We help families navigate the winding path of adoption and foster care.

Courses

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Intro to Adoption

Thinking about adopting? Not sure where to begin? Join our five-session course that walks you through the myriad of adoption options and the tough decision-making process.You will gain confidence and clarity as you work through this course. We will cover:

Is adoption right for you?
Foster Care
International Adoption
Domestic Infant Adoption
Live Q&A Adoptive Parent Panel

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Foster/Adoptive Parents

Video Training

We offer training courses for both adoption homestudy credits and foster license renewals. These classes are self-paced and cover a wide range of issues. If you need a topic covered that is not listed, let us know, and we will create one.

About

Hi. I’m Rachel. Author. Teacher. Mother. Friend. That’s me in a nutshell. I am mom to eight and wife to the best guy around. Are you thinking about adoption or foster care? Do you need a boost of support in parenting your adopted and foster kiddos? Then you are in the right place. Here we are community. Here we are family. I’m so glad you have joined us. Feel free to contact me with any questions.

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Blog

when you choose to send a child back . . .

A mom (we’ll call her Natalie) contacted me a few months back. This almost-adoptive mom and I had never spoken before. When I answered the phone, she was sobbing. It took a few moments to understand who was calling and why. This mom was at her wit’s end. She said,...

6 ways to support a friend’s adoption

Recently, my sister and her husband traveled to Colombia to adopt their new son. Serendipitously, their adoption matched up with our dear friends’ who are also adopting from the same country. In fact, both families traveled at exactly the same time and are each still...

five simple ways to support host families