“I don’t like to go outside of my comfort zone, but there was something telling me that day to go, and it was so loud that I couldn’t ignore it.”
‘We would move mountains to adopt her’: Woman travels to Mexico, falls in love with orphan she’s desperate to bring home
Nurse Meets Severely Abused Toddler In Hospital, Discovers She Has A Twin, Adopts Them Both
“My heart was broken. She was just so lifeless, but she still held onto my finger. I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m going to take her home.’”
‘The key was love.’: After 24 different homes, 33-year-old is FINALLY adopted
“When Dale moved in, so did his past hurts and experiences, his trauma and disappointments. It was met with our inadequacies as parents and our misguided attempts at knowing how to raise a teenager.”
‘Who needs bouquets when you can have puppies?!’: Bride and groom have rescue puppy ‘cuteness overload’ at their wedding
“We’ve raised baby piglets and cows before, so this can’t be much different!”
Today, my 16-year-old son told me he loved me for the first time
“I’ve been longing to hear those words since he came to live with us when he was our scared 7-year-old foster child.”
‘Love, not DNA, truly makes a family’: Birth mom wipes adoptive mom’s tears as she holds son for the first time
“The wait was long, but the love was instant.”
‘I was so nervous to break the news. ‘Really?! You’re lying.’: Touching moment little girl is surprised with adoption news
“My husband and I disagreed on adoption for years. We met at a restaurant to eat lunch and he struck up a conversation with her. She mentioned she just wanted a family to adopt her. That was it. Her reaction was more than I ever hoped for.”
10-year-old surprised with adopted baby sister under Christmas tree
“Owynn had no clue. It was the best Christmas gift ever.”
‘His name tag read ‘Baby Boy Unknown.’ It didn’t stay that way long. We knew instantly, he was ours.’: Family adopts baby left at urgent care with umbilical cord still attached
“His mom was homeless and couldn’t care for him. ‘That is the saddest thing ever. Do you think that is our baby?’ Off I went. ‘Is everything OK?,’ I asked. They replied, ‘He’s waiting for you in the NICU. He’s yours.’”
‘She couldn’t believe this was her dress. It was so old and yellow, it was the color of a penny.’: Bride says despite being adopted, grandmother’s vintage 1955 wedding gown ‘couldn’t have fit me more perfectly
“My mother could not believe how perfectly the dress fit me, since our genetics are all so different. She was very emotional. My mom recently fought Stage 3 breast cancer. She is still recovering, so it was really special for her to see me wearing it. We weren’t sure if my mom was going to make it to my wedding at all.”
