WHY THREE LITTLE WORDS?

At the age of 12, the unexpected happened. Or as Ashley’s award-winning essay describes it: “three little words.”

“I guess so.”

That was her answer to the question: “Would you like to make this adoption permanent?”

After nine years of emotional torture, abuse, and suffering, Ashley was given a second chance at normalcy by a couple of Florida “empty nesters,” Gay and Phil Courter, a best-selling novelist and a documentary screenplay writer, respectively.

They were working on a film addressing the different techniques used to find children permanent homes in the U.S. Ashley auditioned and was cast, sharing her story publicly for the first time.
Ashley went from living in a small, overcrowded trailer, to sharing a spacious waterfront home with only her adoptive parents.

( Some information from: http://www.myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=ashley_rhodescourter_brick07)