Quotes about Adoption

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What is less often noticed is that it is precisely the kind of moral instruction that parents are constantly trying to g — J.I. Packer, Knowing God
If you are financially affluent, think of adopting a kid and raise him or her right next to your biological offspring. A — Abhijit Naskar, Human Making is Our Mission: A Treatise on Parenting
I reached down and picked up a baseball bat at my feet and I flung it as hard as it could. It circled and arced high in — Laura Anderson Kurk, Perfect Glass
One of the main functions of a push-up bra is to lower the number of mothers who seem like mothers. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
It is now clear that faith is a singular pledge of paternal love, treasured up for the sons whom he has adopted. — John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols
Blood can help make family, but family often transcends blood. — DaShanne Stokes
It’s such a relief to know these are universal truths for so many of us in the adoption triad. Gosh, how much easier thi — Paula Gruben, Umbilicus
Regarding beliefs and belief systems: We argue what and how we feel, rather than what we - actually - know or assume to — T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"
The answer to the question ‘How many children do you have?’ and the one to the question ‘How many children are you raisi — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Laws forbidding adoptees from accessing their original birth certificates are outdated and need to be changed today. — DaShanne Stokes
Discovering that I was adopted redefined my entire world, but it taught me that who you are doesn't change. — DaShanne Stokes
Being denied their original birth certificates isn't just a problem for adoptees. It's a social problem, requiring socia — DaShanne Stokes
So when people say that poetry is a luxury, or an option, or for the educated middle classes, or that it shouldn't be re — Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
our country is poor but our hearts are rich — Adele Rickerby, The Promise I Kept
Listen to your hearts, parents! You are the expert when it comes to knowing your child. I love the Scripture that says w — Sherrie Eldridge, Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
Today I'm aware of all the times I have said no to opportunities God has placed before me because I think I'm not rich e — Heather Avis, The Lucky Few: Finding God's Best in the Most Unlikely Places
If we adopted Jack," I quip, "we'd have to give him combat pay for an allowance — Daven Anderson, Vampire Syndrome
What makes a family is neither the absence of tragedy nor the ability to hide from misfortune, but the courage to overco — Steve Pemberton, A Chance in the World: An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home
Adoption is outside. You act out what it feels like to be the one who doesn't belong. And you act it out by trying to do — Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Your ancestors are rooting for you. — Eleanor Brownn