#option

A son or daughter in any human family is either born to or adopted by the parents. By definition, a child can't be both. But with God we're both born of Him and adopted by Him. ↗

— Jerry Bridges

#new-birth #family

And now the fight continues for all orphans and children who need families who will love and care for them—until they too can all go home. ↗

— Kim De Blecourt

#international-adoption #kim-de-blecourt #orphans #ukraine #until-we-all-come-home

I hold my daughter in my arms and thank God for bringing her to me. If the standard route for creating a family had worked for me, I wouldn't have met this child. I needed to know her. I needed to be her mother. I know now why all those events happened. Or didn't happen. So I could meet this little girl. She is, in every way, my daughter. I am carrying my Funny Gift from God and all is good. ↗

— Nia Vardalos

#family

Shall we all open our heart to be a forever home for lost pets. ↗

— Martha Steward

#animal-stories #pet-adoption #home

I never eat where the hotel recommends. I do my own research and then try the most highly rated options. ↗

— L'Wren Scott

#highly #hotel #i #i do #most

We can, if we so choose, wander aimlessly over the continent of the arbitrary. Rootless as some winged seed blown about on a serendipitous spring breeze. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#option #realization #life

[...] you're willing to look past things and to give people second chances. But the thing is, Rose, some people don't deserve them. ↗

— Rebecca Serle

#options #second-chances #love

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

#love

Fear gripped me as my children and I arrived at the Ukraine-Moldova border crossing. ↗

— Kim De Blecourt

#international-adoption #kim-de-blecourt #orphans #ukraine #until-we-all-come-home

I did learn something about insanity while I was down there. People go crazy, not because they are crazy, but because it's the best available option at the time. ↗

— Gabrielle Zevin

#the-best-option