The Decision To Adopt

We officially decided to adopt on January 2, 2007. A great way to start off the New Year! David and I had been discussing adoption for 3 years and finally decided to take the leap. Nathan is 5 and Nick is 2 and we just felt ready. It's a huge decision, both financially and emotionally, and this just seemed to be the right time. Tons of decisions to make - domestic or international? Which country? Which agency? Are we open to gender? The list goes on and on and we just did a lot of research and finally decided on an international adoption of a little girl from Guatemala using a very well respected agency out of Dallas TX that specializes in Guatemalan adoptions (For This Child, Inc. www.forthischild.org). As we live in North Carolina we had to have a homestudy done by a NC agency/social worker and we decided to use Mandala Adoption Services (www.mandalaadoption.org). We've been pleased with both organizations. We are so excited to be on this journey! Let the PATIENCE begin!