Welcome! We are Candice and John. We are so excited that you are taking the time to get to know us. We have been together since 1997 and have been married for almost 10 years. We live in Pennsylvania, near both of our families, with our three cats, Twister, Citra, and Pixel. John is an [...]
With an estimated population around 233,000, Chesapeake is Virginia's third-most populous city behind Virginia Beach and Norfolk. Technically, it's also one of the area's newest cities. In 1963, residents voted to consolidate South Norfolk and land that used to be known as Norfolk County, giving birth to Chesapeake proper in the process. But Chesapeake's history [...]
As Adoption From The Heart continues to explore LGBT resources made available by the Human Rights Campaign and their All Children All Families initiative, we delved deeper into a practice brief from San Francisco State University. Caitlin Ryan, Ph. D., A.C.S.W., Director of the Family Acceptance Project at the school developed a practice brief for [...]
Every purchase at the corner store is a lesson about basic arithmetic. Every street sign is another word to sound out. At least that's one theory of how parents can help their children develop academic skills. Whether or not you count out every transaction with your child, it's always true that parents are the first teachers for their children. [...]
We have an amazing Cherry Hill office and some of the social workers recently took some time out of their busy appointment schedules to sit with us and talk about adoption. Here is a deeper look at the people who help make open adoption possible for so many people in New Jersey! Get to know [...]
Home to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia holds the distinct honor of being one of the world's only places where aircraft carriers can be dry-docked. But Portsmouth has always been a ship-building city, even when it wasn't a city. Under English Rule, Portsmouth's Naval Value Understood Separated from neighboring Norfolk by the Elizabeth River, the [...]
The adoption community is large and a lot of people are sharing their perspective and experiences. Here is a list of blogs from fellow members of the adoption community that might assist you in the ongoing journey that is adoption. Look forward to more posts featuring even more adoption blogs in the coming months! Adoptive [...]
Hello! We are Diane and John from Pennsylvania. Thank you for considering us as adoptive parents for your child and for taking the time to get to know us. We are very excited to begin our family through open adoption. We hope this profile helps gives you comfort in knowing that we are committed to [...]
Hi! We are Amanda and William. We thank you for taking the time to view our profile. We appreciate and admire your decision. If you choose us we promise to be open, honest and caring to you and our child. You will receive lots of pictures and letters and have yearly visits. We promise to [...]
Do you live in Franklin, Dauphin, York, Adams, Lancaster, Cumberland, or Lebanon County? Did you that Adoptions From The Heart can service expecting mothers and prospective adoptive parents in those areas? Two of the lovely Central PA social workers, Rae and Stephanie! The Central Pennsylvania office of Adoptions From The Heart is located [...]
