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Adoption is not the call to have the perfect rosy family. It is the call to give love, mercy, and patience.
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
It’s important to realize that we adopt not because we are rescuers. No. We adopt because we are rescued. – David Platt
Adoption is another word for love.
Adoption is another word for love.
What makes you a man is not the ability to make a child, it’s the courage to raise one. - Barack Obama
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
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
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
All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. – Helen Keller
Giving birth does not make her a mother. Placing a child for adoption does not make her less of one.
Giving birth does not make her a mother. Placing a child for adoption does not make her less of one.
Parenthood requires love, not DNA.
Parenthood requires love, not DNA.
Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. - Oprah Winfrey
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.
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
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 – 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.
Adoption is when a child grew in it’s mommy’s heart instead of her tummy.
Adoption is not about finding children for families, it's about finding families for children. - Joyce Maguire Pavao
Adoption is not about finding children for families, it’s about finding families for children. – Joyce Maguire Pavao

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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
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
If you think my hands are full, you should see my heart.
If you think my hands are full, you should see my heart.
Born not from our flesh, but born into our hearts. You were longed for, wanted, and loved from the start.
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
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 the most intentional process on Earth. – Jody Cantrell Dyer
Adoption is complicated, but it is also rich with narratives of strength. - Jillian Lauren
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.
We do not need to know the beginning of a child’s story to change the ending.
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
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
You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
Families don’t have to match. You don’t have to look like someone else to love them. - Leigh Anne Tuohy
Families don’t have to match. You don’t have to look like someone else to love them. – Leigh Anne Tuohy
The world may not change if you adopt a child, but for that child their world will change.
The world may not change if you adopt a child, but for that child their world will change.
Being a parent wasn’t just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life. - Jodi Picoult
Being a parent wasn’t just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life. – Jodi Picoult
The circumstances surrounding your birth are not as important as the opportunity to live. - Lailah Gifty Akita
The circumstances surrounding your birth are not as important as the opportunity to live. – Lailah Gifty Akita
Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation. - Robert A. Heinlein
Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation. – Robert A. Heinlein
Adopting an older child is a journey, a developing relationship, and a wonder to behold! - Karlene Edgemon
Adopting an older child is a journey, a developing relationship, and a wonder to behold! – Karlene Edgemon
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
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
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. - Richard Bach
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. – Richard Bach
Adopted. Big deal; so was Superman. - Christ Crutcher
Adopted. Big deal; so was Superman. – Christ Crutcher
They may not have my eyes, they may not have my smile, but they have all my heart.
They may not have my eyes, they may not have my smile, but they have all my heart.
Adoption is a redemptive response to tragedy that happens in the broken world. - Katie J. Davis
Adoption is a redemptive response to tragedy that happens in the broken world. – Katie J. Davis
Through us, the power of each child’s story has the opportunity to change our world. - Nicole Skellenger
Through us, the power of each child’s story has the opportunity to change our world. – Nicole Skellenger
Little souls find their way to you, whether they’re from your womb or someone else’s. - Sheryl Crow
Little souls find their way to you, whether they’re from your womb or someone else’s. – Sheryl Crow
Adoption is a journey of faith, from beginning to end. - Johnny Carr
Adoption is a journey of faith, from beginning to end. – Johnny Carr
Too many children in foster care are falling through the cracks. Be a hero, take the time to learn about adoption today. - Bruce Willis
Too many children in foster care are falling through the cracks. Be a hero, take the time to learn about adoption today. – Bruce Willis
Adoption was a bumpy ride – very bumpy. But, God, was it worth the fight. - Mariska Hargitay
Adoption was a bumpy ride – very bumpy. But, God, was it worth the fight. – Mariska Hargitay

11 Adoption Quotes (BIBLE AND SPIRITUAL)

The family is God's greatest masterpiece.
The family is God’s greatest masterpiece.
God knit you together in your mother's womb, then he wove you into our hearts.
God knit you together in your mother’s womb, then he wove you into our hearts.
God knew that it doesn’t matter how your children get to your family. It just matters that they got there. - Kira Mortenson
God knew that it doesn’t matter how your children get to your family. It just matters that they got there. – Kira Mortenson
Your greatest contribution to the kingdom of God may not be something you do but someone you raise. - Andy Stanley
Your greatest contribution to the kingdom of God may not be something you do but someone you raise. – Andy Stanley
God has made his children, by adoption, nearer to himself than the angels. The angels are the friends of Christ; believers are his members. - Thomas Watson
God has made his children, by adoption, nearer to himself than the angels. The angels are the friends of Christ; believers are his members. – Thomas Watson
Since God has a Son of his own, and such a Son, how wonderful God’s love in adopting us! We needed a Father, but he did not need sons. - Thomas Watson
Since God has a Son of his own, and such a Son, how wonderful God’s love in adopting us! We needed a Father, but he did not need sons. – Thomas Watson
You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. - Desmond Tutu
You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. – Desmond Tutu
I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. - 1 Samuel 1:27
I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. – 1 Samuel 1:27
Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me. - Psalm 27:10
Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me. – Psalm 27:10
The spirit of prayer is the fruit and token of the Spirit of adoption. - John Newton
The spirit of prayer is the fruit and token of the Spirit of adoption. – John Newton
Do you want to do something beautiful for God There is a person who needs you. This is your chance. - Mother Teresa
Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person who needs you. This is your chance. – Mother Teresa

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