[Larue]

Originally Posted by Yash

Adoption is not for the faint of heart. It is a rollercoaster ride. But to me adopting from foster care is like riding a rollercoaster with a blindfold on and never knowing when the ride will end.

I LOVE this quote. Yash just summed it up very nicely.

We are licenced for foster-adoption through a private agency that places children for our State. There is no cost for foster-adopt families, except for court and attorney fees to finalize the adoption. We picked up our FD from the hospital when she was 4 days old. Being placed with an infant usually means there is some degree of legal risk. Parents have to be given a chance to work a case plan. And the State will look for a relative placement. Our FD has been with us for 4 months, and we have a very long road ahead of us. When and if she leaves, she'll take a piece of our hearts with her. But we still wouldn't trade our time with this precious little angel for anything.

Good luck with your journey!

[Dorcas]

I never expected to adopt. I was a member of the same church as the Birth mother and her children. I tried to help by becoming a foster parent for her kids to keep them together. The family was not re-unified, other family members couldn't get custody of the children, and we didn't want the children separated so we adopted the children. In addition another young person was being fostered in our home at the same time so since this child was available for adoption as well, we adopted that child along with the others. It has been my experience, that most of the time in these types of adoptions the children have suffered so much that they have significant emotional, behavioral, and some cognitive or learning problems. But if you are committed to working at making a family for these types of children and have a good support system, you will be blessed by them and be a blessing to them.

[Mizsamone]

It's been almost a year since I first posted on this blog form. We lost my husband's mother and grandmother in February and June, respectively. Although we are still grieving and healing from these losses we are ready to move forward with starting our family. We are attending a foster to adopt orientation in December. And, by reading all the posts I know that we are in for a whirlwind trying to foster adopt, so we just ask for words of encouragement and any advice you have to share.

Thanks!

[Yash]

Originally Posted by Mizsamone

It's been almost a year since I first posted on this blog form. We lost my husband's mother and grandmother in February and June, respectively. Although we are still grieving and healing from these losses we are ready to move forward with starting our family. We are attending a foster to adopt orientation in December. And, by reading all the posts I know that we are in for a whirlwind trying to foster adopt, so we just ask for words of encouragement and any advice you have to share.

Thanks!

I'm so sorry for your losses. Enjoy the journey and welcome to the rollercoaster!!!

[OakShannon]

Originally Posted by Mizsamone

It's been almost a year since I first posted on this blog form. We lost my husband's mother and grandmother in February and June, respectively. Although we are still grieving and healing from these losses we are ready to move forward with starting our family. We are attending a foster to adopt orientation in December. And, by reading all the posts I know that we are in for a whirlwind trying to foster adopt, so we just ask for words of encouragement and any advice you have to share.

Thanks!

Good luck on your journey! It can be a roller coaster, no doubt. But we had a very good experience and ended up adopting a beautiful baby boy who is now almost 2. We are currently waiting for a second child through foster-adopt. For us, the difficulties in the process were worth it a hundred times over in the end. I hope your experience is as positive as ours was.

[Mizsamone]

Thank you for the words of encouragement and good luck on your second foster to adopt!