Last year I responded to this question from the perspective of a parent. This year I would like to respond to the question from my role as an adoption professional.
NACAC is being surrounded by people who have not lost their passion for spreading the word that a family is the only place for children;
NACAC is meeting people who, regardless of how difficult their jobs are, have not given into cynicism, which was described this week as the scar tissue of pain and sorrow;
NACAC is listening to people who firmly believe that there is an infinite number of families for every child who waits;
NACAC is hearing new ideas about how we can recruit families, match them with children, and provide them with the support they need;
NACAC is an introduction to innovation, progressive thinking, and forward-moving by people who are always looking for ways to do what we do better, faster, smarter;
NACAC is a family of folks, drawn together by the belief that each of us can make a difference, who stands together, united by one cause, singleminded in purpose;
NACAC is a beacon of hope, a statement of steadfast faith, and a promise of unconditional love for children of all kinds, regardless of how damaged they have been by their life’s beginning;
and finally, NACAC is a force drawing us together to keep moving forward until every child has at least one adult completely committed to them for life.
To that end we who are members of NACAC, whether parents or professionals, dedicate ourselves, knowing that we make a difference in the world for one child at a time and by doing so impact future generations for centuries to come.
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