Family Stories

An Important Country in Asia
by Lindsey K
The most interesting, awesome trip I've ever been on is when I went with my whole family to the Philippines to adopt my 4 year old brother, Andro. He was born in Ligao in 2000.

A Tale of Two Sisters
By Eileen K
As I think about the past two years and the adoption of my daughters, Sheena and Angel (Angelica), I believe it was divine intervention that brought us together.

Benjamin & Jennifer's Story
By Blair & Julie K
It all started in the summer of 2002 when we made the difficult and joyful decision to go through the adoption process for our first child. Our research took us through a few chosen agencies but the decision was made to go with the personal recommendation of a family friend's close friend who highly recommended Wide Horizons.

Cassia's Story
By Melinda H
I used to be a bit afraid of the words "special needs adoption." I knew people who had done it — and yet was that for me?

David's Story
By Michael & Laura C
Our family's adoption journey began almost five years ago. My husband, myself and our three biological children decided we wanted to adopt an older child after realizing that our family didn't seem complete.

Joshua's Story
By Maureen L
Do you want to adopt a happy, outgoing, wildly intelligent child who loves to laugh and is well-behaved? Too late - he's mine!

Rose's Story
By Rebecca B
My family began considering adoption as an alternative way to have an additional child in our household after all other options available to us were deemed impractical and close to impossible.

Waiting For Each Other
By Linda R
My journey with adoption began with a fourth grade project. All of the students were required to write an autobiography and project what our lives would be like in 15 years.

Waiting For Raul
By Lisah
Little did I know as I headed out the door on Friday, April 9th, to make the two-hour trip to Boston to accompany my mother to a routine appointment, that I would return home that evening to tell my husband that I had found our son.

"You Love Me Ever, Ever, Ever"
By Barb D
It has been a wonderful, whirlwind year for Tiki and me. She turned 8 years old on November 7 and we had her adoption "finalization" in court on November 17.