Country Guidelines & New Video Section on Rainbowkids.com

Rainbowkids.com has recently redone their web site, and I wanted to share with you two of my favorite features. The first is the "Countries" section (http://www.rainbowkids.com/Countries/) that provides country specific adoption guidelines for many countries -- useful if you're still thinking about which country would be right for you. Just click the flag of the country that interests you.

My favorite, however, is the new "Video" section (http://www.rainbowkids.com/ShowVideo.aspx) that has some truly wonderful videos. Some appear to be sent in by adoptive families and are like mini-music videos about their children. I get tears in my eyes watching some of them -- a picture really is worth a thousand words. My favorite is "Karra" which is set to the most beautiful adoption song I've ever heard, "You are My Child" by Shawna Fox. If you want some inspiration, check this video out. The chorus is:

"I wasn't there when you were born,
I didn't see you start to crawl.
I couldn't watch your first few steps,
or pick you up for your first fall.
I may not be the one who saw your first sweet smile.
I wasn't there in the beginning,
but from now on, you are my child."

Really touches your heart!

Robin Bartko