Sponsored Child

Guatemala is changing its adoption process and hundreds (if not thousands) of babies are affected by these changes.

I support any changes to the process that ensure adoptions are transparent, legal, and swift!

The current process has been lengthy and upsetting to everyone involved. A child's birth mother has to tell the courts at four different points in the process that she is voluntarily relinquishing her child. There have been accusations of corruption and payments to birth mothers for children.

One VERY good fact about the current process is the role of the foster mother. Babies who are being adopted are cared for by foster families. The adoptive family pays for this private foster care because the Guatemalan government is either incapable or unwilling to take care of its children.

Unfortunately, there are a few private orphanages with children who have not yet found their forever families. These organizations are not receiving money from the Guatemalan government and rely on adoptive parents or donations to survive.

Until Baby Naia and I find each other, I am sponsoring this beautiful baby boy. His name is Carlos Enrique, and he is living at Eagles Nest orphanage.

If I was married, I'd beg my husband to adopt him. Since I'm single, I'm going to help take care of his living expenses until his family is found.

New Year, Fresh Blog

You may have followed my adoption blog last year. It was filled with lots of indecision, frustration, and no results.

After my original agency chose not to fulfill its contractual obligation and allow me to start my paperwork to adopt from Guatemala, I spent time evaluating other agencies. I thought about rushing into a contract with another agency, and then I realized that rushing was not the appropriate reaction to what was happening.

Instead of rushing into anything, I have spent time educating myself. I've learned a lot in the last six months about international adoption. In addition to agency research, I learned from prospective adoptive parents and adoptive parents about what's important during the process and what's important for my LIFE. After all, finalizing the adoption is NOT the end goal. It's actually the beginning of our family journey.

I know that I am adopting a daughter from Guatemala. I have felt like a mom for a long time, and now I know that it's only a matter of time until I have a child or children who call me "Mom"

Feel free to join me as I live my life. I am living in anticipation for the day that my path crosses my Baby Naia's path.

That day will be a GREAT day indeed!