by Megan Montgomery Being realistic… This is a hurry up and wait kind of game. You control what you can at the start of the process but, once your documents are collected, your home study written and finalized, I800A approval received and dossier submitted, you are just waiting. But, there is more to waiting than
Continue reading »by Megan Montgomery It is virtually impossible to offer a nurturing environment that meets the needs of each individual child within an orphanage. No orphanage can provide the same quality care that a family could. With that said each orphanage will be different, orphanages have varying levels of financial support, staff dedication and additional resources.
Continue reading »by Megan Montgomery It is common for children who have been adopted (in particular at an older age and through International Adoption) to display a developmental age different from their chronological age. A child’s chronological age is their age based on their date of birth. Their developmental age is the age at which they function
Continue reading »by Megan Montgomery Sometimes it is, but often time it’s not. Today, increasing numbers of older children are being adopted internationally, as well as more and more children with special needs. These factors can add additional hurdles to the post adoption period. No matter the age, placement of your child in your arms is such
Continue reading »by Megan Montgomery This ethnically Hungarian dish is a childhood memory of mine. I have no clue why this particular meal has left such an imprint in my memory, considering that my family is not ethnically Hungarian, my mother (who is a fabulous cook by the way) made MANY diverse meals all of the time,
Continue reading »by Megan Montgomery The evangelical Christian movement to adopt has been getting significant press lately with the recent release of the book by Kathryn Joyce, The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking, and the New Gospel of Adoption. News article after news article discussing this book, might have you thinking that many people involved in international adoption
Continue reading »by Megan Montgomery The truth is that LOSS is deeply intertwined in the adoption journey. For the adoptee, loss is how they came to be adopted – they lost the opportunity to grown up in their birth family to start. Also, they may have lost a connection to their heritage, culture or race. And ultimately
Continue reading »by Megan Montgomery It just seems fitting to me that National Adoption Month should be the same month many of us make a conscious effort to give thanks. As this month comes to an end, it’s important to remember that this year’s theme for National Adoption Month was “Partnering for Permanency”. We are reminded that
Continue reading »by Megan Montgomery If you are anything like me there comes a day that you suddenly realize that life is swirling around you. The lists, and phone-calls, e-mails and chores are overwhelming your ability to just “live life”. It’s these times that I have to make myself sit back and appreciate all that I have.
Continue reading »by Megan Montgomery “Love is a game that two can play and both win.” ~Eva Gabor (Hungarian-born American socialite and actress) Surprisingly, the number of US adoptions from Hungary have been few, the most being 11 in 2007. I cannot help but wonder if one of the most unique qualities of the Hungary adoption program
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