Adoption stories

Adoption from birth can be scary, so here's a positive adoption birth story written to ease your mind and know what to expect.

Follow along on our adoption story as we pick up our children...

“I was taking my son to get my wedding ring cleaned. I was feeling so amazing with my baby boy on my hip. I asked about getting my ring soldered together. The lady looked at me and made a scrunched-up face. ‘Oh honey, you should really wait until you lose the baby weight.’ I didn’t even want to stand there to tell her he was adopted. This was just my body – I didn’t birth him. It took everything in me not to cry." [Full Story on Site] #LoveWhatMatters

This is the second part of our Adoption Story. Read part one here. The twins were placed into our care as foster babies with the intent to return them to their biological mother. We spent the next 12 months doing weekly visit with the girls biological mom. I will be honest with you. It was...Read the Post

If you’re struggling with infertility, it can really help to hear from others who have been where you are now. Christian couple Walt and Annie’s story shows how true it is that God leads each adoptive couple to their child. For years, Walt and Annie struggled with infertility, but in a single moment, they realized […]

Yes, you read that correctly. I know what you're thinking: there are so many children in the world who need a "good and loving" forever family. Why would I discourage people from adopting? The reasoning is this: when you choose to adopt, the child must be the #1 priority. Here are 10 reasons why a person should not adopt, and why: 1: You are anti-connective and attachment parenting. Arguably, adoptees have experienced trauma to some degree (the separation from their biological parents, at…

When we were looking into adoption the first time around I was scared to death of the idea of having an open adoption. I felt like I would have to share my child... or worse that the birth parent might want to take their child back over time. I was naive. Our Open Adoption Story

The stars of HGTV's Fixer to Fabulous open up to PEOPLE about the harrowing three-year process of bringing their daughter Sylvie home

Adoption is hard. Adoption is stressful in a way most people don’t get. Do you experience bitterness? No one’s adoption story is all unicorn farts and marshmallow cream. When bitterness sets in after an adoption. There is no remedy for the anger and bitterness you might feel, other than time, and maybe just giving yourself permission to let it go and to more fully focus on the good stuff you have in front of your nose. Because bitter isn’t better. #Adoption

Domestic Open Adoption - what it looks like after three years. A real life perspective from an adoptive mom. All about the adoption bond, communication with birth mother, sharing adoption story with others and telling child they are adopted, and what to expect with adoption three years after adoption finalization. | adoption advice | adoption tips | adoptive parent