2011 Little Red Stocking
living the legacy …
It was on their second date as a young couple that Aaron and Kerri first talked about the idea of adoption. (more…)
2011 Harvest of Hope Appeal
To Faith, Love and Family
After raising a family and sending her children into the adult world, a mother often turns her sights to a new kind of quiet – a calm household, a vacation without kids, or some home improvement once the traffic is out of the house. Not so for Denise Relford-Crawford. After raising four children as a single mother, often working two jobs to make ends meet, Denise decided to continue to do whaat she does best – raise children.
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A Room With a View… and a Big Heart
On May 6, 1988 Sue and Jerry Hughes sat inside the living room of a large brick home. Overflowing with nervous excitement, they held their baby girl in their arms for the first time. “She was 12 days old… we just couldn’t stop looking at her“ says Sue. Multiply a powerful memory like this by thousands and you have some idea of the emotion and significance a single room can hold—in this case, the living room of the Nebraska Children’s Home Society’s original location on Fontenelle Boulevard. (more…)
No Two Directions Are Ever The Same
To say that last year Nebraskans had a white Christmas is more than a bit of an understatement. Late December 2009 brought a snowstorm the likes of which hadn’t been seen in the Midwest in decades. But while many were lamenting holiday plans gone awry, one Omaha couple was about to experience a true Christmas miracle…
“On December 22 I was downstairs working out,” says Matt Gamble, “and my wife Amy was upstairs when the phone rang.” After years of waiting to have a family of their own, the Gambles received the call they had only dreamed about. “The caseworker said ‘I need to tell you something… I need you to come pick up your son.’” (more…)
