Why we decided to adopt

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.