Getting Started

So we want to adopt. Making the decision is the easy part-NOT.  After several years of trying to have children, we have decided to pursue adoption. So now you call an agency and get started. Well, not really.  If you google adoption agencies in Tarrant County, there are too many agencies to list.  If you talk to people who've adopted, you never find someone who used the same agency.

So I did what I always do.  I bought a binder, new ink pens and started making lists. We met with 3 agencies in person and I talked to about seven other agencies on the phone.  We discussed international adoption, foster-to-adopt, and infant adoptions.  We decided that we were wanting to do private infant adoption. We also talked to a few couples who have went through the adoption process.

Then we weighed the pros/cons of each agency.  All agencies have different/rules and requirements.  Some of them require you to stay home for different lengths of time and we weren't sure that'd be a possibility.  Perhaps later on down the road.   Above all else, we prayed.  And prayed.  And  prayed -for wisdom and guidance. 

We've got it down to two agencies.  I feel like we are leaning towards Buckner Children's Home, but we want to talk to one other Agency before we decide.  We went for their orientation last week.  I walked away feeling very overwhelmed.  I did like them.  They are Christian and very professional-plus they gave us a binder :P.  They went over every single piece of paper.  I was a little nauseous, but now that I have removed myself a little and looked over it all again, I'm ready to get going.  We've made more lists of things we need/want to do before our home study. Hopefully in this snowmageddon tomorrow and Friday, we will make our final decision and get started on our mountain of paperwork.  Let's get this ball going.