Amanda and Seth Roberts-Anderson

Our family’s story has always been shaped by adoption.

Long before becoming parents, I (Amanda) felt drawn to international adoption and the responsibility of providing a loving, stable home for children who needed one. That calling eventually led us to China, where we lived for over a decade and where our daughter Zofia came into our lives through adoption in 2016.

Zofia is the heart of our family. She has significant special needs and has taught us more about patience, advocacy, and unconditional love than we ever imagined possible. Parenting her has shaped every decision we make and prepared us deeply for the realities of raising children who need steady, committed care.

In 2019, we began the process of adopting again from China. We were just weeks away from completing that adoption when COVID halted international adoptions. What we believed would be a short delay stretched into years of waiting, uncertainty, and grief. In 2024, China officially closed international adoptions, bringing that chapter to a permanent end.

While that loss was profound, our desire to expand our family—and Zofia’s longing for siblings—never disappeared.

In an unexpected and extraordinary turn of events, we were given the opportunity to adopt twin boys through an international process we never anticipated. It was not the journey we had planned, but it was one that unfolded with remarkable clarity and support at every step. After years of closed doors, this path opened decisively—and we stepped forward with gratitude and humility.

Today, we are learning how to be a family of five.

Seth is a full-time, hands-on parent, supporting our children’s daily needs, therapies, and routines. I work full-time in higher education and also teach and edit on the side. Our lives are full, busy, and grounded in the ordinary, meaningful work of raising children who are deeply wanted and deeply loved.

We are profoundly grateful to the community that has supported our family—emotionally, practically, and financially—through a journey that has been anything but straightforward. Adoption has never been easy for us, but it has always been worth it.

Thank you for being part of our story and for helping us give our children the stable, loving future they deserve.