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Homestudy Update
We received a draft of our homestudy today! What does this mean? Well, it means we’re making some headway. [Finally.] Our caseworker has been fabulous to work with. But because of some hiccups with...
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Our Family in Photos [Thanks to Kerri Photography]
Earlier this week, I wrote about our photo session with Kerri Photography. She’s graciously using her talents to help us with our family profile. [I wrote about what she's doing for our family here.]...
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What I [really] Think About Birth Mothers
We’ve been working on putting together our profile that will go to birth parents who have made an adoption plan for their baby. To be honest, it’s been hard. Not only are there dozens of tough...
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Profile in Progress: Photos Around Town [+ Maggie]
I spent the other day driving around town taking photos for our profile so birth parents can get to know where we live and the great community our child will be raised. These are just some of dozens of...
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An Adoption [Profile] Update
The cover of our profile designed by our adoption consultant, Susan, with a photo taken by Kerri Photography. Many of you have emailed and asked how the process is going. I can happily tell you we are...
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Profiles Ordered!
Just a short update post, but an exciting one! Our profiles have been printed, bound and shipped. I just talked with the nice folks at the UPS Store in Leawood, KS, and I’m told the profiles will be at...
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Back to [Paper] Work!
Look what came in the mail! Love the cover photo taken by Kerri Photography! Yep, our adoption profiles are HERE! Each profile has photos of us, and information about our family, our hometown, our...
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We Weren’t Chosen
I can count on one hand 3 fingers how many people knew that our profile was shown to a birth mom for the first time last week. The verdict is in: We weren’t chosen. Another family was picked. We’re...
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10 Ways to Support an Adoptive Family
Chris and I have a great support system that includes our family and close circle of friends. We’ve had to lean on them a lot over the past 6-months for encouragement, prayers, and even just a...
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Why We Chose an Adoption Consultant
The adoption process is all about choices. Choosing to say, “Yes,” many times while not quite knowing what you’re fully committing yourself to can be difficult. It’s a true testament of faith and...
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