41 Quotes About Adopting a Child

The adoption process is a long and taxing process. Understanding the procedures of how to adopt a child will make it easier to accomplish your goal. These quotes about adopting a child will give you the type of encouragement and inspiration you need to achieve your end goal.

“Adoption has been a part of my life and a part of my family, so it was how I wanted to start. It felt natural and right to me.”

“A moment in my arms, forever in my heart.”

“A mother’s love for her child is like no other love. To be able to put that feeling aside because you want the best for your child is the most unselfish thing I know.”

“Adopting any child is a walk into the unknown. It takes Faith.”

“Adopting one child won’t change the world: but for that child, the world will change.”

“Adoption carries the added dimension of connection not only to your own tribe but beyond, widening the scope of what constitutes love, ties, and family. It is the larger embrace.”

“Adoption comes from the heart, but the adoption process comes from the Law. You should follow your heart, but be sure you also follow the law.”

“Adoption is not about finding children for families, it’s about finding families for children.”

“Adoption is not the call to have the perfect, rosy family. It is the call to give love, mercy, and patience.”

“Adoption is when a child grew in its mommy’s heart instead of her tummy.”

“Adoption one child won’t change the world, but for that child, the world will change.”

“Adoption was a bumpy ride – very bumpy. But God, was it worth the fight.”

“After all, children are children no matter their background.”

“Anyone who ever wondered how much they could love a child who did not spring from their own loins, know this: it is the same. The feeling of love is so profound, it’s incredible and surprising.”

“As soon as I saw you, I knew an adventure was going to happen.”

“Be PROUD that you’re adopted! Every kid is different.”

“Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation.”

“Being a parent wasn’t just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life.”

“By choice, we have become a family, first in our hearts, and finally in breath and being. Great expectations are good; great experiences are better.”

“Children and mothers never truly part, bound together by the beating of one another’s heart.”

“Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person who needs you. This is your chance.”

“Every child deserves a home and love. Period.”

“Families don’t have to match. You don’t have to look like someone else to love them.”

“Family is not defined by our genes, it is built and maintained through love.”

“He who can reach a child’s heart can reach the worlds heart.”

“However motherhood comes to you, it’s a miracle.”

“I think adoption is a blessing all around when it’s done right.”

“If it gets to the point where I actually physically cannot have a child, there’s plenty of children in the world that need a stable home and loving parent. I’m so down for adoption.”

“If you have a heart for adoption don’t let fear stand in the way.”

“It’s important to realize that we adopt not because we are rescuers. No, we adopt because we are rescued.”

“Little souls find their way to you, whether their from your womb or someone elses.”

“My birth mother brought me into this world, but it was my adoptive parents who gave me life.”

“Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone, but still miraculously my own. Never forget for a single minute, you didn’t grow under my heart but in it.”

“Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It’s something quite magical.”

“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.”

“There are so many kids in this world, and in this country, that need homes. And so we’re perfectly content to look into adoption one day, if for some reason we aren’t able to have a biological child.”

“There are times when the adoption process is exhausting and painful and makes you want to scream. But, I am told, so does childbirth.”

“They may not have my eyes, they may not have my smile, but they have all my heart.”

“We look at adoption as a very sacred exchange. It was not done lightly on either side. I would dedicate my life to this child.”

“We should not be asking who this child belongs to, but who belongs to this child.”

“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”

It can be a costly venture to adopt a child. Planning for the costs and circumstances will make the transition easier for you.