so many more blessings we are truly thankful!

Ding, Ding Ding!!!!

Every one is Special! This guy is really special! We all met him only once in 2013 but he has been in our hearts every day since then.   He has a significant heart issue and has found a wonderful family.

  I have found my family!

Ding Ding Ding!!!!!!

We are so so Happy for you Mr. Scotty!!!!

A Changed Heart Can Change Lives {Family Story Friday}

This week's family story was written by adoptive mom and Superkids volunteer Dr. Darla Wrage.

My adoption journey is a journey of the heart.  I was a busy working mom of three little kids. All of a sudden, a seed was planted…adoption.  I was introduced to adoption by a pharmaceutical rep (of all people?!).  She had returned from China with little girl.  I learned that China had a one child policy, which left many girls in orphanages.  My heart changed.

Although I was ready to move forward, my husband was not.  A ten year wait ensued, but during that time our hearts were changing.  Adoption from China was changing. Most adoptions were “special needs” kids.  The healthy baby girls were few.  As we looked at the stage in life we were in, we knew that an older child would fit in best.  With a medical background, I was able to sort through the medical needs and what that would look like in our family.  We welcomed a six year old girl with nephrotic syndrome into our hearts in May 2011.  My heart changed.

While we were in China, we were connected with a family adopting a 13 year old daughter.  We heard the plight of orphans aging out of the system at age 14. The future for those kids is dismal. Their “special need” was “older child.”  My heart changed.

Then a new special need came to my attention…. “boy.”  People are taken aback when they hear that a boy is being adopted from China.  People are aware of the one child policy and the early implications of that.   They are surprised that the orphanages are filled with boys and that boys are harder to place.  My heart changed.

A school picture of a boy with no smile… our hearts changed.  Going through the listed “multiple medical needs,” I systematically checked them all off as resolved.  His special need ultimately was “older boy.” He jumped into our life in January 2014. My heart changed.

There are millions of kids… all unique… that have no family.  Their “special need” is a family to call their own.  I pray for changing hearts that will fulfill that need.

Oh Graham!

Sweet Graham!

Some say he is silly...

Some say he is sweet...

He likes cookies and stickers.

He needs a family. A family needs him. Could he be your son?

For all the information about his age and special need read this post.