We've Finally Started!

Welcome to Our Ethiopia Adoption blog. As you may or may not know, adoption is something that we have been contemplating for quite a while. Ever since the question "What do you think about adoption?" was posed on our first date on October 1, 2003 (who brings that up on a first date, anyway?), we have been thinking about adoption. Since then, God has continued to strengthen our mutual desire to adopt. And now, 6 1/2 years later, we finally feel like the time is right to get started growing our family through adoption.

The first step was to decide where we wanted to adopt from. We have always had a desire for international adoption, so after much research and prayer we chose to adopt from Ethiopia. We picked Ethiopia for several reasons. First, it was a country where we met the minimum age and income requirements. Second, it was a country that met our criteria for being able to adopt an infant. We are also hoping to adopt more than one child, and this is a country that would allow us to. We are super excited to be adopting from Ethiopia!

The second step was to choose an agency. After much more research and prayer, we made the decision to go with Adoption Associates, Inc., based in Michigan. Through our online research and a phone question session, we determined that the folks there seemed to be very knowledgeable and experienced with Ethiopian adoption as well as having enough personnel to give our case the necessary attention. We mailed off our formal application on Tuesday, May 11, and the estimated timeline is anywhere from 12 to 18 months, so the countdown is on.

Thanks for visiting our blog! We are excited to have you share this journey with us!