Tag: Adoption Encouragement

  • How Immigration Policy is Affecting Adoption

    Update (as of 1/28/2026) The day I published this call to action is the day we found out that adoptions are exempt from the current immigration policy! We could not be more grateful. Our agency hosted an open forum video call where we were going to talk about what international…

  • Waiting Well for an Adoption

    Waiting Well for an Adoption

    My cousin Emilee and I recorded a podcast about waiting well for an adoption last week. Our stories are different, but I wanted to write out what we discussed because I think what we discussed can impact people waiting for an adoption. Here are the tips we talked about. If…

  • Waiting for an Adoption is a Wilderness

    Cautiously Optimistic, Expectantly Waiting, & Patient So much has happened in our adoption journey, but I will give you the “short” version. I am leaving out some details for privacy and protection. We have been on an adoption journey for three years. When we first jumped headfirst into this journey,…