Category: Adoptive Families

Back to School: Advice for Adoptive Parents

Back to School: Advice for Adoptive Parents

Adoptive Families

The back-to-school time is here with parents and children scrambling to get new clothes, prepare for class photos, buy school supplies and say so long to the hot summers and cool pool parties. Parents will find that it’s time to switch from the summer to the school...
Gifts for Adoptive Parents

Gifts for Adoptive Parents

Adoptive Families

Many people are familiar with buying presents for weddings and baby showers or even anniversary parties. There’s usually a registry, premade gift baskets, or obvious choices that we know from many years of attending similar events. But what about celebrations for...

What It Feels Like to Adopt a Child

Adoptive Families

Families who are considering adoption have so many questions about the adoption process. Most of the logistics–while complex in action–are relatively simple to communicate. One of the more nuanced questions that families face is what does it feel like to...

From Infertility to Adoption

Adoptive Families

Like so many adoptive families, you may have struggled or are currently struggling with infertility. How do you know when it’s time to quit fertility treatments and make the decision to adopt? When will you be ready? The common consensus is that you’ll never “know”...

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.  ...

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...

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...