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Why We Chose Private Adoption

      There are many paths to adoption. You can do a private adoption, either domestically or internationally. There are more costs involved in a private adoption and depending on circumstances, it can take a long time for child to enter your home. You can also go through the state and foster to adopt. This requires that you become a licensed foster parent through the state, which can be time intensive, but there are few out of pocket costs to foster to adopt. There is no right or wrong path, just what path is right for each family. About a year and a half ago we started the process to adopt through foster care. We attended all the classes in Louisville, we knew the child we wanted to adopt, and we had two pieces of paperwork left to turn in, when everything changed. The birth parent for this particular child came back into the picture and possible reunification began. It was also at this time that God called us to a church in Floyds Knobs, Indiana and we knew...