All across the country families will be celebrating their adoptions on Saturday. Traditionally, we celebrate AJ’s adoption on July 25 but now we have Gus’s adoption to celebrate as well (and can I tell you how proud we are to have TWO boys now?).
If you have not started your Adoption Day Planning please do.

Besides deciding to adopt a child and choosing where to adopt from choosing the adoption agency is THE most important decision you (and your partner) are going to make. WHY? Because an agency handles all of the technical details and can be ethical or downright shady when it comes to handling situations and paperwork.
I am sure you have heard plenty of adoption horror stories, right? Many of them are because of bad agencies.
My first word of advice is to go through this list of questions when visiting an agency you like (or talking with them on the phone). It will …read more

Because this month is National Adoption Month I have asked some of my favorite bloggers to Guest Post here and tell their adoption stories. You all know my story; an international one. I thought you might want to hear from Foster Mothers, First Moms, Adoptees, and Moms who have adopted domestically. So, all month I will be bringing their stories to you.
Today we have our first Guest Post from Overwhelmed with Joy, a mother who adopted domestically. On her blog she calls him Snuggle Bug. You can also read about their foster daughter, Boo, whom they would like to adopt. …read more

Last year I wrote this same post and it rocked the site. So, no reason to reinvent the wheel, right?
Next month is is National Adoption Awareness Month and it is this Season of Giving.  It is also time to open your heart and donate to the Pajama Program, a 501 not-for-profit organization that provides new, warm pajamas and books to children in need all over the US and around the world.
They are children who are in Foster Care and waiting to be adopted, they are children who may not know the comforts of home.
They are children who may not know …read more

November is National Adoption Month.
Last month I asked you what you wanted to know about adoption so that I could find it for you and bring you the best information I could find.
So, this month I am dedicating this site to you, my readers. I have taken what you said and found it. I already have the posts in queue because we are waiting on pins and needles for that call from our social worker. YES, I MEAN THAT CALL…the PINK PHONE CALL.  
So please, enjoy, THE ADOPTION PRIMER. Continue to speak up and tell me what you want to …read more

November is National Adoption Month and in honor of that I will be bringing you the best of adoption…the best of the best blogs, the best agencies, the best resources. I will also be bringing you the best articles on adoption, the best videos, and even the best images.
But, before I start researching…tell me what you want to know… What do you want me to find? What do you not have time to research?
Answer in the comments to win the Blogtoberfest contest.
This is a Blogtoberfest Sponsored Post. If you would like to enter for a chance to win the surprise …read more

A friend sent me this link today and I thought is was quite timely, as it is National Adoption Month. This particular list is taken from Cross-Cultural Adoption: How to Answer Questions from Family, Friends, and Community by Amy Coughlin and Caryn Abramowitz but many of the items on this list are actually for any adoption so I have adapted the commentary to my own experiences.