Zappe Family Adoption
by Ashley Zappe 1 Lives Impacted
Last year our 3-year-old son held his best friend's new baby sister for the first time. He smiled down at her in a sweet way I cannot begin to...
As we open the book on 2024, it's hard to believe that we started our adoption journey over six years ago. There have been so many unexpected twists and turns and, while we haven't been sending out many updates lately, it hasn't been for lack of movement. If anything, the last couple of years have prompted us to be more conservative in what we announce. Many of the doors that we thought were op...
Hello Friends and Family, Thank you again for being with us on this adoption journey. Our family has been doing well generally, as this transformational year has encouraged us to do even more family hiking & biking outside together, playing board games at the dinner table, making homemade ice cream in the backyard, and growing cherry trees and sunflowers in the garden. I hope you all are fe...
Update Nov 2020 - Hello Friends and Family, Happy World Adoption Day! We hope you all are doing well during these turbulent times, and taking comfort in the warmth of friends and family, even if only virtually. This is just a quick email to give an update since many of you have asked us "how is the adoption going?" We really appreciate all of the continued support, and, frankly, we had been hop...
All paperwork is complete and we are on the wait list! Now, it is just a matter of time before a birthmother looks at our picture album and chooses us! =)
We have great news! We have officially chosen and begun working with a domestic infant adoption agency-- La Familia Adoption in Albuquerque, NM! We have scheduled a meeting next week to sign paperwork and pay the first round of fees. We are on our way!!It has been an amazing 8 weeks communicating with all of you! We have been awed and humbled by your loving involvement. Even as we have been nav...
This is a HUGE landmark. Now we can begin to narrow down our agency options, and schedule our homestudy-- the first step to bringing home our new little one. Please keep helping our campaign by sharing it with others! Our next goal is 50% funding by November 30th. THANK YOU!!
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