I've been doing some research and was thinking of creating a family profile on hopingtoadopt.org. It's a free online service where our profile would be seen by anyone. I'm not sure how I feel about this yet. At times, I feel it's not the right thing to do, but then at the same time, I feel it's our option as our social worker is unsure of how long our wait will be because of us living overseas. This website would be national, so we would be opened up to more birthparents. We can also post our profile on the agency website, but I'm not sure how much attention that gets. We're hoping to adopt an African American or Biracial baby.
Gotta run to physical therapy...I'll keep thinking on this subject..
I don't think being overseas is as much of a problem as you may think. I've known of a few military families who adopted while overseas, and their wait was in the same time frame or even faster than any other family. If you are the right family, it won't matter where you live. I know how hard it is to sit and wait for God's plan to unfold. We always feel like we need to do something to speed things along.
ReplyDeleteThank you April for saying this, it's exactly what I needed to hear and be reassured.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many things out there now and you just never know. We just opted for the traditional book and online profile with the agency but we're in the states too.
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