Uncategorized Archives - Northwest Adoptive Families Association https://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/category/uncategorized/ Support group for adoptive families and those interested in adoption Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:19:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/nafa-logo-150x150.png Uncategorized Archives - Northwest Adoptive Families Association https://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/category/uncategorized/ 32 32 Community, Sunshine, and Sandcastles at South Beach https://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/2025/11/14/nafa-blog-post-celebrating-community-sunshine-and-sandcastles-at-south-beach/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:14:04 +0000 https://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/?p=773 Our 2025 NAFA Campout at South Beach on the Oregon Coast was everything we hoped for and more. With clear blue skies, perfect temperatures, and just enough ocean breeze to keep everyone smiling, the weather alone felt like a gift. But the real magic came from the families who joined us—new faces, longtime friends, and […]

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]]> NAFA’s Future https://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/2023/11/18/nafas-future/ Sat, 18 Nov 2023 23:07:50 +0000 http://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/?p=610 +*Our Annual Letter to the Membership: Dear NAFA members, October begins a new NAFA year. However, this will be the last year of NAFA unless we get volunteers to fill in our soon to be empty board positions. Our President and Secretary are on their last year after 10 years of service, and our Treasurer […]

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]]> Happy Spring! https://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/2022/03/16/happy-spring/ Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:29:00 +0000 http://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/?p=588 What is happening in NAFA? Two years ago, life took a long pause. It sent many of us inside and away from the social interactions we normally engage in. But now we can all bask in the sunlight of 2022! Our longstanding NAFA Campout is still our most popular annual event. I speak for many […]

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]]> NAFA- September 2018 https://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/2018/09/28/nafa-september-2018/ Fri, 28 Sep 2018 19:48:46 +0000 http://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/?p=468 Dear NAFA Community, As we begin another NAFA calendar year—October 2018-September 2019—we want to make sure we are reaching our members. We are planning several social events and we don’t want you to miss out! Please contact us at info@nwadoptivefamilies.org if you have a change in contact info. The current board of directors met last […]

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]]> Dear NAFA Community https://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/2017/09/28/dear-nafa-community/ Thu, 28 Sep 2017 21:52:49 +0000 http://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/?p=432 September 28, 2017   Dear NAFA Community, We are drawing a close to another action packed NAFA year! In the past year we have jumped at Sky High, swam at East Portland Community Center, bounced each other silly at JJ Jump and breathed the fine ocean air at Nehalem Bay State Park! We also welcomed […]

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]]> One For the Murphys (Book Review) https://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/2017/03/06/one-murphys-book-review/ Mon, 06 Mar 2017 21:03:58 +0000 http://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/?p=420 As an adoptive parent, I look for books and movies to share with my kids that present adoption in a positive manner. I want to instill confidence in them. It has worked for the past nine years. My oldest has started to notice that not all media portrays adoption favorably. He laments “why do ‘they’ […]

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]]> What NAFA Means to My Family https://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/2016/06/04/what-nafa-means-to-my-family/ Sat, 04 Jun 2016 23:50:31 +0000 http://nafaonline.org/?p=330 Recently, long time Board Member Marcia Ohlemiller retired from active board member status. She sent the following letter to the board. She very well summed up NAFA’s importance in the lives of our adoptive families. We wish Marcia, Stephen, Jessica & Erika continued happiness and are flattered that  they still will make NAFA a part […]

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]]> Coalition of Oregon Adoption Agencies Monthly Meeting https://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/2016/02/26/coalition-of-oregon-adoption-agencies-monthly-meeting/ Fri, 26 Feb 2016 22:17:20 +0000 http://nafaonline.org/?p=315 Did you know that NAFA is a member of the Coalition of Oregon Adoption Agencies (COAA)? We are a non-voting standing member. A few years ago, COAA voted to only offer memberships to Agencies and Home Study Providers. At the time, NAFA and Adoption Mosaic were allowed to be grandfathered in as non-voting members. With […]

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]]> Letter to the Membership https://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/2015/10/10/letter-to-the-membership/ Sat, 10 Oct 2015 02:49:36 +0000 http://nafaonline.org/?p=281 Dear Members of NAFA, The Members of the Board met last Sunday to close out the 2014-2015 year and plan for the upcoming 2015-2016 year of NAFA events. We declared the past year a success! We hope you were able to attend one or more of our events. We work hard to keep NAFA present. […]

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]]> Campout 2015 https://www.nwadoptivefamilies.org/2015/07/18/campout-2015/ Sat, 18 Jul 2015 05:40:01 +0000 http://nafaonline.org/?p=276 What a wonderful weekend at Nehalem Bay State Park! The weather cooled off– it felt like someone turned on nature’s air conditioning. Saturday had a few rain drops but that didn’t dampen the NAFA spirit! The weekend began with a group campfire Friday night. Sticky s’mores, greeting new friends and catching up with familiar friends. Saturday […]

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