Culture & Heritage of The Adopted Child
By Terri Apple, Program Director for Brazil, Congo & Kenya Having adopted several children from different countries it has always been important to us that they retain their culture. We love celebrating Holidays, birthdays, and special occasions with a traditional dish from their native countries. I always tried to ...
Do not adopt out of birth order: the rule everyone warns you not to break!
As an advocate for older children adoption, I get asked all the time - “What about adopting out of birth order?? Can we do that? what effect will that have??” .. Please read below a guest blog from one of my adoptive moms, Kirstin McGrath who gives her perspective on ...
Congo Culture Tidbits: Names
We have noticed, and you might have too, that the children have two last names, one first name and no middle name. But siblings do not necessarily share the same last names. Sometimes siblings might share one of their last names, but not necessarily. It is not unusual to have ...
When God Rolls Out the Red Carpet
Ok, so just to put it out there: I am not in the middle of an international adoption. To be totally honest, I never have been and likely never will be. That said, I have still had my share of hardships and struggles. (Divorce, single motherhood, job loss and ...
Agency, Attorney, Consultant, Facilitator….Who’s Who In Domestic Infant Adoption?
By Katrice Crank, Domestic Caseworker We often encounter the following questions from prospective adoptive families interested in pursuing domestic infant adoption: What’s the difference between a consultant, facilitator, and an agency? Don’t a consultant and facilitator perform the same job functions? Hopefully this blog will provide a little clarification regarding ...
Top 10 Reasons to Internationally Adopt Older Children, Part 2
Guest blog post by Lana Erickson and Brooke Outland. You can read Part 1 here: http://www.oneworldadoptions.org/blog/top-10-reasons-to-internationally-adopt-older-children/ 5. Life is NEVER boring… -When you adopt older children from another country, you always have to be on your toes. Every day brings a new adventure. Life is NEVER boring. Whether it ...
Top 10 Reasons to Internationally Adopt Older Children
Guest blog post by: Lana Erickson and Brooke Outland Adopting our “older” children has been the single most important decision and experiences of our lives. Lana and I have compiled a list of our top “10” reasons to adopt older children and we hope that you will be encouraged ...
reflections of hope and grace: the importance of presence…
Guest blog post by Jon Simpson my thoughts are far from complete on this, and i’m sure plenty of books have probably been written relating to the subject, but i can’t reflect on our season of adoption without at least touching on the idea of presence – and for me ...
Redemption
By Guest Blogger, Suzie Simpson I just finished watching our pastor’s (in California) video of coming home with his new baby daughter from the Congo. His wife and 3 of his daughters hadn’t even met this little girl yet, and the look of anticipation is one I know well. It ...
Waiting….
Guest Post by Marie Cummins Waiting…the hardest part of the entire adoption process. It seems like that is all you do. In the beginning, you wait for your homestudy to be completed, then you wait on a list for a referral to come along. Each month passing slowly moving up ...