When we first began our adoption journey ten years ago, we had no idea as a gay couple what to expect. This was in the days before gay marriage was legal, and gay adoption seemed pretty "out there" to us, especially open adoption. Would prospective birth moms even consider us? Would we wait years? Fortunately, [...]
The adoption process for Eric and I took longer than we ever thought it would. It took us a year to find the right agency, almost a year to complete the paperwork and we were in the system waiting 2 years and 3 months when we finally got the call! During this process, my biggest [...]
My husband and I were married for about 7 years when our lives changed forever. We had worked with Adoptions From The Heart to adopt a child through their domestic program. We matched quickly, but it fell through in the end. But in 2004, our son Thomas came into our life. He was an emergency [...]
Calling all Birth Parents! It's not too late to apply for the Fall 2020 Birth Parent Scholarship Our Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH) Birth Parent Scholarship board is currently accepting applications for the upcoming Fall 2020 semester. Since 2016 the board will unite weeks before the start of the respective fall and spring academic semesters [...]
Families are defined by love, not sexual orientations. In the modern world, families have significantly changed. Many adoptive couples are LGBTQ+. Statistics on LGBTQ+ Adoptions According to AmericanAdoptions.com, same-sex couples are four times more likely to adopt a child than heterosexual couples. Currently, four percent of adopted children are raised by same-sex couples. As many [...]
Alexandra Miller's reunion with her birth family in China Growing up in the States Jeff and Maxine Miller adopted Alexandra from the Quzhou Social Welfare Institute in China at 10 ½ months old. Alexandra grew up in the rural countryside of Garrett County, MD. Throughout high school, Alexandra was a proud and active [...]
A picture with Maxine 10 years apart As a single mother, I set out on the adoption journey with Adoptions From The Heart almost 15 years ago. I had researched many agencies and I loved so many things about AFTH. They had a great international program that they were involved with at the [...]
Abby, Josh, and baby Grayson at the AFTH Family Picnic Adoptee to Adoptive Mother Adopting a child has always been a dream of mine. I myself was adopted from South Korea as an infant. I always felt strongly about wanting to give a child the life, love, and opportunity that I was given [...]
Our Adoptions From The Heart Story – Matthew and Elizabeth Our Daughter Liliana was born on October 22, 2013 Starting a Family We were married for several years not thinking we’d want to have children right away. We wanted to establish our careers, travel, and enjoy our new lives together. Children were not in the [...]
Julianna by Diana Cardamone Photography Chris and I had it all. Great families, amazing friends, rewarding careers, and good health. Sounds good, right? What could be better? However, to me, my world was just not right; it felt incomplete. The excitement of beginning a family was fresh in our minds and we entered [...]
