The Day We Met You

This delightful book written by Phoebe Koehler is a beautiful telling of an adoptive family. She describes how the couple made a home for their adoptive baby to protect, love, and care for them. The couple describes their joy in seeing their child for the first time as like seeing the sun shining through the clouds. The afterwards gives advice to parents on how to raise their children being comfortable talking about their adoption story. Both the beautiful story of preparation and meeting as well as the helpful tips for talking about adoption makes this book a perfect blend to begin the discussion of the child’s adoption history.

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Beginnings: How Families Come To Be

Beginnings: How Families Come To Be is written by Virginia Kroll. This book is a great read for your adoptive child. It tells the story of six children who were all experience adoption or the birth of a child in various ways.

• It begins with Ruben who was the first child born to his family.
• Second is Katherine Grace who was adopted from Korea. Her parents did not travel to meet her, but she was brought to the United States. Within the story they are adopting again from South America. They also discuss Katherine Grace’s name change and why the family chose it.
• Mark is being raised by his Uncle after his mother passed away during child birth. His Uncle is a single father and often tells Mark stories of his mother so that Mark can know her.
• Olivia was adopted domestically. Her birth parents were students that could not afford to care for a child. The birth parents decided to place Olivia with a single mother that they have a special bond with. The birth parents helped choose Olivia’s name and continue to have an open adoption.
• Habib was placed domestically. The birth and adoptive family shared a family doctor. The doctor was aware of the situation of the expectant mother and suggested Habib’s parents. This was also completed within the same culture making it unique.
• Nicole was a Foster Child. Nicole is an older child who must use a wheelchair. This made it hard for her to place, but when the right family found her, it was perfect.

Children come into their families in a variety of ways, but what is most important is that they do and they experience all the love, care, and nurturing they need. Some of the children have experienced things adults cannot even begin to believe. But in the right family, in the family that is willing to accept this child into their hearts, that child can thrive.

You can find the book for purchase on Amazon.com.

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The Archibald Project

The Archibald Project is an excellent resource for education about adoption journeys and orphan care programs around the world. They tell their story through articles, photos, and videos. They strive to educate the world on orphan stories and needs. The Project also works to bring good will to orphans globally through providing clothing, fresh water, education, and other needs. You can watch a short video on everything they have accomplished: 

But also take a look of the adoption stories through domestic, international, and foster care adoptions. One article features a domestic adoption  family, after two long years they welcomed home a newborn son. Read more about the Keywood familly here

Adoption today is not hidden from children, we often find that the child knowing where they come from and of their roots leads them to have less questions later in life. This is one of many reasons that Families United promotes open adoptions because it is in the best interest of all parties.

This is the known dynamic of the birth parent, selfless and caring. However, it also applies to adoptive parents when their children may want to begin a search to find their roots. They must selflessly provide the love and support their child needs. This is why FUN’s Private Adoption team promotes open adoptions. It is truly the best option for those involved and requires selfless love from all sides.

There are different forms of adoption the basic categories are foster, international and domestic, from there it is broken down into newborn, child, special need, and older child. This article is to help you decide what type of adoption works best for your interests and financial situation.

FUN Family featured in local newspaper

Kenny and Wendi Rogers are one of FUN’s home study families. They currently have 10 children, 4 biological and 6 adopted. They were recently interviewed for their local newspaper. Check it out here.