Our lives have changed...our priorities have changed. I realized that this morning as I was thinking about all the little things that my wife and I have been through this last year and a half. When we first heard the news from our doctor that we may never have 'biological' children of our own, we were suddenly faced with something that we never expected to go through as a couple.
What do you do as a couple when you are faced with something like this? What would you do? Well, you could spend a lot of time staring at the sky feeling sorry for yourself...asking "why me?" Or you could embrace it and say, "why not?"
"Why not?" Embrace the new circumstance that you've been thrown into. Open the door, and it will lead to something more grand than you ever could have imagined. Soon we were asking ourselves, "Why don't we adopt?!" We both love kids...we both love to travel and go on adventures together...and this definitely sounds like another big adventure to us.
How does this one begin? It begins with taking a step of faith and opening up your heart to new possibilities. To the idea that people are linked by more than just DNA. We're linked by love and compassion. The word 'family' is more than just who you grew up with. Your family are the ones you choose to love and surround yourself with. They are the ones you sacrifice for and the ones you will give anything for...the ones you would die for to protect from harm.
As we begin this journey toward adopting children of our own, we feel like we should share some of our struggles and sacrifices with you. This is what this blog is for. We pray that it will encourage and strengthen...that it will educate and also bring hope to you...
