Two years ago Saturday I was approved as an adoptive parent. My home study was signed off by me and the team leader at the Ministry of Child and Family Development and I was approved. Two years. It feels like a … Continue reading
These are my choices right now: to stay in my town, or to adopt and start a family. Yes, burgeoning house and rental prices are forcing me to choose between adoption or the town that I have called home for … Continue reading
Last week I attended my second ANE (Adoption Networking Event) this year in the lower mainland of BC. I would like to start by saying a HUGE thank you to those people who work tirelessly to put together events such as … Continue reading
Last Friday there was an Adoption Networking Event in Victoria, BC. While I wasn’t able to attend this year, I had some other pre-adoptive parent friends who attended and gave me updates. One parent friend sent me messages throughout the … Continue reading
Saturday I went to my second Be My Parent matching event. This is one of the smaller events, where they set up separate stations of the kids being profiled with laptops playing video or slideshows, along with a one page … Continue reading
Last week my SW sent me two emails with profiles of children to consider. Yay! Made my heart skip a beat to see these emails pop up and I feel a glimpse of hope. One of the emails had photos attached. I … Continue reading
Webinar – July 28, 2015 I want to send a big thank you shout out to Dawn Davenport and the team at Creating a Family, as well as Dr. Dan Siegel (http://www.drdansiegel.com/books_and_more/) for giving their time and energy to create … Continue reading
This is a question I have asked myself since the very first conversation I had about adoption nearly 3 years ago. The person I was talking with was a foster care social worker and encouraged me to consider foster care … Continue reading
Foremost, I want to say a huge thank you to the organisers for creating a memorable day. It was exactly what I was hoping for in a matching event, and was a well-presented, well-organised day. The event overall: The thing that … Continue reading
This week I am going to an Adoption Networking Event on Thursday, June 4 in the city. An Adoption Networking Event is another name for a matching event, where social workers showcase some of the children under their care who … Continue reading