Why Adopt?

People often wonder why Michael and I would choose to adopt when we have so many biological children. There are so many children in this world who are going without the love of a mother and father and the security of a stable home environment. We feel it is our calling to provide for at least one of those children through adoption.

Adoption is a natural choice for us since I was a birth mother as a teenager. I placed my infant son with a family through a semi-open adoption. I am excited to be on the other end of the situation and be able to now help a mother in need.

Our Progress in the Adoption Process

As of June 19, 2010, we have the written homestudy report in our hands and are researching adoption grants to help finance the adoption. We are preparing our documents for the Ethiopian government, but can't proceed much further without the first half of the Ethiopian program fee (roughly $6,000).


Timeframe from now until we bring our daughter home: Our personal goal is to bring our daughter home by the Fall of 2013.

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2/5/10

From IFS Regarding the Ethiopia Program

This was sent to me on January 18 from IFS:
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From our Executive Director:

"We have some MORE exciting news to report. Eight beautiful children are awaiting court dates to come home to their forever families. Look at how young these kids are!!! Court for one brother/sister is set for this month and we should hear of more court dates any day now!

Coming home to their new families soon:
3 year old boy and 6 month old sister
3 year old boy
1 year old girl
3 month old boy
2 month old girl
3 year old boy and 1 1/2 year old sister

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? This program is amazing!!!! BUT WE NEED FAMILIES, even for infants!!!!! We have received word that many on our waiting list will have referrals any day, which is very exciting for all of us! But wow, it almost clears out our list completely! HELP! How do we let people know that these kids are so beautiful and so in need of loving homes? Please spread the word.

We continue to have a huge list of WAITING CHILDREN and we are still looking for a family for the 4 year old boy triplets!!!
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This helps confirm for us that Ethiopia is the birthplace of our second daughter.
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