I am going to be completely honest…I was starting to give up hope.
Like most couples we struggled for years with infertility; Our complete adoption process goes back 9 years. We fostered to adopt through the state, and after a 5-year process, and a fail adoption we were emotionally and physically drained. We decided to take a break for a year to get our lives in order and recharge our battery. However, having a family was never far from our thoughts and prayers.
When we were ready to start the process again, we researched several adoption agencies before deciding to partner with Angel; They were the first agency we reviewed. After looking at all the pro’s and con’s we kept coming back to Angel; something kept drawing us to them, and after our first phone call we was sure this was the right decision.
The staff was very helpful and walked us through the process. Like most couples we were in another state, but we never really felt alone. They were there to answer every email, listen to our frustrations and allowed us to vent on failed connections. We were getting close to the end of our 2-year contract and through my heartache, disappointment of waiting, and failed matches I was very snippy and said, “what are we actually paying you for”. Everyone understood that it was not personal. They calmed us down, allowed us to cry and have our moment. They remained profession throughout the process, never giving up hope even though we felt deflated.
Then, one Saturday in Feb we got the call every adopting parent waits for; a birth mother was interested in us. Our daughters birth mother was due in 2 weeks but ended up giving birth 6 hours after our initial contact. The staff at Angel jumped into action on a Saturday night, checking up on our daughters’ birth mother ensuring she was ok. They found a state agency that would take our birth mothers case at short notice and work with the hospital to make sure we had everything we needed. In 48 hours our lives changed for the better and we our little girl in our arms.
We want to thank everyone at Angel Adoption for connecting us with a great birth mother. Our family is complete thanks to you.