It turns out that if you filed for the Adoption Tax Credit for 2010, you were audited. Period. End of story. And you probably still don’t have your full refund from Uncle Sam. I can’t help but think that this will be a continuing trend in future years now that the credit is so high […]
Tag Archives: Adoption and Orphan Care
{#27} Indigenous Efforts
Every parent who has a child by international adoption should really find out what is going on in her child(ren)’s birth countr(ies) in terms of local orphan care. If I had to put care of a child on a continuum, it would look something like this: In an ideal world, children would be raised in […]
{#26} Don't Assume
I recently read a post where a mother tells the story of having had her older boys from China home 3 months when they had dinner with a Mandarin-speaking couple only to find out that the boys had no idea they were there to stay. She was heartbroken to realize that they had woken up […]
{#25} HIV
“Minor, correctable special needs.” Most of us would agree that most kids with cleft palate, small holes in the heart, club feet, and other minor, correctable special needs are really not “special needs” at all. Holt International offers a China program specifically for these children that allows families to bring home children home in less […]
{#24} Status Quo
As we enter Mother’s Day season, it seemed like a good time to mention that adoption challenges the status quo. A seemingly simple holiday becomes riddled with questions: Is my birthmother thinking about me? Should we do something to recognize or remember our child’s birthmother? This is particularly worth thinking through if you have an open […]
{#23} Celebration
With Ty reaching his 2 year home mark this week, I thought the subject of adoption celebrations would be an appropriate for this week. Adoption celebrations. To do or not to do. That is the question. Actually the bigger question is probably what to call them. While most families do celebrate the arrival of their […]
{#22} Alternatives
Maybe your spouse isn’t on board…yet. Maybe your kids are too little. Maybe you can’t afford it. Maybe you’re overwhelmed by the process. There are many reasons families are not ready to dive into the adoption process even if they want to. The good news is that there are a conglomeration of other ways to […]
{#21} Bumps in the road
The adoption journey (specifically the journey of bringing your child home) will be full of bumps, delays, and uncertainties. So be prepared. Does that mean adoption isn’t worth it? NO. Jesus persevered through quite a few “bumps” to get us into His family. Are the bumps fair? NO. But then neither is life in general…at […]