A happy family life is achievable! These are a few of my favorite things that promote greater happiness each day: practicing gratitude, relying on the Lord, choosing to learn, breathing through hard times, honoring my values, and protecting my resources. Family life is fraught with challenges. Where the definition of stress is encountering demands greater … Read more
A home study is not just the “study of your home”, it also includes the completion of several adoption prerequisites and is the name of the file your agency worker will compile. When it’s done, you’re well on your way to adopting! A home study is a review conducted by an adoption agency to ensure … Read more
Scams are present in almost any process where money is involved, and adoption is no exception. There are those who attempt to extort others in the process for their money and attention. Adoption; however, is not a scam. It is a legal process that creates families and provides numerous children in need with loving homes … Read more
I’ve got 3 approaches for you today on where to begin with adoption: Logic-based, Intuition-based, and Story-based (In the story-based section I include the personal story of how our adoption journey began. It’s a wild beginning!). In considering the diversity of readers that might end up here, I recognized that not everyone will be coming … Read more
If you’re venturing into the world of international adoption, you’re going to encounter the term ‘dossier’ pretty early on in the process. So what is a dossier, exactly? In the simplest terms, think of it as the MASTER FILE of ALL NECESSARY PAPERWORK (said in a booming, echo-y voice) which will wing its way to … Read more