Navigating adoption is hard and for many, the difficulty starts with choosing the right path for their journey. Deciding whether to use an agency, attorney, or consultant is overwhelming but the first step to making this decision is to understand your options. That’s exactly why this post was written.

Wondering if social media is a good way to match for adoption? Learn the pros, risks, and how hopeful adoptive parents can decide what’s right for their journey.

Waiting is a difficult but usually necessary phase of an adoption journey. The question of what to do while you wait naturally follows. From focusing on what you can control to building connection and more, learn how you can do more than just “get through” this season.

Perhaps the most universal question for hopeful adoptive parents is “how long is does adoption take?” While it’s different for everyone, learning about the process is the best way to fully understand what your timeline could look like.

Open adoption can be really intimidating to new hopeful adoptive parents that haven’t spent much time considering this concept before. From learning about the benefits of open adoption to seeing what it looks like in real life situations, this post walks you through everything you need to know about open adoption relationships.

How can I self match for adoption? It’s a question I get asked all the time and one I struggled with myself just a few years ago. Learn from my mistakes and see what ultimately worked to help my husband and I adopt…twice!

Adopting a baby without an agency, or independent adoption, is something I learned a lot about as we were navigating the process. This post walks you through the process from initial research to adoption finalization.

Learn the steps to adopting a baby from just gathering info through finalization from an adoptive mom of two!

Adoption can be stressful! It’s important to do these few things to help take some of the stress out of the process.

This was our court date for our oldest son’s adoption day. It was one of the best days of my life!

Announcing your plans to adopt can be really intimidating but it is a key step in matching for private or independent adoption. Read here to learn the steps to announce your adoption plans and get started with self-matching for adoption today.

Ever wondered how to self-match for adoption? Social media is helpful tool for this. Read here to learn the steps I took to self-match for adoption on Facebook!

Cost is one of the many unknowns that hopeful parents face when starting an adoption journey. Many avenues cost much more than the average family can afford. My family found private (self-matched) adoption to be much more affordable. What were all of the factors that went into the final cost? Read here to find out.

Have you ever wanted to take your adoption journey into your own hands? Waiting for a match is one of the most difficult parts of the process and when you try to self-match, you have give yourself a larger role in the process and have something else to think about while you wait. Facebook is a powerful tool for self-matching. Read here for three key steps to get started with using social media to match for adoption.