Adoption in Our Lives
Adoption has always been an important part of Amber’s life. She and her sister were both adopted as infants, and Amber feels deeply grateful for the love, stability, and opportunities adoption has given her. She had a few visits with her birth mom when she was very young and reconnected with her again at 18. Over the years, she has also gotten to know her birth siblings. Those relationships have been meaningful and have only deepened her gratitude for the family and life she was given through adoption.
Adoption is also part of Kyle’s story. He grew up alongside three cousins who were adopted—two from Romania and one from Ethiopia —and has many fond memories of summers spent with them at the beach. As he and Amber have begun their own adoption journey, Kyle has often talked with his cousins, and their encouragement and perspective have meant so much to him.