Local families celebrate National Adoption Day

And on Saturday judges across the country are giving up their time to celebrate the national day by confirming thousands of adoptions. “You’re still placing a child that needs a home and that’s fantastic”. “We love them so much”. But in January, Nancy died of lung cancer.

8-year-old Kayla and 9-year Briana, who both have a future in broadcasting, know today is a special day indeed!

“I am grateful for my grandmother for the love and support she gave me”, said Davis.

Because of these improvements, children remaining in care tend to be older.

Since its inception, the annual day has helped finalize adoptions for more than 50,000 of those children.

He took the podium among parents and children waiting to make their adoptions official.

“We look at our phone constantly, just looking for that right email or right call to tell us that we’ve been chosen”, Martin said.

One adopted child had a present for the governor.

Retired Judge Jane Waller spoke as someone who has presided over adoptions and participated in one.

“When I grow up, I want to be an architect or an engineer”, Joseph said. The adoption, he added, “is going to be a highlight of my life”.

“It’s so uplifting just to sense the generosity and the goodness of the families that are here”, CASA executive director Kathleen LaValle said. “The plan was always to foster and adopt once I became an adult because no child should feel as if they are not anchored to the world around them”.

The snow wouldn’t stop Winter’s family from attending the event. And they need people that are willing to open up their homes to kids who have baggage. “This is like a birthday and Christmas”. Now, he can focus on his future, which he believes will either be in the Air Force or as a police officer. After the adoption, Wendell Miller said that when he and his wife were first married they experienced infertility and considered adoption, but put it on hold. Many children are matched up with people whom they know, but are seeking a permanent home.

“It’s been an adventure”, Dennis said shortly after the adoption.

Timothy and Kimberly Schafer of Forney adopted four new children. “For a few of our teenagers, they have spent many years in our care and spent time in several foster homes”.

Autumn touched Paul Hamilton’s arm while squinting one eye and sticking out her tongue, all the while nodding “yes”.

County Board member Nick Sauer said he works annually at a camp for foster children and is amazed at what they have to offer. “You won’t get any relief here”, the judge told the Millers. Though she appeared healthy before the adoption, she was diagnosed with leukemia shortly after coming home and died just months after joining her new family.

Dennis has had her sister’s child since he was 18 months old.

Dad Dru says in a house full of boys, she brings the sweetness only a little girl can.

Frazee and her husband Matt permanently welcomed Brandon into their lives Friday.

The agency adoption process requires the adoptive parent to first pick an agency, whether county or private.