A child is waiting: Creative Le-Asia loves music, books and helping others

A child is waiting: Creative Le-Asia loves music, books and helping others

by Honey Murray for Digital First Media

Wishes for the White House

Ten and-a-half-year-old Le-Asia would love to visit the White House – and then someday reside there, as our president.

“I want to help kids like myself,” says Le-Asia.

“If anyone can do it,” her care provider warmly said, “Le-Asia can. She is certainly ambitious enough to succeed! Le-Asia is very articulate and wise beyond her years. She’s more like a high schooler than a sixth grader. She’s also energetic, funny, caring, personable and very loveable.”

An author and a crafter

Her adoption specialist agrees. “It’s amazing what Le-Asia can accomplish when she sets her mind on something. At age nine, Le-Asia wrote and had published a book about fairies. She’s extremely creative and also designed and constructed a wooden bed for one of her dolls. She really likes doing crafts and projects at school and with her mentor.”

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Le-Asia enjoys gymnastics, singing, art and going to the mall and the library. “I love to be outside,” she says, “and to play Skip-Bo, jump rope, hang out with friends, listen to music and read ‘Break the Ice.’ I like things that make me laugh: my peers and funny things! My favorite holidays are Christmas, because you get to give, and Valentine’s Day, because it’s about love.”

“Le-Asia keeps you on your toes -- in a positive way,” her care provider says. “She’s very fashion-forward, always mixing and matching clothes and nail colors. She’s intelligent, fun, kind, helpful and hands-on crafty.”

And needs…

“Le-Asia needs someone who is patient and understanding and who will listen when she’s upset,” said her adoption specialist. “She thrives with one-on-one attention, praise and consistent, guided structure. Le-Asia would do best with a two-parent family – or a single mom with a strong support system – who have experience with traumatized children.”

A forever family

“The exciting thing about being adopted and having an everlasting connection,” said Le-Asia, “is being able to have a new start with people that care about me and I care about them. We have things in common. We’d play games, eat ice cream and go swimming in the summer, ice skating in winter: all those good things.”

For more information, contact Orchards Children’s Services of Southfield.

Info: 1-855-694-7301; www.orchards.org