So Brian and I are working through our first piece of paperwork for our adoption with Project Star. For the most part it is a straight forward application, basic information about us, etc. However, there is one section we have been trying to decide how to fill out. They want us to describe why we want to be parents, and what skills we'll bring to parenthood that will benefit our future children. It seems like a simple question but we have been searching for the right words to describe ourselves. Its interesting though to try and find a way to describe ourselves without seeming overblown or uninterested. We want Project Star to get to know us, as currently their perspective will be the one that matters.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
Changes...Changes...Changes...
So I apologise for how long it has been between posts everyone. There have been a lot of changes in our adoption plan in the last few months. We had every intention of completing an international adoption from Bulgaria through Adoption Ark. However, due to the changed in Russia's adoption policy, Adoption Ark could no longer stay open, so that door has closed. But as we all know, when God closes a door he opens a window. That window for our family has been Project Star through the Children's Institute.
Brian and I over the last three years have had contact with over two dozen different adoption agencies. Until we came across Adoption Ark, we had never been able to find an agency willing to work with us due to Brian having CF and having a double lung transplant. Most agencies seem to have fear of an illness they aren't willing to learn about. Adoption Ark gave us the hope that we could adopt successfully. Anyways, at least at the time we learned that Adoption Ark was closing, we had not yet paid anything.
I had originally heard of Project Star a few years ago when I was taking a friend's son to The Children's Institute for OT. At the time, I thought they only worked to place children with severe issues. When we learned of the closure, I started researching new options and came across Project Star again. This time, I learned that they work with any foster adoption.
So with some continued research, Brian and I decided to attend one of Project Star's information meetings. Which we did, on Valentine's Day. After the meeting, we went to our Valentine's dinner at The Melting Pot, which was incredibly yummy. Over dinner we decided we are going to proceed with a domestic foster care adoption through Project Star.
We are very excited to take this step forward to growing our family, and the process should move at a faster pace than international adoption would have gone. It will also be significantly more cost effective for our family as we will not be traveling overseas.
The next step is 24 hours of adoption classes which we'll begin in March. We do hope you all will come along with us on this amazing, exciting journey to complete our family, and we'll work hard on keeping the blog up to date. We also apologise for any confusion with the change of blog title, but we felt with the change of plans and countries it needed a change.
Brian and I over the last three years have had contact with over two dozen different adoption agencies. Until we came across Adoption Ark, we had never been able to find an agency willing to work with us due to Brian having CF and having a double lung transplant. Most agencies seem to have fear of an illness they aren't willing to learn about. Adoption Ark gave us the hope that we could adopt successfully. Anyways, at least at the time we learned that Adoption Ark was closing, we had not yet paid anything.
I had originally heard of Project Star a few years ago when I was taking a friend's son to The Children's Institute for OT. At the time, I thought they only worked to place children with severe issues. When we learned of the closure, I started researching new options and came across Project Star again. This time, I learned that they work with any foster adoption.
So with some continued research, Brian and I decided to attend one of Project Star's information meetings. Which we did, on Valentine's Day. After the meeting, we went to our Valentine's dinner at The Melting Pot, which was incredibly yummy. Over dinner we decided we are going to proceed with a domestic foster care adoption through Project Star.
We are very excited to take this step forward to growing our family, and the process should move at a faster pace than international adoption would have gone. It will also be significantly more cost effective for our family as we will not be traveling overseas.
The next step is 24 hours of adoption classes which we'll begin in March. We do hope you all will come along with us on this amazing, exciting journey to complete our family, and we'll work hard on keeping the blog up to date. We also apologise for any confusion with the change of blog title, but we felt with the change of plans and countries it needed a change.
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