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Here are some articles and resources to support you as you consider adoption and move through the process.

ADOPTION AND ADVENT: COMING HOME

November 30, 2016 10 Comments

How Advent and adoption are linked; how Advent is a metaphor for our spiritual adoption; and how earthly adoption can be a metaphor for Advent. Chapter 1 of Redeeming Advent by Lucy Rycroft.

The following comes from my Advent devotional, Redeeming Advent. Buy it here! Advent, for our family, is a season full of traditions. I'd love to say that it was a time for increased spiritual growth, as I lead our young family in meaningful Bible reflections every morning - but, in reality, I … [Read more...] about ADOPTION AND ADVENT: COMING HOME

Adoption· Adoption process· Books and resources· Christmas & Advent· Faith

7 WAYS ADOPTION IS DIFFERENT FROM BRINGING HOME A NEWBORN

November 19, 2015 4 Comments

The difference between adopting and having a biological baby.

The time is getting closer - we are preparing to adopt! Later this month, we will meet and bring home our little boys for the first time. This season has got me thinking back to when our birth children were born, and the differences between bringing home a newborn and bringing home an adopted … [Read more...] about 7 WAYS ADOPTION IS DIFFERENT FROM BRINGING HOME A NEWBORN

Adoption· Adoption process· Blended families· Explaining adoption to others· Family Life· Parenting· Parenting an Adopted Child

WHY I’M NOT AS EXCITED ABOUT ADOPTION AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE

November 8, 2015 1 Comment

Preparing for adoption is exciting - sometimes - but largely it's just busy!

We are preparing to adopt. People keep asking me "Are you excited?" or pre-empting with "I bet you're excited!". Usually, for a quiet life, I respond with a simple "Yes, I'm excited!", and that ends an otherwise awkward conversation. Apologies if you're one of the friends I've fobbed off in … [Read more...] about WHY I’M NOT AS EXCITED ABOUT ADOPTION AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE

Adoption· Adoption process· Explaining adoption to others· Family Life

ADOPTION IS FOR EVERYONE

October 19, 2015 2 Comments

Adoption is for everyone: parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts/uncles, church families, social workers, school communities...everyone!

Think adoption is a 'niche' issue? Think again. Adoption is for me, as I've felt the nudge, made the call, navigated the process. Adoption is for me as I redecorate, order curtains and choose furniture. Adoption is for me as I cock my head to one side, screw up my face, and try to work out just how … [Read more...] about ADOPTION IS FOR EVERYONE

Adoption· Adoption process· Explaining adoption to others· Faith· Parenting an Adopted Child

ADOPTION: ACCEPTING UNCERTAINTY

August 8, 2015 4 Comments

What are the uncertainties surrounding adoption? How can we accept them in faith?

It is a phrase that my husband and I are becoming all too familiar with. "This child requires a family who can accept the uncertainties surrounding his future." Any child who has been placed for adoption has an uncertain future - and this is truer the younger they are. Of course, none of … [Read more...] about ADOPTION: ACCEPTING UNCERTAINTY

Adoption· Adoption process· Faith· Family Life· Parenting an Adopted Child

ON BEING APPROVED FOR ADOPTION

June 27, 2015 6 Comments

What does it feel like to be approved for adoption? Besides the excitement, there's a heck of a lot of uncertainty...

So that's it, we've done it. Apparently. We've crossed the most important hurdle in this very bizarre process. Our status has shifted from 'prospective adopter' to 'approved adopter'. "Does it feel like the burden's been lifted?" asks one friend. Hmmm. I know what she means. And yes, in one sense … [Read more...] about ON BEING APPROVED FOR ADOPTION

Adoption· Adoption process· Family Life

IS FAITH A DISADVANTAGE IN THE ADOPTION PROCESS?

June 5, 2015 7 Comments

Is faith a disadvantage in the adoption process? Will the adoption agency refuse me because I'm a Christian?

It's something several people have asked as we've headed down the adoption path recently. "What do they think about your faith?" "Do they mind that you're Christians?" I guess they have in mind horror stories like this one, where a Christian couple were not approved as prospective adopters, … [Read more...] about IS FAITH A DISADVANTAGE IN THE ADOPTION PROCESS?

Adoption· Adoption process· Faith

ADOPTION IS NOT PLAN ‘B’

April 25, 2015 14 Comments

Adoption used to be our 'Plan B' - if we couldn't have kids biologically, we'd adopt. But then God changed our hearts...

Although there was a time when I thought it was. Back in my idealistic youth, before we had kids, adoption was our Plan B. "If we can't have children, we'll..." and all that. Truth be told, I was bloody scared that we wouldn't be able to have children - because then we'd have to face the messy … [Read more...] about ADOPTION IS NOT PLAN ‘B’

Adoption· Adoption process· Blended families· Faith· Family Life· Parenting

HOW WE ARRIVED AT OUR DECISION TO ADOPT

March 31, 2015 23 Comments

Starting the adoption process. How do you get there? What should you expect?

I promised there'd be a couple of surprises here on the blog for 2015, so here's the first: I'm excited to share with you that Famille Desert are in the process of adoption! Whoop! It's something I'm buzzing to write more about in the future but, for now, let me take you back a few years and share … [Read more...] about HOW WE ARRIVED AT OUR DECISION TO ADOPT

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