Actively Waiting - The Status (and Finances) of Our Adoption

July 21, 2014Travis Fischer

If you have been reading Melissa's recent posts about the status of our adoption then you know that we are currently in season of learning patience and waiting on God's timing. We have completed our home study and been officially, finally, totally and legally approved for adoption.

Hooray!

Legally we could be matched with a child to adopt tomorrow if the circumstances all lined up. Those words are so crazy for me to even type!

However, we cannot start that process yet because we cannot currently afford to complete the adoption. Part of being matched is being ready to write a big fat check.

Adoption and Finances - How much and why?

July 20, 2014Travis Fischer

The most difficult part of the adoption journey for me has been thinking about how to fund it. Adoption can be very expensive. Grappling with the reality of “How are we ever going to afford this?” is simply not a lot of fun.

When Melissa and I started to recognize that we were being called to adoption, one of the first questions I started asking was “Will we be able to afford it?”. This is a common question for many who are starting the process of looking into adoption. When your heart is called to adoption, you don’t want anything to stand in the way. For many, funding the adoption is the first and seemingly largest roadblock that they see standing in the way of a beautiful addition to their family.