Hello everyone, We wanted to take a moment to talk about something that may or may not be on your mind when it comes to adoption: terminology. We know that doesn’t sound glamorous, but there is value and importance behind knowing what words to use to honor our future child’s story. We’ve all been taught from a young age that words matter. Maybe you grew up in a house with similar rules to the ones we grew up with: you say please and thank you, you don’t call people names, and “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all....
Hello All, (P.S- this is a long update, thank you for reading it all!) We have exciting news: We are halfway through our home study! If everything stays on track, we will have our home study finalized around Thanksgiving. This feels like a huge hug from God; after a long wait to get to the home study, it’s a gift for it to move faster than we thought it would. Usually, a home study takes around 3-6 months, meaning the earliest we would have been approved was the end of December....
Hello everyone, It’s official! Our home study has begun!! What is a home study? Simply put, it’s the process of getting certified by our adoption organization and the State of Minnesota to have a child placed in our home. This includes background checks, paperwork, multiple meetings, and home visits with our social worker. Ultimately, we are excited to move forward with this process! We do have some complex emotions about it....
Hello everyone, We just wanted to clear up how our apparel fundraiser works, and let you know that you can still get apparel if you want it. The way the campaigns work is that they run for 15 days each, and apparel doesn’t get printed until the campaign closes. This helps keep costs of production down by batching all the work possible into a single printing. Lower costs of production mean that more funds from each purchase go toward our adoption....
Hello everyone! Today is the last day to participate in the first round of our apparel fundraiser for our adoption. If you want to participate beyond today, you will still have that option with other rounds. However, making purchases during the first round will ensure a much faster delivery time for your order. If you want to pick something up, head over to our fundraiser on bonfire to grab a shirt, sweatshirt, or hat....