Photographer's Heartwarming Adoption Photo Shoot
A Photographer's Photo Series Shows That Adopted Families Come in All Shapes and Sizes
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"After 14 years of marriage and helping family and friends raise lots of kids we knew there was something more for us. We always wanted to help kids so we decided we would foster and give kids an opportunity they needed. We completed the classes and started our journey. Maddie was the second child in our home. We thought we knew what we were getting ourselves into but little did we know she would change our lives forever. For the next 874 days we rode an emotional rollercoaster that will never be forgotten. It is so hard to explain how this journey was one of the hardest and most emotional things my husband and I have ever been through. We felt feelings we never knew we were capable of feeling.
What was happening was a lifelong bond was being built, but most of all our family was being built. In the beginning we supported her being reunified with her bio-parent but they failed her and us. So there was no question what we needed to do for her. She had touched us in a way we have never been touched. She taught us to love like we have never felt love before. Our hearts was truly bonding and becoming one. She is the missing piece we never knew was missing.
With lots of love, and support from family and friends, we are now one of the happiest and most complete families ever. She is perfect for us and we are perfect for her. She will always be loved and never have to wonder where she belongs. Thank you so much, Maddie, for making us complete, but most of all thank you for accepting us and allowing us to be your forever family. This little girl is exactly like us and has so much of us in her. You don't need blood to have a forever bond, you need a heart like this child and now we have the same heart."