David and Stephanie’s Family

Stephanie, Adam (10 months), and Dave at Disney World Stephanie and I began our adoption journey well before we first sat down with Adoptions from the Heart in early 2013.  We had been discussing bringing a child into our family by this route for some time preceding formal investigation along with crafting our [...]

Open Adoption = Double the Love

Mia Hi!  My name is Mia.  I am 11 years old and I am adopted.  My birth parents chose the agency - Adoptions from the Heart and open adoption.  I think that this is pretty cool!  And I feel that I am so lucky because of that choice.  Now I have two families, [...]

A Tribute to Maxine

Left to Right: Brendan, Mary, Caroline, Larry, Peter, and Katie It was 35 years ago on a cold fall morning when Mary and I met Maxine for the first time. She had recently started her own private adoption agency. We met Maxine in the basement of her home for our initial intake. We [...]

National Infertility Awareness Week – Stacey and Jason

The Beginning Stacey and Jason met while working in 2003. Stacey was working for a company that used services provided by the company where Jason was working at. The two often spoke on the phone for work-related reasons. As time went on, the two finally met after Stacey traveled to Dallas, Texas where Jason was [...]

National Infertility Awareness Week: Candi Meck

Candi and Chuck Meck met while both working at the grocery store 20+ years ago. “Chuck came to the store and delivered the milk. I always say that I married the milkman,” Candi laughed. The happy couple now has a 5-year-old daughter named Camryn.

Hospital Etiquette for Prospective Adoptive Parents

Be Flexible It is ideal for expecting parents and prospective adoptive parents to make plans for the hospital ahead of time. The truth is that it is unrealistic for all our plans to go exactly, well as planned. Being a parent means knowing how to collect yourself and move forward when an initial plan goes [...]