When You Say Yes to an Older Child

When You Say Yes to an Older Child

by | Jun 24, 2019 | Adoption, Popular

“What is it like adopting an older child? Should we break birth order? Do you have any words of wisdom for bringing an older child into our home? How will it affect our children?” These are the most asked questions that land in my inbox. And buddy, are they loaded. I...
I Want to Adopt…What Now?

I Want to Adopt…What Now?

by | Nov 30, 2017 | Adoption

The question I get the most from so many people is, “So I know we want to adopt. What do we do next?”

It’s a loaded question. One a short little Facebook message or Instagram DM doesn’t have words for. So on this last week of National Adoption Awareness Month, I thought I’d share with you what I’ve learned through our experiences.

Please know, I do not claim to be an expert. Nor do I believe the ways mentioned below are the only ways. I am simply going to throw some information out to you that will hopefully give you a place to begin your own research.

After we knew we were ready to adopt, I literally typed this same question into google, and the results were extremely overwhelming. So I am going to try to break it down for you in a way that helped me understand best. Hopefully it will be a great beginning place for you to start!