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Adoption is my passion. For all resources connected with adoption, as well as empathy and encouragement for your adoption journey, you've come to the right place. Enjoy browsing, and let me know if I can help you with anything!

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

Adoption· Adoption process· Family Life· Parenting

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