The adoption process (either getting your child home or parenting your child) will undoubtedly bring stress. I actually thought our second time through would be easier because we had experience on our side. WRONG. Learn to deep breath and then turn it all over to God. Otherwise your blood pressure numbers may be prohibitive in […]
Category Archives: Things Adoptive Parents Should Know
{#42} Attachment Planning
We did not have an attachment plan but maybe we should have. I won’t lie. The cocooning part of attachment plans makes me want to shrivel up and die. I think the 3 kids (who are all extroverts) might have shrivelled up during an extended cocooning time as well. However, I think there is validity […]
{#41} The YES Challenge
I interupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you the YES Challenge. I’ve been practicing in secret but now that you all know, we can keep each other accountable. Step 1: Read this article. Step 2: See how many YES’s you can accumulate this weekend. (Hint: Be creative. For example, if you were going to […]
{#40} Personality Differences
For us, the hardest part of adoption is not the actual parenting a child from a hard place. Although that certainly has not been easy. For us, we’re lucky to get through our home study in one piece. If we can get past that, it seems like smooth sailing from there. I know I’ve said […]
{#39} Documents
Regardless of which adoption journey you are on, you will need to complete a home study. As part of your home study, you will need to gather a bunch of documents. Although this list may vary a little from state to state and agency to agency, it will give you a good idea of what […]
{#38} Webinars
I love technology. I love blogs, email, apps, Google, smartphones…you get the idea. Did you know webinar technology has made it possible to explore adoption options from the comfort of your own home…for free?!?! I know when families start thinking about adoption, it can be overwhelming and intimidating to actually, phycially step foot in an […]
{#37} Homecoming Parties
More often than not, adoption homecomings come at the end of a lot of agonizing red tape and waiting. Sometimes they mark the end of an infertility journey as well. Who wouldn’t want to celebrate such a joyous occasion? However, imagine yourself as an infant who emerged into the world only to find you couldn’t […]
{#36} Children are children no matter how small international
If you venture down the path of international adoption, someone will inevitably ask “Why go overseas when there are so many needy children here?” Here are some common answers (we’ve only ever used the first one): God called us to fill in the blank with the country from where you are adopting. It’s a personal […]