Meet 15-year-old, Vanessa who is one of 11,000 plus North Carolina children awaiting adoption [Video]

MONTH, AND RIGHT NOW IN OUR STATE ALONE, THERE ARE MORE THAN 11,000 CHILDREN WAITING FOR THEIR FOREVER FAMILY. AUDREY BIESK INTRODUCES US TO 15 YEAR OLD VANESSA IN TONIGHT’S A PLACE TO CALL HOME. AS WE PAINTED AND GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER AT UNCORKED MASTERPIECE STUDIO IN REYNOLDA VILLAGE, I LEARNED VANESSA FINDS PEACE WHILE PAINTING. IT MAKES ME FEEL FOCUSED. AND WHEN I’M PAINTING SOMETHING, I REALLY LIKE, JUST HAPPY. SHE LOVES ART AND BEING CREATIVE. WHAT WORDS WOULD YOU USE TO DESCRIBE YOURSELF? NICE. PRETTY. AND VANESSA WANTED YOU TO KNOW SHE’S A SINGER AND HER FAVORITE SONGS ARE FROM THE FROZEN MOVIES. MOST OF ALL, SHE REALLY HOPES HER ADOPTIVE FAMILY HAS A PUPPY. I LOVE PUPPIES. I ALWAYS IMAGINED JUST HAVING A PUPPY BLANKET ON ME. THAT’S SO SWEET. LIKE ALL THE PUPPIES CLIMB ONTO ME. AS YOU SEE, SHE CHOSE THIS CERAMIC PUPPY …