Rooted in Trefoil to Rooted in Sand

Why is adoption expensive? I as k myself that all the time. Initially starting the proces s, I figured Tyler and I would be able to afford this as we go. We even decided to be pro active and get into hobbies tha t could h elp us bring in more mone y asi de from our 40 hour a week pay .  The more I looked at the agency fee s spreadsheet, the more I internally questioned myself that could we do actually afford to do this. So seriou sly, why is adoption do expensive?? Adoption is not for the parents, the number one reason is for the betterment of the child. The US and other countries over the years have tighten the requirements on adoption due to some going through the process to "buy" children for tra ffic king . Almost all of the expenses are for the paperwork to be proce ssed, translated , and assuring t hat each form meet s the strict requirement s. The child's safety is the most important thing in the entire process.  Each country is different in co

WOW!!! Seriously! Last night, we finally made the decision to share our adventure on Facebook. The amount of positive support and love we received in what felt like a matter of minutes was so overwhelming. I can't tell you how blessed I am to receive such a response as I did last night. We are very excited about this journey. I honestly don't even know where to begin. Having spent two months of research and pretty much 30 years of being off and on curious about adoption, we finally get to become parents too! Some of you may have a lot of questions or just a little. . . I'll do my best to answer them in my blog posts. By all means, please email questions or comment on the posts too. I don't think this journey will warrant a daily post because the whole adoption process is drawn out over 24 months at max, but sometimes it can be less than that. ::fingers crossed:: So I'll just fill you in what we've been doing the past two months as we go into March. THE T