This guest post is by Kathy Rau, an adoptive parent.
Whether you are new to the adoption world or have experience with adoption, the process can set you into a whirlwind of emotions: joy, fear, excitement, anticipation, worry, stress and pure giddiness!
But in the end holding your new child makes it all seem long forgotten.
I am an adoptive mom of four beautiful children. Each and every one of my adoptions was uniquely different.
The final outcome, however, was the same: a family!
I want to share my process with you in hopes that you can walk away with a little more insight into the potential of adopting.
My husband and I made the decision to adopt after learning we were not able to conceive on our own.
I can remember the excitement that followed our decision.
However, once the decision to adopt was made we had so many more decisions ahead of us.
The most important was our adoption plan. Continue reading