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My Journey to An Open Adoption

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:02:45-07:00June 7, 2019|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Hoping to Adopt, Open Adoption (Learn)|

When my husband Ray and I started the adoption process, the thing we were scared about most was “open adoption”. We learned quickly that most domestic adoptions were “open”, but that had many different meanings. We pictured open adoption as a co-parenting situation, and had fears that our child wouldn’t bond with us or feel like we were her “real parents” if we had an open adoption with our child’s birth family (and yes I cringe too that I even wrote “real parent” in my blog as something I thought and possibly even said out loud)! Luckily we learned a lot over the course of our adoption journey.

A Love-Hate Relationship with Mother’s Day

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:03:07-07:00May 9, 2019|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt, Infertility|

Oh Mother's Day ... you can bring so much joy and so much pain to so many. When I was single and in my mid-30s, I often wondered if I'd ever be a mother. Mother's Day seemed to be the day where someone stuck a knife in my heart a little and twisted it around, as I watched my friends and family celebrate a role I desperately wanted. When I finally met my husband, got married and started trying for a family, we went through a round of IVF that failed right before Mother's Day. Probably due in part to all the hormones I still had flowing through my body, I remember bursting into tears during our Pastor’s message at church, ultimately leaving early and ignoring the holiday altogether the rest of the day.

Infertility – A Lonely Battle

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:15:44-07:00April 24, 2019|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Hoping to Adopt, Infertility|

This week is Infertility Awareness Week. Infertility sucks - there’s really no other way to put it. Actually, I can think of a lot of words I’d use to describe infertility, but most of them would need to be censored.

Featured Family – Tim and Jessi

BPetersonDesign2023-06-16T11:12:10-07:00April 22, 2019|We've Adopted!|

We are thrilled to feature this adorable Purl family, Tim, Jessi and their beautiful daughter Mary! This is a home study ready, Texas family that is so excited to add another child to their family through the grace of adoption! Tim and Jessi knew before they were married that they would not be able to have children naturally due to Tim’s childhood cancer, and they feel blessed to have adopted Mary through an open adoption almost four year ago. They would love to give Mary a sibling and they are hopeful they will be chosen again!

The Adoption Tax Credit

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:16:50-07:00April 15, 2019|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Funding Your Adoption|

Happy Tax Day! If you’re a prospective adoptive family, you might be interested in learning more about the Adoption Tax Credit and how you might benefit from it if/when you incur expenses relating to the adoption of a child. The credit, which has been part of federal tax law since 1997, allows adoptive families to defray some of the costs incurred when they grow their families through adoption. It has helped bring together hundreds of thousands of families, many of whom would not have been able to grow their families through adoption without it.

Featured Family – Trevor and Jackie

BPetersonDesign2023-06-16T11:13:17-07:00April 5, 2019|We've Adopted!|

We are so excited to feature a new Purl family, Trevor, Jackie and their adorable son Isaac! This Arizona couple is certified to adopt and home study-ready, and cannot wait to add a child to their family through adoption. Trevor and Jackie have been married for 5 years, but they were high school sweethearts! This family loves to travel; since Isaac was born 3 years ago they have already traveled to 12 states together! They can’t wait to create new adventures as a family of four! When they aren’t exploring new cities together, they love to spend time with their friends and family, who they are extremely close to. Their support system is thrilled about Trevor and Jackie’s hope to adopt.

The Truth About Adoption Costs

BPetersonDesign2023-07-19T16:00:13-07:00April 4, 2019|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Funding Your Adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

Are you considering adoption, but are unsure of the various costs you may incur in order to adopt? The costs you might see in a domestic infant adoption will vary considerably depending on the type of adoption (private/independent, attorney, or agency adoption) and the state from which you are adopting. The adoption professionals recommended by Purl typically have adoption opportunities with total costs (including home study related costs) ranging between $8,000 and $50,000, with the majority falling between $25,000 and $37,000. In this article, we break down the types of costs prospective adoptive parents may incur during their adoption journey.

Featured Family – William and Jaimie

BPetersonDesign2023-06-16T11:16:11-07:00March 29, 2019|We've Adopted!|

We are thrilled to feature another new Purl family this weekend, William and Jaimie! This Virginia couple is responsible, fun-filled and family-oriented. They love to spend time outdoors and time with family and friends. Both William and Jaimie have had musical training and love to sing together and individually. They both have jobs working with special needs children, and love it! William and Jaimie have always had a special heart for adoption. They both love children and would count themselves blessed and privileged to start their family through adoption. They have so much love to give a child!

5 Adoption Myths Debunked

BPetersonDesign2023-07-19T15:58:16-07:00March 28, 2019|Adoption Education, Adoption Process, Domestic infant adoption, Drug/Alcohol Exposure, Funding Your Adoption, Hoping to Adopt, Open Adoption (Learn)|

Are you someone who is considering adoption, but is scared off by the contradictory things you’ve heard about the domestic infant adoption process? Here’s a list of five myths we commonly hear about adoption - debunked.

Endometriosis – The Painful Diagnosis that Opened My Heart to Adoption

BPetersonDesign2022-06-13T11:26:05-07:00March 19, 2019|Adoption Education, Infertility, Learn|

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. I have suffered from endometriosis since High School and I assume my condition related at least in part to some of my fertility issues. Endometriosis is a painful chronic condition affecting more than 5 million women in the U.S. alone.

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