The Difference a Family Makes: A Child's Perspective

Being part of a family makes all the difference!  When a child is adopted, he not only finds his own house, bed, clothes, and toys, but he finds Love, Acceptance, and Security.

We adopted our son, Joshua, from China when he was almost five years old.  He has Spina Bifida and walks with leg braces and crutches.  Family has made a HUGE difference in Joshua's life.  I recently came across this short story that he wrote last year.  This shows just one of the many advantages of being part of a family.

From the heart of a child...

*If you had trouble reading Joshua's story, it is typed

below, with corrections.

                            EVERY CHILD NEEDS ACCEPTANCE AND SECURITY.
                                            EVERY CHILD DESERVES A FAMILY!

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*Joshua's Story (with corrections)

"The Snowman's Adventure"

There once lived a snowman.  The snowman's name was David.  David tried to play with the other kids, but David has some special needs so he couldn't do many of the things with the other kids.  One day, the other kids were playing Hide and Seek.  David tried to play with the other kids, but the other kids said that he was a bad "hider."  David was sad that he was left out.  One day David was looking at the kids playing when he heard a noise behind him.  He realized that it was his brother.  He started to cry with joy.  The brothers played until it was night time.