Adoption always raises questions in people’s minds. Sometimes it’s curiosity about how the process works. Sometimes it’s about the relationship between biological and non-biological parenthood. For the rest of the summer, I’m going to spend time answering some of these questions. Some are personal, so, we’ll do our best to present the answers in ways that help others understand that everyone should consider adoption.
This week’s question is another important one – “Is Adoption Expensive?” It would be great to live in a world where money wasn’t an issue, but as we all know, it is important. It’s so important that scripture discusses money more than 800 times – which makes it one of the single most talked about topics in scripture.
So, it’s no wonder that finances enter into nearly every story of adoption. Here’s some basic information about what the expect. » Read more: Is Adoption Expensive?
Recently, Emily and I started praying about going back on the adoption list with our agency. We decided it was definitely time to start planning, fundraising, and seeking God’s wisdom. So far, God has blessed us with two beautiful girls who have been a joy and kept us busy these last two years.
So, over the last years as we’ve built our family through adoption, we’ve noticed several of our friends have decided to do the same thing. Whether it’s us inspiring each other, or just the fact that we love to hang out with other adoptive families, there’s definitely a fellowship that develops among adoptive families. We get to share not only parenting stories, but the real life stories of what it means on a daily basis to be adoptive families (and for some of us, multiracial families).
I found a really neat article posted online by a catholic blogger about reasons to consider adoption. She listed forty, but for simplicity sake, I’ve reduced it to the ones I found most interesting or fun.
