Training

One of the things that attracted us to Bethany Christian Services is the organization's commitment to teaching prospective parents how to deal with the issues that arise with adoption. We head to Arden, NC on Friday for an all-day (9-4) training on the adoption process. I'm particularly excited about the section on the portfolio because it is Bethany's philosophy that the birth parents, when possible, choose the adopting parents. We have been putting together a "scrapbook" of sorts for distribution to the three NC Bethany sites, so birth parents will be able to get to know us before deciding to place with us. So far, it's a PowerPoint about our backgrounds, passions, beliefs, home, families, and (of course) pets. Rudy, Spencer, and Gidget play starring roles in the portfolio so far.