Ready To Be A Dad As a Big Brother volunteer and a firefighter, Van Kohrt has encountered his share of painful situations. He quite literally runs towards the kinds of terrifying places that most others run from. But when it came to adoption, the seemingly fearless firefighter was taken aback. Was he ready to be

  Choosing Arms Wide At only nine years old, Tammy Schulz told her mom she would adopt someday. As an adult, her passion for adoption was just as strong. She started pursuing adoption in earnest after her friend adopted a daughter through Arms Wide Adoption Services, and recommended Tammy look into the organization. Tammy researched

From a young age, I always knew that I wanted to adopt children. Almost 8 years ago, my husband and I adopted our first son from a disrupted adoption. He came to us just before his 9th birthday when his prior adoptive family (of two years) placed him in respite care after putting him through

Defining Adoption Adoption (a dop’ tion) n. Building a family through the process of concentrated, dedicated, enduring love, rather than biology. Mildred made the decision to adopt, because she wanted to provide a child in need with a loving and caring home. Her journey to adopt officially began when she accepted her first and last

Our Story Jonathan and Kara started their adoption journey in 2014 after the difficult loss of their twins at 22 weeks. This heartache led them to think about children in foster care who need homes. They decided that adoption might be the right journey for them. Kara began researching into Houston-based adoption agencies and found

Choosing Arms Wide Kaysie had always been open to adoption, but her husband, Jady, wasn’t sure if that was the right path for their family. After Kaysie was diagnosed with PCOS, she realized it’d be very difficult to conceive naturally and started talking to coworkers who had adopted. When Kaysie heard about Arms Wide through

About five years ago, through no fault of his own, Jacob entered the Texas foster care system with his six siblings. Moved from home to home, Jacob recalls how no one quite understood him or his story. Michelle Garcia was ready to start her family. She contacted Arms Wide Adoption Services, then Spaulding for Children,

Miriam and Rosbel Rodriguez came to Arms Wide Adoption Services, formerly Spaulding for Children, in 2011, via a friend’s recommendation, looking to provide a loving and supportive home for children. Miriam tried multiple methods, but was unable to get pregnant and thus came to Spaulding for Children looking to adopt. Evelyn, now age 7, was

“It’s not a fairytale – but nothing in life is. These are real kids we’re talking about and they need us to step up for them,” said adoptive mom about her family’s journey to adoption. This family came to Arms Wide Adoption Services, formerly Spaulding for Children, in 2014 eager to adopt after working with