The Heart of an Orphan Quotes

“We might each be unique in our DNA or our customs or opinions, and yet there is a collectiveness of emotions which each of us share. Throughout our lives, all of us will experience joy and excitement but also sorrow and regret, regardless of the country of our birth.”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan

“But without a doubt, vitiligo can be life-altering,”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan

“don’t think there was a dry eye across America”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan

“quiet wish Ting had told me that day in the classroom had finally come true for her.”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan

“safe cribs and thousands of warm blankets”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan

“I believe I have a purpose and God has a plan for me. I don’t know what all I will do yet, but I know He has a plan.”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan

“The way we respond to the most vulnerable of our world speaks volumes about who we really are inside.”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan

“it is so very easy to quickly judge people and to feel that the way we do things is better than theirs. Most everyone does it multiple times each day even though we seldom know the full story of another person’s life and all they have lived through. The reality is that we have no way of knowing the pain the people we meet might carry in their hearts.”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan

“All around this world there are children growing up as orphans who deserve not only our compassion but our ACTION.”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan

“love has nothing to do with genetics but everything to do with your heart”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan

“when people come together in love, there can indeed be light from darkness and hope from despair.”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan

“How many of us actually do know the number of days we have left to live? The number of days we have left to fulfill a dream or to mend fences with a loved one or to simply spend time with our kids?”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan

“adoption isn’t about guarantees. It is about love, pure and simple, and the beauty that comes when you take a leap of faith and make a permanent commitment to a waiting child.”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan

“Every child counts.” Not just those in the U.S. or those fortunate enough to be born healthy, or those with a bright future already in front of them, but every single child who enters this world, regardless of location, circumstance, or special need.”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan

“No matter how much we like to think we're invincible and that we have unlimited time, the reality is that each of us gets but one single life. The real tragedy comes when we waste it.”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan

“Every baby around the world cries in the same language. We, as adults, should love in the same language as well.”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan

“There can be a real beauty which occurs when you combine pure passion with simple innocence.”
― Amy Eldridge, The Heart of an Orphan