For Adoptive Parents
Hope Adoption Agency is the first and only non-profit private adoption agency in the Upper Cumberland. We believe that finances should not be a barrier for adoptive families, couples looking to adopt. It is our desire to keep our fees at an affordable cost, so that families can walk the journey of adoption and be the forever family that they desire.
Our Most Recent Blogs for Adoptive Families
Speaking Life for Adoption
According to the National Council on Adoption, there are approximately 1.4 million couples waiting to adopt a child in the United States. Yet many women who find themselves in an unexpected pregnancy and unable to parent, do not consider adoption as a viable choice.
Adoption: God’s Plan for Us
Andy and I began our adoption story in 2010. We have always had a positive view of adoption due to the fact that Andy was adopted and it has been such a blessing in his life. We both wanted to be able to bless another child in this same way, but thought it would be after having biological children first.
The Effects of Adoption on Biological Children
“So what is it like having an adopted sibling?” This question seems strange to me because it feels the exact same as having a biological sister. From a very young age, I was surrounded by many families that had adopted.
An Adoptee’s Perspective
What does it mean to be adopted? If I’ve learned anything over the past two years of my research (I just graduated with my Masters, yay!) and the past 24 years of life, it really just means a lot of questions. Questions from other people, questions from yourself, questions for your parents (birth and adoptive), a lot of questions.
An Unexpected Journey
Adoption will take a family to unexpected places. Fear of the unexpected can be a deterrent for many family’s who consider adoption. Yet, every family that embarks on this journey will find that the unexpected can lead them to the fulfillment of desires they never knew they had until it happens.
An Adoptive Mother’s Tale
Perhaps nothing can be more uncertain and nerve-racking for prospective adoptive parents than meeting a birth mother. Meeting her can seem overwhelming, but actually walking alongside her throughout an adoption journey can seem like even more of a mountain.
Our Most Recent Blogs for Birth Mothers
If you would like to know more about the adoption process and your rights in the adoption process, please read our blog post Birth Mother Bill of Rights.
Speaking Life for Adoption
According to the National Council on Adoption, there are approximately 1.4 million couples waiting to adopt a child in the United States. Yet many women who find themselves in an unexpected pregnancy and unable to parent, do not consider adoption as a viable choice.
Giving Up My Baby for Adoption
Thank you for considering adoption as a choice for you and your baby. Though you may think of adoption as “giving up” your baby, we hope by the end of this post, you will understand that adoption is about making a plan for your baby or child, and that you are giving them life.
Tennessee Birth Mother Bill of Rights
As an expectant mother Hope Center is here to support you by giving you all of the information you need to make an educated, life-giving choice for you and your child’s future.
Why Would I Choose Adoption?
We are so glad you asked that question. Whether you find yourself in an unexpected pregnancy or a parenting hardship we applaud you for considering what your future and your child’s future could look like.
Raquel’s Story
Have you ever had that moment when something became so clear you were both scared and in awe? That is the presence of God. It’s that same feeling you get when you stand on the edge of a 100 foot waterfall, on the shore of a raging sea, in the depths of a cave … all of these God breathed places.