Help Kimberly Adopt Her Child
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For me, adoption isn't a last resort. When I first went to a Kenyan orphanage 8 years ago, I felt the mother in me rise up, and my heart has since connected with children in Guatemala and orphans in Cambodia.
These experiences made me confident that I could be a great mom to a child that wasn't mine by birth. For years I felt I would adopt, but the timing wasn't right. However this past Thanksgiving, through lots of prayer, I came to a certainty that I have a child I am meant to raise, but someone else will carry him or her. And if I can give a safe, loving home to a child who needs it, and a fresh start to a birth mother, I'm honored to do that. I'm so excited! I've started the adoption process and have my home study completed, and now the waiting begins. In that waiting, I need to get the funds to finalize the adoption when I am chosen by a birth mom, and to support myself and baby during my maternity leave, which is unpaid for adoptive mothers. Oh my gosh, the process is costly both financially and emotionally, but in the end will be so worth it! I considered foster-to-adopt, but my work schedule doesn't allow the flexibility I'd need to be able to care for foster children. I can't afford international adoption, so I'm doing a domestic infant adoption. I will get to bring baby home from the hospital, and have already bought a crib and changing table, because I couldn't wait :-) I want to bring joy to this baby and raise a good citizen of the world. Anything you can do to help will be so appreciated! Warmly, Kimberly
These experiences made me confident that I could be a great mom to a child that wasn't mine by birth. For years I felt I would adopt, but the timing wasn't right. However this past Thanksgiving, through lots of prayer, I came to a certainty that I have a child I am meant to raise, but someone else will carry him or her. And if I can give a safe, loving home to a child who needs it, and a fresh start to a birth mother, I'm honored to do that. I'm so excited! I've started the adoption process and have my home study completed, and now the waiting begins. In that waiting, I need to get the funds to finalize the adoption when I am chosen by a birth mom, and to support myself and baby during my maternity leave, which is unpaid for adoptive mothers. Oh my gosh, the process is costly both financially and emotionally, but in the end will be so worth it! I considered foster-to-adopt, but my work schedule doesn't allow the flexibility I'd need to be able to care for foster children. I can't afford international adoption, so I'm doing a domestic infant adoption. I will get to bring baby home from the hospital, and have already bought a crib and changing table, because I couldn't wait :-) I want to bring joy to this baby and raise a good citizen of the world. Anything you can do to help will be so appreciated! Warmly, Kimberly
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Kimberly Buckner
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Centennial, CO