Once Upon a Dream

Our dream of adoption began in 2008, for months we talked about adoption and explored the options of domestic and international ventures. That was the easy decision. We explored agency and agency and country after country laying out the pros and cons of each. Guatemala, Kazakhstan and Bulgaria were the regions that were mulled over. Bulgaria drew us in, hook line and sinker. Once the country was decided on, then the search for an agency- which seemed to come easy.  November 2008 we received our contract information from Tree of Life Adoption Center.  Our dossier process started in full force, January 2009.  We passed the home study process with Catholic Charities of West Tennessee which included conversations, education, inspections, medical clearances as well as background checks.  I-800A, finger prints, notaries, certifications, and everything apostilled formulated our dossier sent to Bulgaria.  Our dossier was received in Bulgaria in September 2009, translated then registered November 26, 2009 and at that moment the wait began.