The caring African-American couple knew they would be a godsend to their 20-month-old adopted daughter, whose teenage birth parents had other babies taken away from them for neglect.
However, they had no idea just how much of a godsend K'Mya Star would be to them.
"We didn't know how much joy she would bring us," said Kimberly Rodriquez of Nashville. "When she walks into a room, she says, 'Morning,' and when she leaves she truly waves goodbye and blows a kiss."
"We call her Star because she's our superstar," Kevin Rodriquez said.