Adopted Love Celebrated All Month Long
While Valentine’s day is typically celebrated only on the 14th of February, here at Heart of Adoptions, we like to treat the whole month as a celebration of love. We celebrate romantic love, familial love, and even puppy love. And of course, we celebrate the love that adoption brings into our lives. The love that …
Five Misconceptions About Choosing Adoption
Choosing adoption is an “easy way out.” If you talk to any woman who has placed a child for adoption, they would tell you that “giving my baby up for adoption was probably the hardest decision I’ve ever made.” Choosing adoption is far from easy. Instead, it’s the most selfless decision a woman can make. …
Open Adoption in Florida – Why It’s Important and How to Make It Work
For many years, most adoptions in Florida were closed adoptions. However, things have changed quite a bit in the last 20 years. Now, open adoption is more prevalent and is considered to be the healthiest of all post-adoption relationships. When women facing an unplanned pregnancy in Florida come to us, they often worry that placing …
Adoption Surrounds Us
I’ve been out on medical leave for some time now. It’s hard to share about that, but I would like to share the reactions that I get from people that I talk to. My particular medical treatments are daily and at the same time of day. As such, there are other individuals that go at …
Day in the Life of an Adoption Caseworker
Many days I am left juggling my various responsibilities, wife, mother, adoption social worker, etc. I wear so many more hats on a daily basis, but I wear these three nonstop and I wear them proudly. Even though these three responsibilities take up all of my time, they are my favorite three hats to wear …
Giving Thanks
This time of year is meant for reflecting on all that we have and giving thanks for those around us that make life that much better. Parents tend to give thanks to their children but do they thank the birth parents that brought that child into the world? Here is a wonderful article for your …
National Adoption Month Celebration Ideas
November is a really important month around Heart of adoptions, Inc. You may or may not be aware that November is National Adoption Month. We spend time in October preparing for this with things like attending meetings at the local foster care agencies and/or court houses, but also with getting gifts ready to send to …
Support – Words from a Birth Mother
We’ve all seen the memes on FB and Instagram that tell us in a funny and exaggerated way, that if we aren’t hanging out with someone who doesn’t bob their head when Bohemian Rhapsody starts to play, get away from that person! You don’t need that kind of negativity in your life! Well, I’m here …
The Yucky Side- From A Birth Mother’s Perspective
Just so most know, I did keep my pregnancy a secret and didn't brag or talk much about it. Only because I knew I was placing baby girl. But there comes a point where people start to put one and one together and they just stop accepting that little cover up that you constantly use, …
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Little Lucas is ready to go home!! Congratulations to our newest family #builtbylove , we are so excited for you! Please keep his birth mama in your thoughts and help us wish this new family well ❤️#adoptionislove #lovemakesafamily
We did a different kind of adoption in Tampa! This mama has been taking care of her 2 kittens behind our office for about a week and today all 3 of them went to their forever home! We are so happy they will get the care that they need and be able to stay together ❤️ A huge thank you to the St. Francis Rescue who did what they had to to make this happen. We appreciate you! #adoptionislove