:: adoption resources

 

** The purpose of posting this information here is to give you a place to get started from. You’ll find a list of blogs from families currently in the process of adopting or living life as an adoptive family. (If you’d like your blog added, please let me know!) At the end of this page, you’ll find some links to everything from domestic to international adoption, special needs, HIV, older children, RAD, grants, insurance, and more.

If any of you can fill in gaps here (missing names, places, websites that you’ve found helpful) PLEASE comment and let me know!

This page is always changing and updating, so check back soon…

Mandie Joy

P.S. Here is my pinterest board, where I try to post the most helpful books, websites, and blogs on adoption: http://pinterest.com/mandiejoy/adoption/

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Questions & Answers about adoption that I have found helpful: 

(some of these are country specific)

Adoption Journey - http://www.adoptionjourney.com/

Show Hope - http://www.howtoadopt.org/

Linny Saunders - http://aplacecalledsimplicity.blogspot.com/2008/12/glad-you-asked.html

Colleen Jobe - http://www.myuglycouch.com/adopting-from-uganda/

Sara Brinton - http://www.familyhopelove.com/adoptingfromuganda/

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Adoption Blogs by country:

*if your family falls under a category listed (or not listed!) here, PLEASE email me so I can add you!

* names in bold are people I actually know.

 

UGANDA

Christina Felten – http://welcomeblessings.wordpress.com/

Jonathan & Chasity Cole  -  www.allthingshis.blogspot.com

Lora Lynn – www.vitafamiliae.com

Matt & Lovelyn Palm – http://www.momentswithlove.blogspot.com/

Sam and Ashlee Andrews- http://addingtotheandrews.blogspot.com/

Melissa Minnix:  http://www.lovedasfirstbest.blogspot.com/

Chris & Meghan Matt– www.chrisandmeghan.com

Steve and Janelle Knight ~ http://onlythroughfaith.blogspot.com/

Amiee and Todd Reeves – http://ourraysofhope.blogspot.com/

Lara Dinsmore – http://thefarmerswifetellsall.blogspot.com/

Melissa Busby – http://www.roadtomercy.blogpost.com/

Esty Downes – www.theselittlelives.blogspot.com

Sara Hagerty - http://everybitterthingissweet.com/

Audrey Brown - http://www.thebrownbrigade.com/

Sara Brinton - www.familyhopelove.com

Cindy Burt - http://thesweetestthing-family.blogspot.com/

Shelli Massie – http://shelimassie.blogspot.com

Linny Saunders - http://aplacecalledsimplicity.blogspot.com

 

ETHIOPIA:

Sara Hagerty – http://everybitterthingissweet.com/

the Outman Family - http://outmansfrog.blogspot.com/

Susan - http://consider-it-purejoy.blogspot.com/

Erica Shubin - http://thisshubinclan.blogspot.com/

Diana – http://kemperkite.blogspot.com/
Cindy Burt - http://thesweetestthing-family.blogspot.com/

Rachel Walser - http://walseradoptionadventures.blogspot.com/ (Rachel has awesome fundraising resources!)

 

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC of CONGO:

Megan - http://www.millionsofmiles.com/ (good RAD information!)

Jen and Adam - http://preparingaplace.wordpress.com/

the Sanders - www.suzanne-sanders.blogspot.com

the Hattons - http://faithfulishewhocalled.wordpress.com/

DOMESTIC:

Diana - http://kemperkite.blogspot.com/

 

SPECIAL NEEDS ADOPTION:

Julie - http://covenantbuilders.blogspot.com/

 

HIV ADOPTION:

for my blogs about living with a child who has HIV, click here and here.

Daniel & Chantelle - http://www.positivelyadopted.com/daniel–chantelle.aspx

Suzanne Mayernick – http://joiningthejourney.blogspot.com/

Positively (HIV+) Orphaned (also has a great listing of adoption grants):  http://www.positivelyorphaned.com/

 

SINGLE MOM ADOPTION:

Linny Saunders is married, but has written a wonderful post about single adoption - http://aplacecalledsimplicity.blogspot.com/2009/08/should-single-woman-adopt.html

 

OLDER CHILD ADOPTION:

 Blog Posts:

http://everybitterthingissweet.com/2012/01/adopting-outside-the-birth-order/

http://everybitterthingissweet.com/2012/04/love-unnaturally/

Websites:

http://www.olderchildadoption.com/

Books:

http://www.amazon.com/Fasten-Your-Sweet-Belt-Adoption/dp/1432776479

Waiting Children Lists:

Project Hopeful – http://www.projecthopeful.org/waiting-kids/waiting-kids

Open Door Latvia – http://www.opendooradoption.org/Content/Default/7/130/10/countries/waiting-children.html

 

FUNDRAISING:

Lovelyn Palm - http://momentswithlove.blogspot.com/2011/08/on-fundraising.html

 

FOSTER CARE:

(please let me know if you’re involved in foster care so I can link to you here!)

 

Not called to adopt, but still want to be involved?

This post from Joy McCarnan has great ideas – http://karagraphy.com/2010/11/23/awareness-advocacy/ 

Sites to go to for more information:

Country Information/ Waiting Child Listings/  Latest Adoption News:  http://rainbowkids.com/

Positively (HIV+) Orphaned (also has a great listing of adoption grants):  http://www.positivelyorphaned.com/

Financing/Grant Info/Resource Planning:  http://www.resources4adoption.com/

Excellent Adoption Reading List for children and adults: http://www.comeunity.com/adoption/books/index.html

Adoption Nutrition/ SPOON Foundation: http://adoptionnutrition.org/

Online Adoption Videos (including cultural identity/gay adoption and more:  http://www.creatingafamily.org/adoption/videos.html

Are you ready for adoption? http://life.familyeducation.com/adoption/adoptive-parents/45764.html

What kind of adoption is right for you?  http://www.theadoptionguide.com/tools/planner/matrix

Adoption Tax Credit Info:  http://taxes.about.com/od/deductionscredits/qt/adoptioncredit.htm

How to Support Adoptive Families: http://www.millionsofmiles.com/2010/08/adoption-corner-supporting-adoptive.html

Find an adoption support group in your area  http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/support_group.php