Preparing Our Home (and Our Hearts)

There is so much more to preparing for a child than setting up a room or checking items off a list.

Yes, we’re preparing our home, making space, organizing, and thinking about how our daily life will shift. But more than anything, we’re preparing our hearts.

We’re learning how to slow down. How to listen more closely. How to stay flexible when plans change and expectations need adjusting.

Adoption invites us to parent with extra awareness and compassion. It asks us to be present, patient, and emotionally available not just in joyful moments, but in hard ones too.

Preparation isn’t about perfection. It’s about readiness to love, support, and grow alongside a child, wherever their journey begins.