Offical Start

June 2010
We have made up our mind...we are adopting from Ethiopia!!!  We have had many long and at times emotional conversations about what to do.  But the most powerful convincing thing was our prayer.  We have been praying for guidance on when to adopt and where to adopt from.  God is leading us to Ethiopia because our child IS THERE!!!  We started our family building journey about 3 years ago.  We quickly found out that it was going to be harder than we originally thought.  After many painful and emotionally draining doctors appointments Brandon and I decided that adoption is what we wanted to do.  We did a lot of research on the different countries that had adoption programs, including the USA.  We quickly found out that there was a lot more to the whole adoption process than we originally thought!!!  Brandon and I both felt we needed to adopt from somewhere that had a great need; through that we found Ethiopia, Africa.  Not many children are adopted from there for many reasons such as disease, race, and fear of the unknown.  So we did a lot of praying about that and finally decided that Ethiopia is where our heart is!!!

Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."