Listen to an archive of my being interviewed on "Family By Design Radio" @ http://www.toginet.com/shows/familybydesign search for August 23rd, 2011 program . I have also been invited back to speak (early 2012) more specifically about tips for Adoption Portfolios..stay tuned!
At Our Journey to You, I specialize in the customized creation
of Adoption Portfolios, Adoption Profiles and Birthmother letters for
prospective adopting couples. The process of adopting can be stressful
enough without the worry that you do not have the time or the knack for
creating your portfolio or letter. I will follow any agency/attorney
guidelines to create a portfolio or letter that best shows the story of
your family with your thoughtful words and family pictures.
I am not new to this process. I was adopted, as were all 3 of my children. When we chose to adopt our 1st child, I created a Birthmother letter for our agency to present and we received calls within just days of its' mailing. When we adopted our second child I created a 19-page portfolio and within several months of completing it, she was in our arms. Our 3rd adoption was the biggest shock~I finished the portfolio and in less than a month we were chosen and had our newest little blessing.
This is VERY close to my heart and I treat each portfolio, profile and Birthmother letter as if it were my own!
Fair or not, we live in a very visual world and your Birthparent letter, adoption profile or adoption portfolio will need to be visually appealing to attract Birthparents and put you on a level playing field. I want to help you to have a portfolio, profile or letter that not only is the best reflection of you but that outshines the rest. My main goal is to give all of my clients a portfolio that reflects the best of them and that they believe looks, feels and sounds like them, while giving them the best possible opportunity to be noticed and chosen by a Birthmother.
Below~COMMENTS FROM CLIENTS & Pictures of their BABIES
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Some brief comments from some of my clients and other Adoption Professionals!
"Madeleine's passion for adoption comes from her
experience as an adoptee, adoptive mother and professional. I highly
recommend "Our Journey to You" for your adoption profile needs. You will
find her work creative, passionate and a perfect representation of you.
Madeleine is your go to source!"
Karla Marie Williams,
President/Speaker/ Radio Show Host, Family by Design ~ All Things Adoption http://www.familybydesignadoption.com/All-Things-Adoption-RADIO.html
“As a couple seeking to adopt a child, we hired Madeleine in 2009 to help us create a portfolio that would introduce us to birthparents who were looking to place their children for adoption.
As a person who was adopted herself and who has three adopted children of her own, Madeleine is passionate about the subject of adoption and sincere in her efforts to help others create families through adoption. She is knowledgeable about adoption agency guidelines for portfolios, creative in her presentation of adoptive families, fair in her pricing and punctual in delivering her goods and services.
We would recommend her to people who are not confident in their writing skills, not competent in computerized graphics, layout and design or to anyone looking to save time. For us, she provided peace of mind because we knew we had an expert guiding us every step of the way. Her services were worth every penny, and we had such great results with the adoption of our son in December '09 that we hired her to do another portfolio as we pursue the adoption of a second child.
To us, Madeleine's a class act. She helped us realize our dream, and we'll never forget her place in creating our family.
The Vollmer Family, Illinois
When we started to prepare our Adoption Portfolio in 2009, we did not even know where to begin. We searched the web and came across "Our Journey to You". We hired Madeleine who was very helpful throughout the entire process. We live in California and Madeleine in Illinois; we were very pleased with her professional, personable and prompt turnaround time. We Highly Recommend Madeleine! Best Wishes in Your Journey-” January 5, 2011 Randi & John, California
"Madeleine, Elisa and I wanted you to know how incredibly lucky we feel to have had the pleasure of working with you on our adoption portfolio. Having been a bit worn down by the bureaucracy and formality of the adoption adventure so far, you are a breath of fresh air! For anyone considering using Madeleine’s services, the final products (outstanding!) will speak for themselves, it’s the process itself that was surprisingly FUN and not at all the overwhelming task we had been dreading. From our very first inquiry Madeleine was hard at work on our pages just hours later and kept the ball rolling until our very happy conclusion just days later. Her suggestions and insights made the wording of our portfolio much better than it would have been without her experience, and the graphics and layout we think make our final product “pop!” just the way we dreamed it would. We will be highly recommending Madeleine to everyone we know and look forward to having her prepare our announcements once our family expands through adoption."
Steve & Elisa Wiggins
"Debra & I had tons of questions to which you answered all with a quick e-mail! You always went above and beyond. You are truly a sweetheart and made this experience so personal that we would venture to say we made a new friend. Throughout the whole process, you kept the job unbelievably beautiful. The work on the profile is magnificent...so much more than we expected! I think I could go on and on about our experience! This experience with you made the adoption profile that much more special. Thank you a million times over."
DEBRA & BILL, Pennsylvania
"To anyone considering using Madeleine's services...First I want to say that working with Madeleine was an absolute pleasure! She is so amazing at everything she does. Madeleine completed our portfolio very quickly, she treats each one as if they were her own, she is very timely and so quick to return your calls or emails. She also makes your portfolio or birth mother letter your very own, everything was very unique to us and her main objective was making us happy. I WILL highly recommend her to everyone I know she is a wonderful, sweet, caring person that will not disappoint you in any way personally or business wise. I loved working with her and will continue the relationship we began through our precious baby's adoption. Her work will make the difference in your very own adoption.
THE BAITERS, Illinois
"Just wanted to let you know that the portfolios are done being printed and look gorgeous!! I sent 5 to our attorney yesterday and they should have arrived by now. I am so excited about them. I just think they look really homey and family-ish. I saw my friend's portfolio the other day and there is just no comparison between the two.
JULIE & KIRK, South Carolina
"It's perfect!!!! Thank you sooooo much!"
CASEY & KURT, Illinois
"Madeleine, I just received the CD in the mail and the pages look great. Thank you for all your hard work. We will definitely let you know the “happy ending” Thank you so much for helping us with our portfolio. I can't wait to get that special call~ now I know it will happen."
PAM & JEFF, Kansas
“We engaged Madeleine to help us create a story book to give to perspective birth parents. The entire process was seamless from the first introduction phone call to the final product. She provided us with work sheets to complete to give her the information she needed to tell our story and she spun our words perfectly to paint a picture of who we are and our dreams of becoming first time parents. She is a far better writer than either of us and the end results helped us match to birth parents in very little time. We are now happy parents of a little boy.” January 5, 2011
The Scholl's, Washington
It was a pleasure working with Madeleine... I will without a doubt recommend her to anyone...Her work is impeccable!” January 2, 2011
JASMINE, California
BELOW: A few of the darling little "BLESSINGS" that made my clients' journeys complete! It is one of my life's great honors being a part of the journey that brings families together.
***The pages on my website have been created for my own personal use. The pages created for your Birthmother Letter or Profile/Portfolio will be created as uniquely your own, using different programs and layouts than those seen here. Regardless of what is used in creating the pages that are unique to you and suit your needs, I do retain the same quality in every letter, portfolio or profile I create, that I would my own. Thank you!
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Call or e-mail today to begin your own journey!Madeleine Melcher (618)656-1887 
