Hello all, We wanted to take some time to update you on the adoption journey in a little more detail. Adoption can be complicated and have very few straight answers to some basic questions (how long, how much, who, etc.) so we want to do our best to keep you informed as we continue on this journey. This will be our last update on the process for a while due to the sensitivity and the ups and downs of the next part of this journey....
Hello Everyone! A belated Merry Christmas, and Happy 2025! We haven’t updated the blog in a while due to the fact that we’ve been scheduled nearly non-stop since Thanksgiving with hosting friends and family, working holiday popup events for Bethany’s business: Passing Notes, (find it here: https://passingnotes.studio/), church ministry, and general holiday happenings. So, we felt it appropriate to start the new year by updating you all on where we are at with our home study....
Hello everyone, We wanted to take a moment to talk about something that may or may not be on your mind when it comes to adoption: terminology. We know that doesn’t sound glamorous, but there is value and importance behind knowing what words to use to honor our future child’s story. We’ve all been taught from a young age that words matter. Maybe you grew up in a house with similar rules to the ones we grew up with: you say please and thank you, you don’t call people names, and “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all....
Hello All, (P.S- this is a long update, thank you for reading it all!) We have exciting news: We are halfway through our home study! If everything stays on track, we will have our home study finalized around Thanksgiving. This feels like a huge hug from God; after a long wait to get to the home study, it’s a gift for it to move faster than we thought it would. Usually, a home study takes around 3-6 months, meaning the earliest we would have been approved was the end of December....
Hello everyone, It’s official! Our home study has begun!! What is a home study? Simply put, it’s the process of getting certified by our adoption organization and the State of Minnesota to have a child placed in our home. This includes background checks, paperwork, multiple meetings, and home visits with our social worker. Ultimately, we are excited to move forward with this process! We do have some complex emotions about it....