February 7, 2012 As we were closing out our Bethany orientation, our leader identified that there was an 8 hour education seminar that all prospective adoptive parents must complete before being able to proceed to submission of an adoption profile (the final component required before you can be presented to expectant parents).  The seminar was [...]

When you think of the birthparents who make an adoption plan for their child who do imagine?  Does your mind suddenly wonder to episodes of “Glee” and the stereotypical captain of the football team and the head cheerleader?  Or does the pendulum swing in a completely different direction to visions of a down on their [...]

February 7, 2012 As we exited the freeway and made the needed turns to reach our destination, I have to admit that I was a little nervous.  We were about to walk into an office building, introduce ourselves to someone we had never met, and request permission to start the needed steps to become parents [...]

I have always known Darin and I would be parents.  I just didn’t know our journey was going to be one with so many twists and turns.  After years of fertility treatments and the delivery of our angel, our fertility specialist told us that my eggs are no longer viable.  Our next step was to [...]

The Next Journey Has Begun We’re Adopting!  We have started the process to become adoptive parents and hope that, when the time is right, we will be able to grow our family through domestic infant adoption.  Yes, I am the first to admit that this is a clear departure from traveling the world and seeking [...]