“I have this deep need to bond with real blood relatives, but I feel like I'm not really a part of either of my families.” — Sherrie Eldridge Copy Share Image
“Then one detail caught my attention. "Time (of birth), 5:57 A.M." Wow! I really was born! I wasn't an alien who was dropped down… — Sherrie Eldridge Copy Share Image
“Listen to your hearts, parents! You are the expert when it comes to knowing your child. I love the Scripture that says we are… — Sherrie Eldridge Copy Share Image
“The remarkable thing we have is a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we… — Sherrie Eldridge Copy Share Image
“Because adoption is a lifelong journey, we have a future filled with the potential to learn invaluable lessons. But many of us haven't been… — Sherrie Eldridge Copy Share Image
“You realize you've never walked in another person's shoes. Never have. Never will. The same is true in adoption. There are three sets of… — Sherrie Eldridge Copy Share Image
“It is a celebration of the fact that we were adopted for a purpose and that adoption is an experience that has the potential… — Sherrie Eldridge Copy Share Image
“...they look at adoption through rose-colored glasses, trying to make it a win/win situation for unplanned pregnancies and infertility, never giving a thought about… — Sherrie Eldridge Copy Share Image
“I believe one of the most sacrificial acts of love adoptive parents can do is to give up their preconceptions and agendas about what… — Sherrie Eldridge Copy Share Image
“If we were created from the very fiber of our birth parents' physical and emotional beings, don't you think our need to think about… — Sherrie Eldridge Copy Share Image
“Because our birth mothers made a choice for us that dramatically changed the course of our lives and over which we had no control,… — Sherrie Eldridge Copy Share Image
“Adoptive parents often say about adoption day: "It was the happiest day of our lives!" While most of us are happy to be adopted,… — Sherrie Eldridge Copy Share Image
“...the advantage of having an unexpected opportunity to successfully grieve our early-life losses; to enjoy healthy relationships; to develop an unshakable sense of self-esteem;… — Sherrie Eldridge Copy Share Image
“I have this deep need to bond with real blood relatives, but I feel like I'm not really a part of either of my… — Sherrie Eldridge Copy Share Image
