Adoption is a new journey for us - we didn't grow up with any knowledge of the adoption process nor do we really know many families who have adopted. Once God placed this process on our hearts, we began to realize how in depth it really is. Being a teacher, I (Rachel) love to learn and thought I would take it upon myself to educate all of our supporters along the way who may not be familiar with this process either.
After the formal application to the agency, the first major step in the adoption process is called the home study. This process involves education and preparation as well as the gathering of information about the prospective parents. Here is what we completed for the home study process: Paperwork, which included:
Interviews by a social worker, which included:
Home visit by a social worker, which included:
Homework, which included:
We just received the home study approval paperwork TODAY so that means we are now officially considered a family that can adopt! The next step .... the adoption profile book. In Him,
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