Hi. I'm Lori Dowd, the founder of BestLight Adoption Profile Review. I'm pleased that you are visiting this site, and I hope to "midwife" your adoption process as you grow your family.

In 2001, my husband and I began building our family through domestic open adoption. Our daughter is now 6 and our son is 4. Once we turned in our profiles to our agency, we had short waits: one week for our daughter and six months for our son (during a post - 9/11 period of agency inactivity). Our profiles were composed primarily for firstparents to see and secondarily for us to show. It's a very subtle–yet key–distinction.

Often I would hear of a couple who waited endlessly to "get picked." I secretly wished I could peek at their profile and lend my suggestions.

I love happy endings, and I want everyone to have one! I began talking with our children’s firstmothers and others to find out what attracts and what doesn't in a profile.

I know how it feels to be where you are. To pursue adoption, especially for people who have achieved success in other areas of their lives, is to give up control and live at the mercy of fate. I like the idea that the profile makes a difference, because the profile is something you CAN control. While you may have little influence on the activity level of the agency, you can make sure that expectant parents who DO come in see you in your best light.

Our family lives in Denver, Colorado. I'm a stay-at-home mom who has programmed and marketed adult education courses for Colorado State University and the University of Denver.

I would be honored to be part of your happy adoption story. Just click
here to get started on your profile review. This is what you can expect when you do.