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Wide
Smiles Adoption Pages
Children
come to us in many ways.
One of those ways is through adoption.
For those of us who have experienced it, adoption
is truly a miracle of wondrous proportions.
The thought that somehow a child on one side of
the globe can be matched to parents on the other side of
the globe, and that that be a PERFECT match is nothing
short of incredible – but it happens. I know.
It happened for me three times!
I
am the director of Wide Smiles.
I am mother to three children born with cleft lip
and palate. All
three of my beautiful children joined my family through
adoption. It is because of this that I made it a matter
of priority that we have an adoption page on the Wide
Smiles site.
Wide
Smiles is NOT an adoption placement agency.
We do not place children for adoption.
We do not facilitate home studies.
We do not have custody of available children. We simply have experience to share, and do so willingly.
Much
has changed since my first adoption in 1987.
However, since I am not the only adoptive mother
associated with Wide Smiles, I try to keep our
information as updated as possible.
Please feel free to write with questions if you
have any we can answer.
Obviously, we are advocates for the adoption of
children with special craniofacial needs.
So come, enter our pages, and welcome to the Family of Adoption. We hope to make your journey an easier, more peaceful one by sharing with you the stories, the hopes, the fears, the dreams, and most of all, the successes that we have experienced along the way.
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I
believe it is true that God anoints the pen of
some writers to bring forth words from their heart
to those with a specific need. In my opinion,
author Debra Shiveley Welch, has the anointing of
the Lord upon her words in her newest work, "Son
of My Soul - The Adoption of Christopher," as she
tells the story of her adoption of her beloved
son, Christopher ... Her story and Christopher's
is one you will treasure and remember in your
heart for a long time to come...One that will
bring a tear and a smile. A story of horror, pain,
and rejection that is replaced with courage, hope,
faith, love and victory. This is a book every
adoptive parent should read, and every person who
has a child of their heart, for in this read you
will find the true meaning of love.
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Back
to Wide Smiles
www.widesmiles.org
Many
who are on the cleft-talk
email list
have adopted cleft affected kids from the United States
and from around the world. Join the list and talk with
them. It's a great way to ask questions and get
the information you will need.
Adoption
Page Keeper
Debra
Welch
email:
Merribuck@aol.com
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