Family Quotes

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

- Desmond Tutu

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

- Jodi Picoult

"You don’t have to give birth to someone to be family. We’re all family – extended family."

- Sandra Bullock

"Think how beautiful it is to give a child a home and to become a family because you choose to! Maybe that’s the best way to make a family, don’t you think?"

- Kristin Harmel

"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."

- Richard Fischer

"Adoptive Mom? I am Mom. I need no other label or prefix."

- Joanne Greco

"Families don't have to match. You don't have to look like someone else to love them."

- Leigh Anne Tuohy

""Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.""

- Edna Buchanan

"Family adventures in Hawaii are treasures of the heart."

- Unknown

"Hawaiian beaches and mountains are the backdrop for family love."

- Unknown

"The natural wonders of Hawaii enhance family togetherness."

- Unknown

"Hawaiian culture teaches the importance of family values and respect."

- Unknown

"In Hawaii, honoring ancestors is a cherished family tradition."

- Unknown

"Respect for elders is a cornerstone of Hawaiian family life."

- Unknown

"Hawaiian stories and customs are passed down through generations."

- Unknown

"Family values in Hawaii are deeply rooted in cultural traditions."

- Unknown

"In Hawaii, family traditions are woven with cultural heritage."

- Unknown

"Hawaiian culture strengthens family bonds through shared values."

- Unknown

"Like the ohana tree, our roots grow deep and our branches reach out to embrace all."

- Unknown

"Congrats on bringing in the newest member to our team!"

"Twins have tested my patience, pushed my endurance, and stretched my heart to enormous lengths."

"Whether your children are yours through biology or adoption, they are yours through love."

"Family is more than blood."

"If a mother and father can love more than one child. Why is it so hard to understand that a child can love more than one mother and father?"

"Children need two things. One is roots and the other is wings."

"He is mine in a way that he will never be hers, yet he is hers in a way that he will never be mine, and together we are motherhood."

"Fatherhood requires love, not DNA."

"A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society."

"Adoption is not about finding children for families, it's about finding families for children."

- Unknown

"Our adopted daughter completes our family puzzle in a way we never imagined, but now we can’t see it any other way."

- Unknown