Monday, June 15, 2009

National FSA Conference Information

The National Families Supporting Adoption conference in Layton, Utah is coming! This year's theme is "Letting Love Lead."

Check out the
FSA National Blog
for more information,
or click here to see the
official flier.

It looks to be a great event!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

The NEW It's About Love

This is a happy day in the adoption world! It's been a long time coming, but the NEW and BEAUTIFUL It's About Love site in up and running! There is a wealth of information for both birth parents and adopting families. There is real support for those considering adoption, and the profiles of those hoping to adopt are stunning. I can't say enough about how wonderful this new site is. Even if you are not considering adoption for yourself, take a look. Then, spread the word! Post a link on your blog, email your friends and family, and show the site to anyone who you think might be interested.



If you are hoping to adopt, make sure you take advantage of having your profile on this site. These new profiles allow adopting families to display many more pictures and a lot more information than the previous site did. This is a blessing for adopting families, and also for birth parents who are able to search for that special family.

Many of our FSA members are eager to help promote adoption. Sharing this new website with your friends, families, ward leaders, and anyone else is a wonderful way to get started!


Sunday, February 8, 2009

Making Connections

Have you seen this blog?


It is another source for birth mothers and LDS couples hoping to adopt. You can find information on how to include your profile or website on the LDS Couples Hoping to Adopt blog by clicking on the link above.

Also, do you have a blog or online profile that you would like to have our Florida FSA blog link to? If so, leave a comment with your website address, or send an email to florida.fsa@gmail.com. It never hurts to have your name in more than one place.

Best wishes!

February Ensign Article: The Gift of Adoption

The February 2009 Ensign contains an article called The Gift of Adoption. If you have not been able to see a copy yet, the link is included here for you. It is four beautiful adoption stories, written by a birth mother, a birth father, birth grandparent, and an adopted child.

Have You Seen the New It's About Love?

As many of you know, It's About Love has been in the process of updating their website, which means many of you have been doing some work getting new profile pages put together. If you have not had a chance to see the new format, spend some time browsing at the new site: https://beta.itsaboutlove.org. It's beautiful, and adoptive couples can put several pictures on their page now, in addition to providing more information about themselves. Another great feature is that birth parents can search profiles using several different options. If you are still working on getting your online profile updated, don't delay!

Infertility Etiquette

Greetings Florida FSA Members! It has been a very long time since the last post, and it's high time to get this blog active again. While reading some other blogs today, I found an article from RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association that many couples dealing with infertility can probably relate to. If anyone reading our FSA blog has ever felt the frustrations mentioned in this article, it may be of some comfort. It may also be something you wish to share with friends and/or family who are not sure how to be of comfort to you.

Enjoy!

Monday, October 13, 2008

New FSA Website

FSA Member,

Greetings from the National Families Supporting Adoption Board! We are excited to announce that the Families Supporting Adoption website is live at familiessupportingadoption.org. In order to see the contents of the web site, you will be prompted to register, and to create a username and password for future use. The following are just a few of the many features you will find on this site:

*Calendar of upcoming FSA events

*FSA Chapter newsletters across the country

*Items for sale at the FSA store

*Detailed information on FSA's core efforts and activities

*FSA National Newsletter

*Presentations from national and regional FSA conferences

*Official FSA Handbook

*And Much More!

Please visit the site soon and tell us what you think and how it can be improved. Thank you for keeping the spirit and practice of adoption alive!