Purl’s new adoption advisor and adoptive mother shares her perspective on her three daughter’s adoptions. She explores themes surrounding her eldest daughter’s open adoption and what that specifically looks like for her family, with the differing degrees of openness with her other children’s birth family.
We are so excited to introduce you to a beautiful, home-study approved Purl family: Travis, Lindsey and Bentley! This family has a passionate faith, a massive heart for people and are full of adventure. Travis and Lindsey have traveled to nearly every state together as a family, but also love family game and movie nights in their cozy home in Pennsylvania. Travis and Lindsey express that they have always wanted a large family and have had a long-standing dream to adopt; feeling that being parents is one of their greatest strengths. To learn more about them, download their family profile (designed by Purl), or contact them directly, click here.
Stefani is an adult adoptee, married and with two children who has taken the time to reflect on her adoption. Today, we are fortunate enough to read about how her closed adoption impacted her and later, what meeting her birth mother was like.
Young adult adoptee shares her adoption story with us on the blog. Emily is an amazing 19 year old who enjoys painting and doing schoolwork during this strange season of COVID-19 and quarantine. She lives in Arizona with her family, including with her brother who is also adopted. Emily shares her perspective of what it is like being adopted in her family, and some encouragement for other adoptees and adoptive families.
We’re so delighted to introduce you to an Arizona couple who is certified to adopt and home-study approved: Justin and Kaycie! This couple has talked to one another every single day since the day they met in 2009, when Justin delivered a package to Kaycie’s office. Since that fateful day, they were married, bought a house and rescued animals. They love playing pool, doing puzzles and trying out different Arizona restaurants. This marriage is full of love, understanding and and fun. Justin and Kaycie share that after facing years of infertility, they know that adoption is the perfect way to grow their family. To learn more about Justin and Kaycie through their family profile (designed by Purl), or to contact them directly, click here.
When a family first considers adoption, it can be helpful to hear from adoptive families about their experiences to help them determine their best path for their adoption process. Today on our blog, a Purl mama shares her daughter’s adoption story; revealing how quick and unexpected the process can be. Click here to read more.
This is an update on the continued impact of COVID-19 on domestic adoptions. Many of you may have read my post in March on the impact of COVID-19, but I wanted to update that, particularly as we enter a new wave of cases in some states. What has been most interesting for us at Purl though, has been the significant increase in the numbers of potential prospective adoptive parents contacting us, which seems to have resulted in part due to families being home, potentially with more time to start the adoption process. That, coupled with these factors below, are making for an interesting domestic adoption environment for prospective adoptive families (a few positives, but overall generally negative). Click here to learn more.
We are so excited to feature another home study approved (and certified to adopt) Purl family—a lovely hopeful adoptive mama in Arizona, Jill. Jill shares with us that she could eat pizza everyday, and yet still is the athletic type who has done things like hike the Grand Canyon for charity. Jill grew up in St. Louis with her parents and younger siblings, complete with aunts and cousins around her growing up. Jill was always active in group play as a kid, either riding her scooter with friends or building obstacle courses with cousins, her love for spending time in community with others has been evident from the start. Moving to Arizona with her family to study biology in college, Jill has become an accomplished scientist since graduating. Jill spent many years traveling and growing in her knowledge and skill, but always acknowledging her desire to have a child. To learn more about Jill through her family profile (designed by Purl), or to contact her directly, click here.
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately and I felt I just needed to be blunt. I often get calls from families that are hoping to adopt due to infertility or other obstacles creating their family naturally, but without a lot of understanding and knowledge about adoption, and the impact of it on all members of the adoption triad. So because of this, I just want to tell you that ADOPTION IS NOT FOR EVERYONE! Make sure you do your homework before you begin, and definitely before you bring your child home. It is okay if you research adoption and decide it isn’t for you. In my opinion, there isn’t enough education and preparation that happens in the typical home study process, and you need to do the work as prospective adoptive parents to make sure this is the route you want to take to grow your family. Click here to learn more.
When families decide to take the leap with a domestic infant adoption, one of the most vulnerable moments as a prospective adoptive parent is waiting for the child’s birth parent to sign the consents to the adoption, otherwise known as relinquishments, typically done a few days after the birth of the child. Many parents considering an adoption plan for their child feel that confirmation to continue with the adoption plan postpartum, while others do decide to parent their child, leading to what is commonly called a “disrupted adoption”. “Michelle,” her husband and her two older children walked through a disrupted adoption and are now on the other side. She shares their story, in the hopes that others walking through the similar pains of a disrupted adoption would find comfort, as well as to share how her older children processed the complicated nature of adoption loss.
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