- What Happens in the Wait
We didn’t write many updates, or tell stories during those months of unknown. Our days were full of going to work, going to church, hanging out with friends, seeing family, building my doula business, working as missionaries at our apartment complex, filling out paperwork, and wondering. … - Aniyah Royal
So many times I thought about writing about our wait, writing about how this adoption process was changing our lives, our hearts, and our relationship with Christ. Life moves on and it went on the back burner. This journey has… - Puzzle Pieces & Money DOUBLED
We have been so blessed and grateful for all of the encouragement, support and prayer that we have received through this process already. One of the huge blessings has been our church. We were able to meet with an elder in the first couple of months to talk about the emotions, ethics, common struggles, and different options available to us. We were also able to apply for a grant through our church’s adoption fund. Last week on my birthday we finally receive word, after waiting for eight weeks, that we have receive a funds grant and also a matching grant. This means means that every donation given to our Lifesong fundraising page is double up to $4,000. This financial aid means we have jumped a large leap towards our goal to have $10,000-$15,000 ready to present to any case that we feel called to present to! We have been so excited about this puzzle fundraiser! Because of our matching grant your donation in this fundraiser is DOUBLE!!… - Home Study Approved!
Friends and Family we are finally home study approved. The home study is what tells the government that we are fit to be parents in any way they can measure. During this season we will also be fundraising on top of building a fund from our own savings. Before we can present to a case we should have about $10,000 – $15,000. … - Frequently Asked Questions Continued…
How long is it going to take? What happens if the mother decides to parent? How can we help? How much do you have left to raise? And more frequently asked questions.… - Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions Part 1 – You asked, we did our best to answer! Where are you adopting from?, Why aren’t you doing foster care?, Why do you want to do an open adoption?, and more!… - Ethical Language in Adoption
Language is the vehicle we use daily to communicate our ideas and notions about the world we live in. And although we might not be aware of it, there is also a subtext to the words we choose, reflecting our values in subtle ways, even when we aren’t consciously trying to do so. Words have a way of shaping/revealing our beliefs and thought processes. … - The Body of Christ at Work
ve seeing friends and family who care about this calling to care for the vulnerable. It looks different for each person and your support in our adoption is a part of this. … - Friends & Family
We have learned that in the history of adoption a lot of the focus has been on the adoptive parents and then on the adopted child. Only in the recent past have we begun to look at the first family as a vital piece of the adoption triad. Dillon and I have been given such a heart for these women who are placing their children for adoption. Are you interested in learning more about how you can help us in the adoption? As we are learning so much we are reading several books, listening to podcasts, reading experiences and stories from adoptees and birth moms, and more.… - T Shirts and Coffee!
So much of the work so far has been behind the scenes, and mostly in our heads. Finally we are ready to start putting out tangible ways that others can help us on this journey and we are more than ready. … - Starting Our Home Study
Since we announced our adoption plans on August 27th Dillon and I have been working through the steps of setting everything up for this adoption journey. … - Consultant Company or Placement Agency
The company you choose will be responsible for sending your profiles of expectant mothers, presenting you to these mothers, answering your questions, referring you to attorneys, and home study companies. They are your main point of contact. … - Orphan Care and the Community
I think there is a reason why God commands us to care for the orphan rather than adopt the orphan. There are things that we are commanded to do in the bible that we cannot do as a single person, it requires the community of Christ to strive for the same thing together.… - Basics
I knew I needed to dip my feet in someone and learn where a good starting point was. Knowing the big picture can help understand what this process will look like. … - The First Steps
The cute “we are adopting” post is coming but, there are just so many things that proceeded that announcement. I want to share that with you in the hopes that you will be able to ask us the hard questions, support us, and learn along with us. Very few people wake up one day and decide they are going to do something as life changing as adoption and then post it on Facebook. … - My Reason Why
Adoption. Kirsten and I started talking about it when we started dating. What should we do? When should we adopt? Why should we? Can we make this work? These were the question that were running through my head and some… - Why Now?
I am a planner, type-a, list making, google calendar fiend! I like to dream, make goals, accomplish tasks, and improve. I grew up making plans for my life. In Awanas when I was asked what I wanted to be when… - The Pegram Adoption
I don’t know when the love for adoption started. I feel like it was always a part of me. I remember walking by signs for a fundraiser to help my High School Pastor adopt their second daughter and thinking “that…
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