I met my husband working in an orphanage in India, and we both independently knew we’d someday adopt. After we married, we decided not to have biological children, as there were so many great kids in need of families.

We started the adoption process, then were very surprised when I became pregnant (as we’d been trying to prevent that!). We now have a lovely [biological] daughter, and will be starting the adoption process again in a few months.

Now, I’m open to having more biological children, and I expect we’ll adopt 2-3 children as well.

We were experiencing infertility and had had two miscarriages. We decided to look into adoption as an option as well as various infertility treatments. We gathered as much information as we could, joined an adoption support group and met with many different adoptive families and in the end decided that adoption was for us, regardless of whether or not we were able to achieve a successful pregnancy. We now have 3 children; 1 through adoption and 2 biological and I feel so fortunate to have had both experiences, adoption and birth. Both are miracles.

I haven’t ever adopted a child, but from an early age, I have felt in my heart that I will one day adopt. I just feel that there are so many children in the world who wants a permanent home that I can make that dream come true for at least one child (although I’d love to adopt more). I truly believe that adopted children are born in the heart. I can’t wait until the day that I can bring home a child and tell that child they are in a safe and loving permanent home.