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Featured Family – Charlie and Rachael

BPetersonDesign2023-06-13T22:37:35-07:00December 11, 2020|We've Adopted!|

We’re more than happy to introduce you to this loving home-study approved Purl Family from Georgia: Charlie and Rachael! They met 9 years ago in Barcelona, Spain while on a work trip and to this day think their families were plotting to set them up. Charlie and Rachael have been married for 4 years and laugh every single day, truly living by the saying “laughter is the best medicine”. Their home is filled with so much love and they are more than ready to become parents through the gift of adoption! To learn more about them, download their family profile (designed by Purl) or learn how you can contact them directly, click here.

Featured Family – Nick and Rachel

BPetersonDesign2023-06-13T22:46:18-07:00December 10, 2020|We've Adopted!|

We’re so delighted to introduce you to this marvelous home study approved Purl Family from Minnesota: Nick and Rachel! They met in 2011 while they both attended college in Wisconsin and became inseparable ever since. 5 years later they were married and have enjoyed many adventures together, from new cities and jobs to new vacations and new traditions as a couple. They absolutely can’t wait to grow their family and start many new traditions as a family. After learning that they are unable to have children biologically, Nick and Rachel knew adoption was the path they were meant to take. They have so much love to give and cannot wait to grow their family through adoption! To learn more about them, download their family profile (designed by Purl) or learn how you can contact them directly, click here.

What’s In A Name?

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T07:34:22-07:00December 9, 2020|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Process, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

Naming your child is a big deal, many people have family names or favorite names they have picked out for their child for years before their child arrives. But in an adoption scenario, there are a lot of things to consider when naming or “re-naming” a child at the finalization of an adoption. Read more below to understand better how a child is initially named in an adoption scenario, and how that is reflected on two different birth certificates.

Featured Family – Max and Kelcie Grace

BPetersonDesign2023-06-13T22:53:29-07:00December 8, 2020|We've Adopted!|

We are thrilled to introduce you to an amazing, home-study approved Purl Family from Oregon: Max and Kelcie Grace! During college, Max applied for a prep cook position where Kelcie Grace worked. Her boss asked what she thought of him, and she replied “He’s cute. You should hire him!” Max was hired, and they were soon inseparable. After 6 years of dating, they were engaged and have been married for 5 years! Max and Kelcie Grace live in a vibrant city in the Pacific Northwest with their two cats and gentle giant Newfoundland dog. Growing their family through adoption has always been their dream, and, they can’t wait to love a child of their own to infinity and beyond. To learn more about them, download their family profile (designed by Purl) or to learn how to contact them directly, click here.

Featured Family – Neil and Annie

BPetersonDesign2023-06-13T22:56:58-07:00December 3, 2020|We've Adopted!|

We can’t wait to introduce you to this amazing home-study approved (and certified to adopt) Purl Family: Neil and Annie! This Arizona couple met eight years ago and have been married for five! They bonded over their love for adventure, outdoors and playing the guitar. Neil and Annie have so much love to give, and can’t wait to get the chance to share this love and their home with a child of their own, and are beyond excited to grow their family through adoption. Click here to learn more about them, download their family profile and learn how you can contact them directly.

Another way to look at birthdays…

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T07:35:13-07:00December 2, 2020|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

So, today is my (gulp) 43rd birthday. I used to be one of those people who LOVED my birthday, and was so excited to celebrate it, preferably for a whole week. Now that I’m in my 40s, I feel a little less like that (I’d really rather like to stop aging altogether), but it has also been adoption that has changed my perspective on birthdays as well. My mom typically texts me or calls me the morning of my birthday, celebrating a special and momentous day for her as well. But the same can’t be said for a birth mother who placed her child with another. My daughter Cora’s birthday is only a week after mine, and now I feel a pang of sadness on Cora’s birthday each year. Click here to read more.

Featured Family – Tracy and Karen

BPetersonDesign2023-06-13T23:02:32-07:00November 27, 2020|We've Adopted!|

We’re super thrilled to introduce you to this incredible home-study approved Purl Family: Tracy and Karen! These two were high school sweethearts years ago and reconnected after 10 years of being apart. The reconnection was meant to be, as they’ve been happily married now for 12 years! Tracy and Karen have been through a lot in their marriage, with their vows of “in sickness and in health” tested early on. Through the many challenges they’ve faced, the couple has proven they are resilient. They can’t wait for the day they can bring home a child through adoption! To learn more about this couple, click here!

Why You Want an Attorney to Represent You in Your Adoption

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T07:36:01-07:00November 24, 2020|Adoption Education, Adoption Perspectives, Adoption Process, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

At Purl, we work very closely with adoption attorneys as we guide our families through the domestic infant adoption process. Before a family actively begins their adoption process, we work with our Purl Families to determine the best professionals for a multi-professional (attorneys and agencies) approach to their adoption journey. Our recommendations always include at least one adoption attorney that is a fellow in the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (“AAAA”). As a lawyer myself, licensed in both Arizona and California, I believe strongly in legal representation at least by the point of a match with an expectant family, and separate representation for adoptive families and expectant families. One of the adoption attorneys we work closely with is Ted R. Youmans, founder of Familybuilding, a professional law corporation with offices in California and Idaho. Ted has practiced law for over 33 years exclusively in adoption, focusing on private, agency, newborn, toddler, special needs, interstate, stepparent, adult, disrupted and foster care adoption, as well as the related litigation to those adoptions. Ted is a member of AAAA and the California Academy of Adoption Attorneys, academies dedicated to the promotion and development of highly competent, ethical practices in adoption and children’s law. Today, Ted shares his thoughts as to Why You Need an Attorney to Represent You in Your Adoption.

Be the Bridge – A Guide to Transracial Adoption

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T07:37:02-07:00November 23, 2020|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption, Transracial Adoption (Learn)|

This is a blog post written by Gina Fimbel, MSW. She’s an educator with Be the Bridge, an organization created to empower people and culture toward racial healing, equity and reconciliation. In her post, she explains more about their organization as well as their Transracial Adoption Guide that can help prospective adoptive families considering transracial adoption, or families who have already adopted transracially. Click here to read more, or to purchase their Transracial Adoption Guide.

Featured Family – Ryan and Britt

BPetersonDesign2023-06-13T23:06:41-07:00November 20, 2020|We've Adopted!|

We’re thrilled to introduce you to an wonderful home-study approved (and certified to adopt) Purl Family: Ryan and Britt! These two met in Chicago, IL on January 28, 2011. A picture of that nights sky from the time and location in which they first met hangs in their home. Their first date was filled with excitement and laughter. Two weeks later they fell in love, and a few months after that solidified their bond even more when they rescued their dog Chucka. They later were provided the opportunity to move to Arizona where they bought their first home, rescued Chucka’s sister Uga and planted their roots to begin a family. To learn more about them, download their family profile or learn how to contact them directly, click here.

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