Living Expenses
In the adoption process, living expenses are things that are legally allowed to be paid to an expecting mom while she’s pregnant, and oftentimes up to six weeks afterwards, to help her get back on her feet after she’s made an adoption plan. This timeframe...
Parenting Adoptive vs Biological Children
Adoption is fueled by desire and big hearts. It is the desire of the expecting mother to give a good life for her child. It is the desire of a family to have the joy of raising a child. The people that choose to adopt want a child to raise, and be a part of the...
5 Tips to Prepare Financially for Adoption
Planning to grow your family is one of the biggest decisions you make in your lifetime. This comes with excitement and joy as you and your partner plan for the next steps in your parenting journey. It can also come with stress surrounding fertility issues and...
Guest Blog: Jeff Seitzer
We were approached about having a guest blogger from the author of The Fun Master: A Memoir written by Jeff Seitzer check out the book and then check out the blog article below. I was in tears after reading it, I am sure you will be as well. Before we had our first...
Shortening Time to Adopt
I don’t know about you, but these last few years have flown by for me. It reminds me how precious time is and patience can be challenging. Especially if you are looking to adopt. I get it, you are brimming with enthusiasm about expanding your family. Unfortunately,...
Thunder In My Arms – by Lissa Schneckenburger
There are seasons when my child is the most beautiful and exquisite being Ihave ever laid eyes on. He is funny, thoughtful, charming, earnest, sweet, and ahard worker. He is gifted, and smart, and we sing together, go on adventures,and share books, movies, and funny...
Adoption Community Benefits
If there’s one constant about adoption, it’s that the process is different for everyone. Regardless of how different your adoption story may unfold, it doesn’t change that we all have the same anxiety. That’s why I created the All About Adoption Facebook Group...
Whistling for Angela – With Author Robin Heald
As every adoptive and birth parent knows, adoption is a journey. It’s a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, twists and turns. It’s a journey sometimes of elation and at other times, of devastation. Our son Dylan’s adoption went fairly smoothly. This was not true in...