Featured Adoption Video: The Peterson Family

Adoptive Families

We love featuring inspirational videos about families’ adoption journeys. This week we’re featuring the Peterson Family’s adoption story, a family of four children and two parents who are passionate about growing their family through adoption.  ...

Why People Choose Adoption: Quotes

Adoption 101

We’ve gathered some of our favorite quotes from all around the internet about why people choose adoption. It’s always wonderful to read when we need some inspiration! Actress and adoptive parent, Connie Britton: “Adoption is a “‘wonderful...
What Countries Can Americans Not Adopt From?

What Countries Can Americans Not Adopt From?

Adoption 101

Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE! Are you considering adoption and curious about the countries that Americans cannot adopt from? In this post, we’ll explore a bit about the countries that have closed their doors to American adoptive parents and the...

How to Fund an Adoption

Adoption 101

ffording an adoption can be difficult. However, there are many foundations and nonprofit organizations who offer financial support for families looking to adopt children. National Adoption FoundationAmerican Christian Credit UnionAdoption Assistance for Christian...

Crystal’s Adoption Story

Adoptive Families

This week we’re excited to feature Crystal Nichols’ adoption story on bonding with her children. Read the excerpt below, then visit Joy in the Journey to enjoy the rest of the story about her family. We are nearly six years into the in writing of our...
Adoption Support Groups in Kansas and Missouri

Adoption Support Groups in Kansas and Missouri

Post Adoption

Adoptive parents, birth parents, and adoptees often need to connect with other people who have similar experiences that they do. As many of us know, it can sometimes be difficult for those not in the adoption community to understand some of what we go through. Because...

Inspiring Adoption News

Adoptive Families

We like to take the time to reflect on inspiring adoption stories, especially when we get so accustomed to hearing bad news each time we turn on the TV or open up the newspaper. The past few weeks, we’ve seen some stories that are wonderfully inspiring. Iowa...

Great Apps for Back To School

Post Adoption

Summer has practically vanished from our grasp, and it’s time to talk about getting organized for the new school year. Whether your Kindergartener needs reading help or your 6th-grader struggles to juggle soccer practice and violin lessons, there’s an app...

Our Favorite Books for Birth Parents

Birth Families

Here at Adoption & Beyond, we take great care to ensure that the birth parents that we work with are well-informed and knowledgable about their impending adoption journey. Choosing adoption for a child is an extremely delicate and difficult decision, and we...

AmazonSmile Gives Back

Adoption 101

Good news, folks! We are now a registered AmazonSmile Foundation recipient for our charitable organization. What does that mean exactly? Here’s a quick summary of this process. What is AmazonSmile? In October 2013, Amazon announced that it was launching a...