I got to know my friend Dannie through our adoption forum. She adopted her precious little girl through the state foster care system as an older infant. Dannie has a beautiful blog where she writes about her life with her little girl (fondly referred to on her blog as Tigger) at It’s You and Me Kid. Continue reading
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“If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.” ~ Virginia Woolf
How wonderful it is to be a woman, and how horrible at the same time. The voice in our head that tells us our worth and ability and beauty is formed by so many other voices that we have no control over. Continue reading
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One of my favorite Christian bands is Shane and Shane. Their sound is gorgeous and unique, their lyrics come straight out of Scripture, and they’re two boys who are from my hometown! A song of theirs that I’ve been thinking about lately is called “Waiting Room.” The song itself is about the metaphorical waiting rooms we sit in while we wait for our prayers to be answered. Continue reading
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**Trigger Warning** To my HG sisters currently suffering, I will warn you, this post will talk about food and show a picture of food. Ugly food. So, proceed with caution. Continue reading
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I was searching this evening for some clever creative crafts for Little Bug to do this next week that will celebrate and introduce the idea of Easter to him. I found a bunch of coloring sheets but very little else.
…And then there was the diamond in the cave. Continue reading
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Whew~ There. I think I’m all settled in. I’ll continue to tweak a few things for the rest of the week, but I think I’ve got it where I want it for now. Thanks for your patience!
Now…Where were we?
Now that we’ve covered the details that go into choosing what type of agency you’d like, you need to be made aware of some of the sneaky secrets that can aid you in your quest for the right agency for you. Continue reading
Filed under Adoption Agencies, Adoption General
Okay okay, I know I said that my next post would be a continuation of the previous one, but I was just too excited to wait! I pinky promise my next post will continue on with tips on choosing your agency, but today I just had to announce…
We’re finally finally starting our homestudy!!!!!!
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One of the hardest parts of the adoption process for many families (including us so far) can be the hunt for the right agency. You could also go the route of an attorney or facilitator (which I don’t recommend), but since we’re using an agency, I thought I’d explain how we came to find and select our agency.
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Wow.
So, this is one of those venty posts that’s less informative but more therapeutic for me.
I was researching fund-raising for adoption this afternoon, as we hope to really hit the ground running with fund-raising this summer.
The things I saw online written from people honestly made me feel like I’d been punched in the gut. People are so confused about adoption and the costs associated with it, and how it works, it’s beyond astonishing. It absolutely made me sick reading some of those things.
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