After our own child was born very prematurely and we spent months in the hospital and years helping him grow – we developed a kinship with families of those special kids. The ones whose stories take our breath away and fortify our belief in something bigger than ourselves.
Mya is one of those children. Her story is one of incredible survival, tenacity and resilient spirit. Her mom has this to say,
“Much of Mya’s history is unknown and we can only try to fill in the gaps. We will never know the family that gave her life, who she looks like. We will never know if her “first family” desired to keep her or if her abandonment was always planned. We do know that she was in heart failure when she was found at three months old in a park in China. We do know is that had she not gone through all she went through in the first three years of her life, she wouldn’t be our daughter today. We are absolutely amazed by her strength and resiliency.”
It is a huge honor to show off “our” Mya. We know you’ll love her as much as we do.
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What a moving story and what a gorgeous happy little lady… Thanks for sharing an congrats for these great shots!
Suze
Her story gave me chills, and those photos – gorgeous!!! I love her knee highs and that headband. Oh, and the tutu! Woah! Love it. Thanks for sharing!
That child is delicious! Awesome shots, Darc!
what an amazing story of a strong and beautiful little girl!!! LOVE these shots, she is just too adorable!!! the headband and tutus are great touches!
Stunning photos! Beautiful little girl. I feel touched by her story being a mother of two little girls from China, one of them whit a special need. They amaze me every day with their strenght and their love for life.
Erika B
Love these photos! What a beautiful girl and such a fun personality :)
Oh my word! All those are sweet shots! Love the composition and lighting in all of them! AND the wardrobe! Very darling!
Oh my…she’s simply beautiful. You captured her beauty♥
My heart just melted.
Thanks for the sweetest shots ever♥
As a mother of two adopted from Russia, I thank you for sharing Mya’s story. She’s beautiful, she’s thriving and right where she’s meant to be! Gorgeous portraits – the umbrella, white dress and garden shot is stunning!
Stop it right the second with the leg warmers! She is a DOLL! Oh my heart! What gorgeous pictures! I am glad you are able to give back in such a powerful and meaningful way!
Thank you all so so much! Her family will be thrilled to read all your comments. I appreciate all the kind comments, too!
xo
Darcy
Oh my goodness….she is beautiful! How precious! And, I love her story. Thanks so much for sharing this with us this week. I would love to know which lens you used for the last shot of her sitting down. Darling!
Hugs!
Beautiful girl. I love the way the lighting and colors work together in all these photos… just stunning.
Susan, thanks! The lens used on the last picture was the Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 vrII.
What a beautiful, amazing little girl!! Those photographs are just beautiful. That last one is my favorite though.
she is fantastically beautiful. love her pink, and your shot of her sneakers and socks and pink toulle. beautiful!
Can’t get any sweeter than that…what a lucky little girl. GREAT shots :)
Awesomness! She is adorable and her story is amazing.
These are just STUNNING! Touching story. Darling little angel!
What a stunning little girl. These pictures are perfect. I cannot believe I have not been to your photog website Darcy! I was missing out.
Love these. Great work. :]