Hello! Thank you for taking the time to look at our profile. We are dedicated to the open adoption process and look forward to making a life-long commitment to you and your child. Summer is a biology professor and John is a musician and music educator. We were high school sweethearts and have now been [...]
Here at Adoptions From The Heart, we have recently welcomed three new staff members to help us in our mission to build beautiful families. We asked the three ladies a little bit about themselves, why they were excited about working with AFTH, and what they didn’t know about adoption before starting here. Meet the new [...]
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Mother's Day as a Birthmother For most people, Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate the women who raised them and gave them life. For others, women like myself, Mother’s Day can be polarizing. Although birth mothers have our own special day now (Birth Mother’s Day, the Saturday before Mother’s Day), the loss of our [...]
Last week, National Infertility Awareness Week was in full swing at Adoptions From The Heart. Not every family who comes through our doors has dealt with infertility, but many have, and we’ve helped them find the beautiful families they have always wanted. To help raise awareness, we took to social media to see what families [...]
Capital of the Virginia Colony from 1699 to 1780, Williamsburg continues to rely on its important revolutionary role, with Colonial Williamsburg and the College of William & Mary, the nation's second-oldest college, fueling most of the area's economic activity. In terms of year-round residents, Williamsburg is small, with a population of 14,068 as of 2010. William [...]
The adoption community is large and a lot of people are sharing their perspective and experiences. Here are more blogs from fellow members of the adoption community that might assist you in the ongoing journey that is adoption. Adoptive Families Waltzing in Galoshes One family’s journey through infertility, adoption and parenthood. http://davidandelizabethadopt.blogspot.com/ White Sugar [...]
Norfolk is the second biggest city in Virginia by population, with around 246,392 residents as of the 2013 census. Like every city at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, Norfolk has served as a strategic location, both for the military and trade, for centuries. In terms of industry, Norfolk has benefited more from its advantageous location [...]
For many years, it's been widely cited that at least 50% of pregnancies in the US are unplanned. That, however, isn't true, at least it wasn't from 2008 to 2011. Unplanned pregnancies have dropped to their lowest level in 30 years, according to researchers at The Guttmacher Institute. Publishing their new study in a March edition [...]
Sitting just northeast of one of the world's largest natural harbors, Hampton, Virginia is a small city bordered by miles of beach. Only 25 miles from the first permanent English settlement in the modern-day United States, Hampton has seen more than 400 years of American history. Hampton has always been coveted as a strategic location, [...]
