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Google Ads: More Exposure = More Opportunities for a Match

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T16:58:37-07:00August 21, 2019|Adoption Education, Adoption Outreach, Adoption Perspectives, Adoption Process, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

What if you could give your adoption profile to an expectant parent who is considering adoption at the exact moment she is asking herself, “How do I place my baby for adoption?” What if you could do this 40, 60, or even 80 times? Each month! This is what Google advertising offers adopting parents.

Google Ads is an online advertising platform. It encompasses several different types of ad approaches, but for simplicity (and I believe they’re the best type for adopting parents), we’ll focus on pay-per-click, or PPC ads. To learn more, click here.

What to Know About Parenting Transracial Adoptees

BPetersonDesign2022-06-13T11:25:15-07:00August 9, 2019|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt, Transracial Adoption (Learn)|

This guest blog post is written by Torie DiMartile about her own experience as a transracial adoptee.

Last week, in national news, a white supremacist opened fire at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. The same week, in my little university town of Bloomington IN, the farmers market endured its second week of cancelled activity due to white supremacist threats. If you ask my mom, she’ll readily tell you that 26 years ago these terrifying racial headlines would have flickered across her screen with a pang of sympathy, but they would not have drastically impacted her daily life. Of course, she knew racism and violence existed, but it existed outside her own experience. Today, as the mother of a 26-year old transracial adoptee those headlines probably keep her up at night. To read more, click here.

The Adoption Profile and How it is Used in the Adoption Process

BPetersonDesign2022-04-05T07:40:02-07:00July 30, 2019|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption Outreach, Adoption Process, Adoption Profile, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

Recently, I watched the Red Table Talk where Jada Pinkett Smith and her mother, Adrienne Banfield Norris, hosted former Sex and the City star Kristin Davis for a talk about transracial adoption. I really enjoyed this podcast and think it can help many families considering transracial adoption (I look forward to including a post just about transracial adoption soon). However, one thing I found really interesting about this podcast was that both Jada and her mom were very surprised that the birth mothers for Kristin’s two African American children had actually chosen Kristin to raise their babies. That made me realize that there are probably many other people that don’t understand the domestic adoption process, and that it might help to educate about how adoptive parents are typically chosen - usually through the use of an adoption profile. To read more, click here.

Featured Family – Aron and Daisha

BPetersonDesign2023-06-16T10:59:46-07:00July 26, 2019|We've Adopted!|

We are thrilled to feature a new home study approved and certified Arizona couple, Aron, Daisha and their adorable son Matthew! Any child who grows up with them will grow up in a fun and active household, given all the emotional support possible, and be loved beyond measure! It has always been their dream to complete our family through adoption — if they are chosen as adoptive parents for your child, it will literally make their dreams come true! To learn more about this sweet Purl family, to check out their website or family profile (designed by Purl), or to contact them directly, click here!

Parenting A Biological Child and a Child Through Adoption

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:00:44-07:00July 24, 2019|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

These are a few of the signs that hang in my daughters’ room. Both speak to where each of our girls come from, and what we believe…

I know that parenting a biological child along with a child through adoption presents different challenges than parenting two children who were adopted, or even two biological children. I am sure it is very different for an adoptee to grow up with siblings who look like their parents or a sibling that shares an adoption connection…

Adopted is Another Word for Wanted

BPetersonDesign2022-04-05T13:35:42-07:00July 15, 2019|Adoption Education, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

This blog post is written by an adoptee, psychologist and prospective adoptive mother.

When I came home that first day, my parents could hardly believe I was real. They had grieved their dreams of parenthood, settling on a baby bulldog. My mom had multiple miscarriages due to endometriosis, and was told by her doctor that she couldn’t have a baby. She learned this news while working as a counselor for women with unplanned pregnancies. She never disclosed her personal struggle to become a mom until one night a phone call from a co-worker from the adoption agency would change the course of all of our lives.

Featured Family – Jeff and Jen

BPetersonDesign2023-06-16T11:02:38-07:00July 5, 2019|We've Adopted!|

We are excited to feature a fun Arizona couple, Jeff and Jen! This couple is home study approved and certified to adopt from anywhere across the country. They are both very loving and caring individuals that know with all of their souls that they will love, respect and support their future child or children! As a Librarian, Jeff is always ready to grab a puppet and “jump into character” to get a laugh. Jen loves to attend or plan themed parties for friends and family...mini food party anyone? Whatever child ends up in this family will have so much fun! Click here to learn more about them, download their family profile, visit their website or get their contact information to contact them directly.

The Beautiful Challenge of Adoption

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:01:31-07:00June 25, 2019|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt, Open Adoption (Learn)|

This blog post is written by a guest blogger and is a perspective we don’t get to hear very often, the perspective of a dad through adoption.

I’ve always had a favorable view of adoption. I have a niece who was adopted by my sister and her husband. Although I’m quite sure there have been tough times, I always saw a well adjusted family with love in their hearts. Because this was my experience, when my wife and I began looking into adoption to grow our family, I was not skeptical. I was completely optimistic.

Immediately upon beginning the adoption process you are presented with life changing questions…

Featured Family – Jonathan and Erika

BPetersonDesign2023-06-16T11:06:51-07:00June 24, 2019|We've Adopted!|

We are thrilled to feature a great new Purl couple, Jonathan and Erika. This couple lives in Arizona and cannot wait to have a baby to love and cherish! They are home study approved (and certified to adopt) a child anywhere in the country. Jonathan plays bass guitar in two bands, and Erika loves to sew (she’s already sewing clothes for their future baby). They love music, art and culture and even met at a concert! They have a strong focus on family (they have 5 nieces and 2 nephews), and have two cats and a dog! Click here to learn more about them, download their family profile or contact them directly.

Anxiety and a Child Through Adoption

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:01:53-07:00June 11, 2019|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption|

A guest writer shares her experiences with anxiety in her pre-teen son through adoption.

Anxiety and the adopted child often times go hand-in-hand. The hard part about diving into adoption is you have no idea the issues you will experience with your child as they grow and face the realities of their story. Every adoptee has to face their story in different stages of life. I can only speak to walking with my child on his adoption story for the last 10 years, but one of the themes I have experienced with my son is that anxiety and adoption tend to go together.

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