Adoption Stories
Every couple has their own story about how their adoptions took place. Read the stories below from previous Catholic Charities couples.
Adoption - One of Our Favorite Words -
We were not able to create our family the usual way and for us this was devastating. Yes there are worse problems. With that in mind...click here for more of the story.
Our Adoption Story - After going through numerous tests and treatments for infertility, we decided that it was time for us to explore domestic adoption as a way to expand our family. We had always...click here for more of the story.
Rollercoaster Ride Ends in a Beautful Adoption - We started the adoption process in November of 2004 and were finished with out home study and on the waiting list by May 2005. We were chosen...click here for more of the story.
Happy and Challenging - Our adoption experience was both a stressful and a happy time. The waiting and the approval process was the stressful part, but the end result was worth it all. The day we picked up our sons was one of the happiest days of our lives. They were both only 2 ½ weeks old when they were placed in our home. The final adoption process was a breeze. Our boys are now 23 and 17 years old and they have filled our lives with many happy and sometimes challenging moments. We have been truly blessed. ~ Requests to remain anonymous
Counseling Helped our Process - One of the things we really appreciated about Catholic Charities adoption services was the counseling. Not only did we receive counseling allowing us to talk through our history and our philosophies on parenting, but we also had the change for the social worker to get to know us. Additionally, our daughter’s birthmother also received counseling. We truly appreciated this so that she could talk through her situation and we respected Catholic Charities respect for her. We are so pleased to know her choice to make the adoption plan was truly her choice, not something somebody else pushed off on her. ~ Requests to remain anonymous
Events are Happier because of our Adoption- Becoming adoptive parents is absolutely the best thing that ever happened for us! I was thinking about all of the things we would never have experiences without Mark…peek-a-boo, hide and seek, diapers, potty training, Play Doh, finger painting, 1st foods, 1st steps, backyard picnics, bee sting, wading pool, tantrums (not very many) kindergarten tears (mine), Halloween parties, May Day baskets, Lego K’Nex, Magy, bedtime stories, Disney World, Sunday school teacher, school volunteer, teacher conferences (Mr. Social), wonderful sense of humor, Baptism, First Communion, birthday parties, Love You Mom & Dad!, school spirit, boy scouts, band/piano/guitar lessons, football/soccer/baseball, carpools, Wisconsin Dells, vacations, home work nagging, teen arguments, teen angst (one day I’m a kid, the next I’m an adult), stinky football clothes, life questions, voice change, new way to look at things, video games, music, fantastic “chef” creations, test messages. We’re looking forward to Confirmation and drivers ed. The most important things we wouldn’t have experiences is more love than we could ever have imagined!! ~ Requests to remain anonymous
Becoming a Family - Adoption meant “becoming a family” where as before Tom and I were just a married couple. It presented to us this opportunity to share our love and our Christian values in raising a child. We pray for the birthparents of our two children for their courage and love in giving us their “gifts” to raise. Without adoption Tom and I would have lived our lives as a couple – for both of us had problems with reproduction, and invetro fertilization of donor sperm we felt was not our Lords plan. The special day we went to Catholic Charities to receive our son and two years later our daughter was filled with excitement, wonder, joy, and thanks giving. ~ Requests to remain anonymous
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