FAQ

We have been faced with many questions regarding adoption. We hope this will help answer some of those questions and give you a little insight to what we are doing.

Q.: Why adoption?
A.: We have always had a desire to become parents, and an even stronger desire to adopt a child. Adoption is a deep desire of our hearts. We feel that we are being faithful with the desire that God has placed in us.

Q.:What kind of adoption are you pursuing?
A.: The agency we are working with facilitates open adoptions. An open adoption has many different degrees of openness. In a nutshell, an open adoption allows the birth parents to have a voice in selecting an adoptive family. And allows the adoptive parents access to medical history, genetics, and other pertinent information.

Q.: What adoption agency are you using?
A.: Adoption Dreams Come True. Which is a small, local, non-profit agency. This agency accepts only 20 adoptive families at a time, works on a sliding scale fee, and has an excellent reputation. We have been very pleased with the process and the staff.

Q.: Are you unable to conceive a biological child?
A.: No, we are NOT unable to conceive a child and we are not doing this instead of having biological children. We hope to parent biological and adopted children.

Q.: How long will the adoption process take?
A.: We don't know. We have been told the process can take anywhere between two months and two years.

Q.: Are you preparing your home for a baby?
A.: No. Because we do not know how long it will be before we are selected, we are living our lives as usual. We are eager and ready to add a little one to our home, but will not start preparations until we get further along in the process. There is no reason to set up a nursery until we need one.

Q.: Are there any good resources (ie. books) regarding adoption?
A.: There are a ton of books available, most of which I think we own. Also there are a lot of websites that we have stumbled upon. A book that Amber has just started reading is titled, "Adoption is a Family Affair, What Relatives and Friends Must Know," by Patricia Johnston. It is written for the soon to be grandparents of an adopted child. If you are interested in borrowing any books that we have, just let us know!

Thank you for all of your loving questions! We would be happy to answer anymore that you might have along the way!