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Updating a Domestic Home Study

Based on this previous post, I think it’s known that Mr. Piñata and I have been working to update our home study to adopt again! The home study process is what you go through to become an approved potential adoptive parent. I only know the “ins and outs” of domestic adoption, but from what I’ve heard […]

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National Adoption Month Part 3: The cost of our adoptions

One of the most common things I hear about adoption is, “I really want to adopt but I just can’t afford it,” or “How did you afford all those fees.”  Well several of us have decided to share with you about the cost of our adoptions.  Mrs. Jacks shared last week a wonderfully written post […]

Value and cost in adoption

This post is part of the National Adoption Month series. Adoption can be an expensive endeavor. Both domestic infant adoption and international adoption cost about the same amount of money, but for different reasons.  I give some cost estimates from the Adoptive Families yearly survey in this post.  When we chose domestic infant adoption, our […]

National Adoption Month Series Part 2: Type of Adoption

Imagine standing at a fork in the road.  Each road will lead you to a fantastic destination, better than you could ever imagine.  As you look down each path, you realize they are full of uncertainties and obstacles.  One road has treacherous mountain terrains that you must pass to get to a beautiful valley full […]

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