Adoption,,, excuse me while I get a few things out there.

Adoption is my passion. It is a wonderfully difficult blessing when you know the purpose God has put on your life. Figuring out what exact direction to focus that passion has me completely and utterly confused. I struggle with how much information to put onto my blog about adoption and my heart for the millions of children waiting for families as I know this blog is also a family journal that sometimes speaks to the wonderfully simple family things as well. My girls are my daughters and I never want anyone to view them as "poster children" for my passion. I have spent the past few years completely absorbed in the ins and outs of adoption. The children who wait are what really hurts my heart. Especially when I see hundreds of people waiting and wanting to adopt, or even worse, people giving up on their dream of adopting. Why should you have to wait to adopt when their are so many children wasting out their days waiting for a family.

If you are considering adoption or are stuck somewhere in the process, keep reading: You don't have to wait!! You have to fight for you kids everyday of their lives, it is part of being a parent. When you start the adoption process you better be ready to put up a fight. You need to do your research, you need to be proactive, you need to make some phone calls, you need to ask TONS of questions, you need to ask TONS of questions to tons of agencies, to people who have adopted before. Especially people who know what they are doing. YOU CAN ASK ME, and I know several other people you can ask too. If you call one place and you get discouraged , call someone else. If you want my opinion of the best adoption agency for China's waiting children ... the one that will help you find your child and actually communicate with you, you have to call B.A.A.S., We used them for our adoption with Finn and it was amazing. Xiaoqing (pronounced Show-ching)the China coordinator, found Finn for us 2 days after I contacted her (notice I say 2 days after contacting, not after sending in $$, or our dossier). She will go to great lengths to help you find a child... Everyone who has contacted her, has found their child. She is passionate about the Waiting children of China, I am amazed by her. If you are looking for an agency to start an adoption,or if you are stuck with a different agency that is not helping you find your child. You need to call her! Her number is 415-459-2481

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