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Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. – Oprah Winfrey

Adoption if a baby is not a blessing for you right now, let them be a blessing to someone else.

If you have the heart for adoption, don’t let fear stand in the way. – Doug Chapman

Adoption – because family isn’t made from blood, it’s made from love.

Adoption is when a child grew in it’s mommy’s heart instead of her tummy.

Born not from our flesh, but born into our hearts. You were longed for, wanted, and loved from the start.

We look at adoption as a very sacred exchange. It was not done lightly on either side. I would dedicate my life to this child. – Jamie Lee Curtis

Adoption is the most intentional process on Earth. – Jody Cantrell Dyer

Adoption is complicated, but it is also rich with narratives of strength. – Jillian Lauren

We do not need to know the beginning of a child’s story to change the ending.

Don’t wait. The timing will never be just right. – Napoleon Hill

You’re off to a great place, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting so get on your way. – Dr. Seuss

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. – Henry Ford

Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it. – Alan Saporta

Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It’s something quite magical. – Nicole Kidman

We look at adoption as a very sacred exchange. It was not done lightly on either side. I would dedicate my life to this child. – Jamie Lee Curtis

There are times when the adoption process is exhausting and painful and makes you want to scream. But, I am told, so does childbirth. – Scott Simon

Every single minute matters, every single child matters, every single childhood matters. – Kailash Satyathi

Every child deserves a home and love. Period. – Dave Thomas

If there’s a cause worth fighting for, it’s this: children belong in families. – Nicole Skellenger

You know, I truly believe adoption is one of the greatest unheralded blessings in the world. Think how beautiful it is to give a child a home and to become a family because you choose to! Maybe that’s the best way to make a family, don’t you think? – Kristin Harmel

There is no friendship, and no love, like that of the parent for the child. – Henry Ward Beecher

LITTLE SOULS FIND THEIR WAY TO YOU, WHETHER THEY’RE FROM YOUR WOMB OR SOMEONE ELSE’S. – SHERYL CROW
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. – Richard Bach

Belonging to a family is a natural and vital component of life, and every child deserves to be a member of a loving and nurturing family. – Ronald Reagan

There are no unwanted children, just unfound families. – The National Adoption Center

I have four children. Two are adopted. I forget which two. – Bob Constantine

Adoption is not about finding children for families, it’s about finding families for children. – Joyce Maguire Pavao

If there is one thing that can humble you in parenting, and what can really humble you is being an adoptive parent. There are so many struggles and so many lessons I have learned along the way. I would say parenting an adoptive child can sometimes bring you to your knees and also bring you the most profound joy. It is one of the most grueling and incredible experiences. Here are some great quotes parenting through adoption.

HE IS MINE IN A WAY THAT HE WILL NEVER BE HERS, YET HE IS HERS IN A WAY THAT HE WILL NEVER BE MINE, AND SO TOGETHER, WE ARE MOTHERHOOD. – DESHA WOOD
To adopt a child is a great work of love. When it is done, much is given, but much is also received. It is a true exchange of gifts. – Pope John Paul II

BEING A PARENT WASN’T JUST ABOUT BEARING A CHILD. IT WAS ABOUT BEARING WITNESS TO ITS LIFE. – JODI PICOULT
Love runs stronger than blood. Deeper than any name you could give me. – Andrew Peterson

What makes you a man is not the ability to make a child, it’s the courage to raise one. – Barack Obama

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to be one. – Jim Demint

Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone. But still miraculously my own. Never forget for a single minute, you didn’t grow under my heart but in it. – Fleur Conkling Heyliger

When I have a family someday, I’ll probably adopt. Adoption has always been something close to my heart. There are so many kids out there who really need a family. – Tim Tebow

My adoption was treated as a celebration. – Michael Reagan

My adoption journey fully fuels my inspiration, my drive, what my vision of success is. – Jordan Fisher

It always seems impossible until it’s done. – Nelson Mandela

My life has been shaped by the decision two people made over 24 years ago. They decided to adopt a child. They got me, and I got a chance at the kind of life all children deserve. – Karen Fowler

Adoption has been a part of my life and a part of my family, so it was how I wanted to start. It felt natural and right to me. – Katherine Heigl

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. – James 1:17

I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. – 1 Samuel 1:27

so that you may become blameless and pure, ‘children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.’ Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky. – Philippians 2:15

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. – James 1:27

Children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. – John 1:13

Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me. – Psalm 27:10

Being a mother has enriched my life in so many ways, it’s opened my world, in a way. – Michelle Pfeiffer

Anyone who doesn’t have experience with adoption wonders, ‘Does love for a child come through DNA?’ I knew it didn’t. – Katherine Heigl

Anyone who ever wondered how much they could love a child who did not spring from their own loins, know this: it is the same. The feeling of love is so profound, it’s incredible and surprising. – Nia Vardalos

Giving birth does not make her a mother. Placing a child for adoption does not make her less of one.

We loved you before we even knew you, even when there was just a hope for you, we loved you.

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Parenthood requires love, not DNA.

If you think my hands are full, you should see my heart.

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.

If you have the heart for adoption, don’t let fear stand in the way.

A birth mother always puts the needs of her child above the wants of her heart.

Adoption is another word for love.

Adoption: if a baby is not a blessing for you right now, let them be a blessing to someone else.

Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It’s something quite magical.

He is mine in a way that he will never be hers, yet he is hers in a way that he will never be mine, and so together, we are motherhood.

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.

Adoption is not the call to have the perfect rosy family. It is the call to give love, mercy, and patience.

Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone, but still miraculously my own.

The family is God’s greatest masterpiece.

We look at adoption as a very sacred exchange. It was not done lightly on either side. I would dedicate my life to this child.

God knit you together in your mother’s womb, then he wove you into our hearts.

Born not from our flesh, but born into our hearts. You were longed for, wanted, and loved from the start.

There are times when the adoption process is exhausting and painful and makes you want to scream. But, I am told, so does childbirth.

I was chosen, I was wanted, I was cherished, I grew in their hearts, I was the missing piece, I was loved, I was adopted.

Adoption is not the call to have the perfect rosy family. It is the call to give love, mercy, and patience.

It’s important to realize that we adopt not because we are rescuers. No. We adopt because we are rescued. – David Platt

What makes you a man is not the ability to make a child, it’s the courage to raise one. – Barack Obama

Whether your children are yours through biology or adoption, they are yours through love. – Sadia Rebecca Rodriguez

Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It’s something quite magical. – Nicole Kidman

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. – Helen Keller

Adoption is not about finding children for families, it’s about finding families for children. – Joyce Maguire Pavao

Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone, But still miraculously my own. Never forget for a single minute, you didn’t grow under my heart but in it. – Fleur Conkling Heyliger

motivational quotes about adoption 2023

If you have the heart for adoption, don’t let fear stand in the way. — Doug Chapman

It’s important to realize that we adopt not because we are rescuers. No. We adopt because we are rescued. — David Platt

God knew that it doesn’t matter how your children get to your family. It just matters that they get there. — Kira Mortenson

Adoption is when a child grew in its mommy’s heart instead of her tummy. — Unknown

Somehow, destiny comes into play. These children end up with you, and you end up with them. It’s something quite magical. — Nicole Kidman

Adoption is not the call to have the perfect rosy family. It is the call to give love, mercy, and patience. — Unknown

If the standard route for creating a family had worked for me, I wouldn’t have met this child. I needed to know her. I needed to be her mother. She is, in every way, my daughter. — Nia Vardalos

Parenthood requires love, not DNA. — Anonymous

Adoption is a journey of faith, from beginning to end. — Johnny Carr

Family is not defined by our genes, it is built and maintained through love. — Amalia G

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. — Oprah Winfrey

He is mine in a way that he will never be hers, yet he is hers in a way that he will never be mine, and so together, we are motherhood. — Desha Woodhall

Adoption carries the added dimension of connection not only to your own tribe but beyond, widening the scope of what constitutes love, ties, and family. It is the larger embrace. — Isabella Rossellini

There are no unwanted children, just unfound families. — Anonymous

Adoption is the most intentional process on Earth. — Jody Cantrell Dyer

We do not need to know the beginning of a child’s story to change the ending. — Fi Newood

Being a parent wasn’t just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life. — Jodi Picoult

Be PROUD that you’re adopted! Every kid is different. — Unknown

The circumstances surrounding your birth are not as important as the opportunity to live. — Lailah Gifty Akita

When people tell me how lucky my children are, I offer a reply that upholds the girls’ dignity while acknowledging the complicated truth. ‘No,’ I say, ‘we are all blessed to have found each other. — Julie Higgenbotham

If there’s a cause worth fighting for, it’s this: children belong in families. — Nicole Skellenger

Belonging to a family is a natural and vital component of life, and every child deserves to be a member of a loving and nurturing family. — Ronald Reagan

Your greatest contribution to the kingdom of God may not be something you do but someone you raise. — Andy Stanley

While adoption does not undo the past, adopting a child, and more specifically an older child, gives an adoptive family the privilege of writing the parts of the child’s story that have not yet been written.— Caitlin Snyder

Time and experience have taught me a priceless lesson: Any child you take for your own becomes your own if you give of yourself to that child. I have born two children and had seven others by adoption, and they are all my children, equally beloved and precious. — Dale Evans

People ask me, ‘What about gay adoptions? Interracial? Single Parent?’ I say, ‘Hey, fine, as long as it works for the child and the family is responsible.’ My big stand is this: Every child deserves a home and love. Period. — Dave Thomas

When children become actively involved in showing compassion to others, they learn about this value in a very deep and meaningful way. — Signe Wilson

My birth mother brought me into this world, but it was my adoptive parents who gave me life. — Christina Romo

Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation. — Robert A. Heinlein

Perhaps there is no greater miracle than finding a loving home for a child who needs one. — Bill ClintonA couple with their adopted child

However, motherhood comes to you, it’s a miracle. — Valerie Harper

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. —Richard Bach

Little souls find their way to you, whether they’re from your womb or someone else’s. — Sheryl Crow

We should not be asking who this child belongs to, but who belongs to this child. — James L. Gritter

They may not have my eyes, they may not have my smile, but they have all my heart. — Anonymous

top rated quotes about adoption 2023

A child born to another woman calls me mom. The depth of the tragedy and the magnitude of the privilege are not lost on me. — Jody Landers

Families don’t have to match. You don’t have to look like someone else to love them. — Leigh Anne Tuohy

You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. — Desmond Tutu

When I have a family someday, I’ll probably adopt. Adoption has always been something close to my heart. There are so many kids out there who really need a family. — Tim Tebow

Children and mothers never truly part, bound together by the beating of one another’s heart. — Charlotte Gray

Anyone who doesn’t have experience with adoption wonders, ‘Does love for a child come through DNA?’ I knew it didn’t. — Katherine Heigl

If a mother and father can love more than one child, then certainly a child can love more than one mother or father. — Unknown

I’m drawn to kids that are already born. I think some people are meant to do certain things, and I believe I’m meant to find my children in the world somewhere and not necessarily have them genetically. — Angelina Jolie

When I was growing up, I wanted to adopt because I was aware there were kids that didn’t have parents. It’s not a humanitarian thing, because I don’t see it as a sacrifice. It’s a gift. We’re all lucky to have each other. — Angelina Jolie

Through adoption, Americans can forever change not only a child’s life but also their own. — George W. Bush

Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone, But still miraculously my own. Never forget for a single minute, you didn’t grow under my heart but in it. — Fleur Conkling Heyliger

I always wondered if I was ready to adopt – then I realized: no child was ready to be an orphan. — Unknown

I am convinced, completely convinced, that there was nothing random about [the adoption], she is the daughter I should have. — Meg Ryan

What makes you a man is not the ability to make a child, it’s the courage to raise one. — Barack Obama

Whether your children are yours through biology or adoption, they are yours through love. — Sadia Rebecca RodriguezA woman with a little boy

Adoptive parents become the biological parents through connection. — Dr. Karyn Purvis

Adoptive Mom? I am Mom. I need no other label or prefix. — Joanne Greco

Adoption was a bumpy ride, very bumpy. But, God, was it worth the fight. — Mariska Hargitay

Motherhood is about celebrating the child you have, not the child you thought you’d have. — Joan Ryan

In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring. — Romans 9:8

There are young people having babies every day that cannot possibly take care of them, and, as people who believe that every life is beautiful, we need to make them aware of another choice to give that beautiful life up for adoption. — John Schneider

Adoption isn’t a birthmother’s rejection but an unconditional love that inspires her to put herself last and do all she can for her baby. — Mary Hines

Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person who needs you. This is your chance. — Mother Teresa