[5/16/21]

This week we officially launched into the home study part of our adoption. Our home study agency is based in Bozeman a few hours away, but they happen to have a social worker lives only 20 minutes away. We enjoyed getting to know her and learning more about the home study process. More questions but a few steps closer!

Introspection has been an interesting side to this adoption process. This week we also were evaluated by a local psychologist on our capacity and ability to be adoptive parents. It was an enjoyable session! Learning how the past--people and experiences--affects who we become in the future takes deliberate attention. Many of our adoption education classes have focused on a basic reset to understanding what adoption involves for the both the adoptive parents and child.  From these classes, this quote by Dr. Karyn Purvis is one of our favorites:

It's not your fault, but it is your responsibility.

Below is an update to our expenses thus far. To understand more about how we are tracking expenses, please see our initial Expenses Overview update. Thank you to those who have contributed financially so far! We are working toward the next step of our process, which right now is homework before our next home study visit.

Thank you for your interest in our adoption!