tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post3680982943215276068..comments2024-03-29T02:16:01.130-05:00Comments on Blessed to Be: The Adoption Profile is...Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-57992739629001296572014-04-24T08:44:06.550-05:002014-04-24T08:44:06.550-05:00Hi, beingmrsmurray! It's nice to e-meet you! :...Hi, beingmrsmurray! It's nice to e-meet you! :) So excited for you on your adoption journey. Thank you for your prayers and sending up some prayers for you as well! The profile was a real challenge for me too. I just wanted it to be PERFECTION. I spent so many hours choosing the best pictures, rewriting different parts, aligning everything three times, rearranging pages. It was a bit of a headache, but once I finally just forced myself to sit in a corner and not get up 'til it was finished, the masterpiece was complete! I'm still a little nervous that it's not perfect, but I guess so long as it attracts the right birthmom, it's doing its job. :) Would you like me to send you a copy of ours? I still have the digital version! Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-89497506630842578922014-04-23T19:57:14.627-05:002014-04-23T19:57:14.627-05:00You and your husband are too cute! Thanks for shar...You and your husband are too cute! Thanks for sharing your adoption profile. My husband and I are also Catholic and have been TTC since we were married, January 2012. We started the adoption process in October of last year and we just passed our home study! All we have left is our profile book and it's so hard for me! I'm having the toughest time with it, probably because I am a perfectionist :) Anyway, just wanted to say hi and that I'll be praying for you guys. I've just started finding all these Catholic infertility blogs, where have I been the past 2.5 years?? It's nice to not feel so alone in all of this! God Bless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-65621082244583569272014-02-28T10:30:29.416-06:002014-02-28T10:30:29.416-06:00I think you could go either way with this. But if ...I think you could go either way with this. But if you have the time to do it now, and you get the directions you need, I say go for it! So long as your agency is ok with it!<br /><br />I'd start by putting together pictures and thoughtful blurbs about the two of you while you're waiting for the home study to kick off. At the very least, be more mindful of taking pictures of everything you're doing together. It'll be easier to get them as fun things actually happen than to put it off and then have to stage all of your pictures later. I'd say if you have the energy and you know what your layout is supposed to be, go for it! It's a lot of work, so it'd be good to get it done before the craziness of home study paperwork gets underway. Ask your agency for a little guidance before you start, just to be sure you know exactly what they're looking for. For example, our agency wanted lots of pictures, little writing, and all writing to be very basic, so that moms with low reading levels could read along too. Though, even if you don't know all the details, you can still get your story out on paper now and tweak a lot later. That's ultimately what we did.<br /><br />Hope this helps! Looking forward to seeing how your profile turns out. :) I'm sure it's going to be wonderful. Oh, and I'd be happy to send you a copy of ours if you'd like. Just let me know.<br /><br />Zoe's very pretty!! So thanks for the compliment. Not sure I see the resemblance, but I'll believe you! :)Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-28196268614353925192014-02-28T10:14:49.387-06:002014-02-28T10:14:49.387-06:00Thanks, DM! I hope so too! You are too sweet. Thanks, DM! I hope so too! You are too sweet. Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-65820615516955832472014-02-28T10:14:27.738-06:002014-02-28T10:14:27.738-06:00I'm glad you enjoyed the pics. Yours are so gr...I'm glad you enjoyed the pics. Yours are so great too! I have no idea how we came up with the arms heart picture. It just happened! Took about 10 tries to get it right (you can make some really weirdly shaped hearts with your arms), but I'm glad with the way it turned out. Feel free to copy. Maybe we've started a trend. :)Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-26638856084835753472014-02-28T00:05:14.976-06:002014-02-28T00:05:14.976-06:00I was near tears reading this. I hope your home wi...I was near tears reading this. I hope your home will be filled with kids who need parents and joy! DM + AM https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375817644349023976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-24655323524950329272014-02-27T18:48:05.947-06:002014-02-27T18:48:05.947-06:00Would you recommend starting before the home study...Would you recommend starting before the home study? I know we could get the guidelines from them beforehand. Here's a link to Zoe: http://house-of-cards.wikia.com/wiki/Zoe_BarnesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568392175026945091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-12332659547397487292014-02-27T18:14:53.122-06:002014-02-27T18:14:53.122-06:00Those are some beautiful pictures! We need to get ...Those are some beautiful pictures! We need to get back into taking more pics, good reminder! Love the heart pic with your arms, I've never seen one like that before...coolio!Mike Brummondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276797377377334510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-11584393966831914522014-02-27T13:40:12.397-06:002014-02-27T13:40:12.397-06:00And that's the most important part! That the p...And that's the most important part! That the profile really shows who the two of you are. I'm sure it's wonderful! Lord willing, you'll end up with the perfect baby in your arms! Did you find it stressful at all? I've been a ball of stress ever since I started it, but it was all worth it because I'm very please with the final product. :) Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-1406048821744473662014-02-27T13:38:00.399-06:002014-02-27T13:38:00.399-06:00Please don't hesitate to send questions my way...Please don't hesitate to send questions my way! I'd be soooo happy to help. If I didn't have the help of all those couples' profiles I borrowed ideas from, I have no clue how I could have done this! Also, I've never heard that before! Googling pics of her now...Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-45780151511873206912014-02-27T13:34:46.311-06:002014-02-27T13:34:46.311-06:00Thank you! I appreciate positive feedback. :)Thank you! I appreciate positive feedback. :)Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-82375509088101286932014-02-26T23:03:19.868-06:002014-02-26T23:03:19.868-06:00My dh and I did not have a lot of pics to choose f...My dh and I did not have a lot of pics to choose from so we had to improvise and just take some...on our couch, at the kitchen table with dinner food present, asked friends at restaurants. Our profile turned out nice...and it speaks "us"...Lord willing, it will speak to a birthmother. Love your pics! prayerfuljourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549430693172260600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-39259616450129843992014-02-26T19:06:25.286-06:002014-02-26T19:06:25.286-06:00It looks wonderful!!! I love the new pictures from...It looks wonderful!!! I love the new pictures from your photo shoot too! I am beyond anxious about this step. I know my perfectionism is going to cause massive issues here. I will definitely be turning to you for tips. And has anyone ever told you, you look like Zoe from House of Cards? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568392175026945091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-71806128340565108162014-02-26T14:31:33.215-06:002014-02-26T14:31:33.215-06:00I think it looks great so far, Stephanie!!
:-)I think it looks great so far, Stephanie!!<br /><br />:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-35663239039445409232014-02-26T10:26:09.007-06:002014-02-26T10:26:09.007-06:00You are GORG!!! Aren't they great? :) You shou...You are GORG!!! Aren't they great? :) You should look into professional photography if, you know, that teaching gig doesn't work out. Ha! Jk. Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-55303252175322585132014-02-26T10:25:16.078-06:002014-02-26T10:25:16.078-06:00That's going to make it so much easier on you!...That's going to make it so much easier on you! So happy for you guys! Such an exciting time for all of us!! Does your agency ask for a picture book too? Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-87513290510957943272014-02-26T10:24:34.636-06:002014-02-26T10:24:34.636-06:00I hope you enjoy looking at it. :) Anyone else wan...I hope you enjoy looking at it. :) Anyone else want to see our profile? Just ask and I'll send it to you! Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-17581967271463500832014-02-25T19:17:24.232-06:002014-02-25T19:17:24.232-06:00AHH! The pictures look so good! I'm so glad th...AHH! The pictures look so good! I'm so glad that they are turning out the way you wanted them. That photographer of yours is GORG, if I do say so myself. And I do..because it's me. Heart you too!!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992679906205694649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-65107215947090925642014-02-25T18:26:53.317-06:002014-02-25T18:26:53.317-06:00Great pointers!!!! I'm so glad that I'm fa...Great pointers!!!! I'm so glad that I'm fanatical about photos. We have a TON to choose from. :) JellyBellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446863670679588932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-19819053347811366042014-02-25T17:10:52.499-06:002014-02-25T17:10:52.499-06:00Working on ours right now, too! We should read eac...Working on ours right now, too! We should read each other's to help! email me!!! Those pics are so, so, so cute!! Find Sew and get her babies!! LOL!!!!Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136169986057927090noreply@blogger.com