Waiting Is The Hardest Part: 5 Ideas For Prospective Adoptive Parents

Once you've decided on a path to adoption, you'll be thrown into a flurry of activity. Preparing for your home study, keeping appointments with your social worker and filling out papers; there's lots to do in the beginning. You might even start to think that the adoption process is going to keep you busy forever. At least [...]

Jackie & Rhonda #7206

Hello and thank you for considering us for this very important commitment between our families. We are Jackie and Rhonda, and we are conscious that this decision is probably one of the hardest and most important decisions you have had to make in your life.  We have both always wanted children and we look forward [...]

David & Joshua # 4318

Life is a blessing along with the profound desire to connect with people.  We have both built ourselves on truth, honesty, and the profound dedication to family. Our capacity to provide acceptance, reassurance, and compassion has led our desire to expand our family. Throughout our relationship and civil union, we have always had the wish [...]

Vickie & Chris #4274

Hi we are Vickie and Chris! Thank you for taking the time to consider us. We have built a very loving and trust-based relationship over the last five years and cannot wait to welcome a child into our family. Even on our earliest dates, we were already sharing our experiences with adoption.  While our commitment [...]

Celebrating National Adoption Month with the Paper Heart Project

November is National Adoption Month. Since at Adoptions From The Heart we celebrate the adoption community each and every day, we have a special way to celebrate adoption during the month of November. Leading up to National Adoption Month, we encourage local businesses to join the Paper Heart Project. The Paper Heart Project The Paper [...]

Sean, Noelle & Madeleine #4314

Hello we are Sean, Noelle and Madeleine. Thank you so much for taking the time to learn about us and to consider us as the adoptive parents for your baby. We cannot imagine how difficult this process and decision has been for you and we are beyond grateful that you have chosen to get to [...]

Justin, Maureen & Henry #4315

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to get to know us!  We know you have some tough decisions ahead of you and appreciate your consideration. We have been married for 15 years. Justin is a physician specializing in cancer.  When he is not at the hospital he can usually be found working around [...]

Auction and Raffle Items for Building Beautiful Futures Event Revealed

With less than a week left before the Building Beautiful Futures event on Friday, October 16th, we are revealing some of our amazing silent auction and raffle items that some lucky attendees will be going home with! Silent Auction The exclusive Anniversary collection, complete with a diamond heart necklace, dinner for two, and a [...]

Adoptions From The Heart Announces New Scholarship Recipients in the Wake of the Building Beautiful Futures 30th Anniversary Celebration

It is no secret that Adoptions From The Heart is looking forward to celebrating their milestone accomplishment of 30 years of open adoption, but now there is something even more exciting to announce! Three new astounding birthmothers have just been awarded the AFTH Birth Parent Scholarship Fund. On October 16th at the Building Beautiful Futures [...]

What’s The Difference Between Foster Care And Adoption?

Fostering and adopting a child are both options that can offer children loving homes. Foster Care & Adoption: 2 Differences & 2 Similarities There are significant differences between these two situations, both legal and practical. We'll cover 2 of the biggest differences and similarities here. 1. Adoption Is Forever, Foster Children Often Reunite With Their Birth Parents Children [...]