Love Quotes

"All that we love deeply becomes a part of us."

- Helen Keller

"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."

- Fleur Conkling Heyliger

"Motherhood is about celebrating the child you have not the child you thought you’d have."

- Joan Ryan

"Being a mother has enriched my life in so many ways, it’s opened my world, in a way."

- Michelle Pfeiffer

"Love runs stronger than blood. Deeper than any name you could give me."

- Andrew Peterson

"Anyone who doesn’t have experience with adoption wonders, ‘Does love for a child come through DNA?’ I knew it didn’t."

- Katherine Heigl

"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."

- Nia Vardalos

"I chose adoption for my baby not because I didn’t want her, but because I love her."

- Sandra

"In adoption a child is not given up. A Birth Mother gives life, a child a family, unconditional love. She gives a part of her heart that will never feel whole. She gives another mother a part of her heart that was always missing. An adoptive mother gives a life and family to this child. She gives unconditional love. She gives a part of her heart to another mother. Yes, give a lot- just never give up."

- Tena Cooper

"I was chosen, I was wanted, I was cherished, I grew in their hearts, I was the missing piece, I was loved, I was adopted."

"Adoption is less about getting a child for your family and more about giving your family for a child."

"Parenthood requires love, not DNA."

"We didn’t give you the gift of life. Life gave us the gift of you."

"Adoption is when a child grew in it’s mommy’s heart instead of her tummy."

"The adoption took time. The love arrived instantly."

"When you took your first breath, it took ours away."

"You might not have my eyes or smile, but from that very first movement, you had my heart."

"Where there is great love, there are always miracles."

"On the day you were adopted you were placed in our lives and born into our hearts in a very special way. We prayed for you, we dreamed of you, we prepared for you, we waited for you. And when we finally held you for the very first time it felt like you’d belonged to us forever."

"Adoption is love, joy, sorrow, compassion, healing, miracle, courage, heartache, and beautiful."

"I’m not saying that adoption is for everyone. It’s definitely not. I just wanted what was best for my baby and it just so happened that adoption was best. I didn’t give him up for adoption because I didn’t want him, or because I’m lazy or because I’m selfish. I gave him up for adoption because I love him with everything in me."

"I’m in love with a child I haven’t met yet."

"It’s not that I enjoy waiting, I just love the person I’m waiting for."

"And then my soul saw you and it kind of went, ‘Oh there you are, I’ve been looking for you.’"

"You first came to us in an envelope with letters, forms and such. Just two little pictures with nothing warm to touch. You grew in our imagination in our hearts and in our minds. You brought us greater joy than we ever thought we’d find. A phone call started labor pains which lasted till we met. Strangers brought together a day we won’t forget. You bloomed as you were planted in our hearts, our lives, our home. Our child of chance, of plan, of will you’re now our very own."

"The moment they placed you into my arms you snuggled right into my heart."

"I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you."

"Of all the things I’ve held in my hands, the best by far, is you."

"It’s amazing how such a little person can turn the whole world around."

"You are what happened when I wished upon a star."