The simple answer is . . . We are a little project who believes big.


But there is more to the story. When I adopted Mary in 2003, I searched high and low for cute adoption announcements. Everything I looked at was geared toward babies and/or overseas adoptions. She was a 10 year old American. I finally found the perfect announcement. There was a tag with the word ‘Believe‘ tied with ribbon to the top of every announcement. I fell in love with the announcement and ‘Believe‘ became Mary’s and my word.



She had been deemed ‘unadoptable’ but always believed she would find a forever family. She had a lot of problems to overcome but I believed in her and she believed in herself. When she struggled to learn new things, accomplish new goals, etc. I would often ask her if she believed she could do it.  The answer was almost always yes and when it wasn’t, I reminded her that I believed she could. She blossomed!


In January of 2007, she had a psychotic break and was hospitalized. Many people gave up hope of her ever coming home from the hospital, telling me I would have to institutionalize her. I knew my Mary and more importantly, I believed in her even when she couldn’t believe in herself. When things were at their worst, I went as far as having the word Believe tattooed on my hand to have a clear and constant reminder.


She came home in March of 2008 and is again thriving.


The logo was designed by my sister, Tracie Snyder to show we are a little project who believes big. I wanted a magic wand as part of the logo because it feels like creating magic for the kids at the hospital.


Tammie Rafferty