About a two years after Brett was born, Kurt & I went to an European Adoption informational seminar. Through it, we figured we would consider China. There were pluses and minuses. The pros were you only have to travel once, the Chinese government chooses the infant for you, it is permanent, the children have clearly been abandoned, the health of the children were among the highest for international adoptions, and our wishes to have a girl. The cons were that the cost was higher and the wait was about a year.
Well, Kurt was interested but still not committed. Soon I was pregnant with Garrett and a wonderful child he is! He keep us very busy for the first 5 years.
Last March (2006) the topic was brought up again. This is because as we get older, we wondered if we should even have a third child and naturally or adopt. I was the one hesitating now. God then must of lead us because I met two really nice families that had adopted and felt more secure about the process. Over a really nice & relaxing spring break vacation, we felt this was the path we are destined to take.
After some research and excellent recommendations, we choose CCAI for our adoption agency. That will be another post another day.
3 comments:
Hey Brillharts--
This is soooo cool! We are so happy that we can keep up with the adoption progress while we are living so far away in Germany. We wish you all the best and we will start our quilt square right away!
Dear Christine & Kurt, You are such wonderful parents to your sons. You have so much love in your hearts & in your home & for your daughter you haven't even met yet. When you have another child, your heart just gets bigger! She will be very fortunate to have you for her mom & dad! We're very happy for you & look forward to sharing this journey with you.
Good Morning Brillhart Family!
We are all very excited about sharing this journey with you and are looking forward to meeting the newest member of the Brillhart family. You can count on a quilt patch from the McIntyre family and we will continue to keep you all in our prayers. If there is anything we can do to help, please do not hesitate to ask. With love, Sean, Tanya, Allison, Connor & Dylan (Oh, Wylie and Lego too!)
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