“‘A lot has happened over the weekend. The birth mom had her baby on Friday night,’ the caseworker said. ‘Do you still want to go through with the adoption since he was born premature?’ That question absolutely baffled me. This baby boy was being placed in the foster care system.”

‘I’m sorry. The adoption is over.’ He was being placed in foster care. I had this feeling, this wasn’t the end.’: Couple hikes the globe with kids after nearly failed adoption of ‘beautiful little boy’

‘When you walk down that aisle, you’ll be searching the crowd for her. When you find out you are pregnant and meet the littlest love of your life, you’ll be thinking of her and only her.’: Daughter misses her late mother
“You are going to miss her when your son’s laugh sounds just like hers, or the random stranger walks by and for a second, you would swear that it was her.”

40 years ago my parents were asked if they would have an exchange student. I wonder if they knew the doors it would open to all of us?
“I look back with such wonder and appreciation of who my parents are. I will forever be in awe of the way they live their life.”

‘If you have to move 7,000 miles to get your miracle, IT IS WORTH IT!’
“I’ve never felt so many emotions at once in my life, then I saw them pulling in the driveway. I could do nothing but cry. I was finally able to hold my baby.”

‘Just like most moms, the modern world is kicking her ass.’
“The modern world tells her she needs to contribute financially; but judges her for leaving her babies in the hands of others to do so.”