The Interweb

Adoption blogs have been a great resource for us. We first came across the Stump family's adoption blog (by chance) in December 2010. The timing of this could not have been more perfect, we had just found out that another infertility treatment; that our doctor "just knew was going to work this time", had failed. We were left broken hearted and in search of comfort; we found that comfort in the Stump family's announcement to adopt from Ethiopia.

This was the first time that we really started to seriously think about adoption and more importantly adopting from Ethiopia. The Stump family has been a tremendous resource and a guiding light for us during this process and we cannot thank them enough. We really don't know if they truly understand the impact they have had on us and our decision to move forward with adoption. Thank you, Stump family!

Adoption can be an overwhelming endeavor; it makes all the difference in the world to talk to people that have taken a step ahead of you. We cannot tell you how many times we've read a blog post that has truly captured the way we feel; it's a beautiful thing to know that we're not alone and that others are experiencing the same overwhelming feelings and responsibilities that come with adopting too.

One of the main reasons we started this blog was to share our adoption journey with our family and friends but we also wanted to give back to the adoption community; publicize the orphan crisis in Ethiopia; lend a hand to couples coping with infertility and researching ways to create their forever familes; and to be a resource for families looking to grow through adoption. By no means, do we know everything about adoption or Ethiopian adoption; we're learning along the way ourselves, but it makes us happy to think that there are other couples out there, realizing their calling to adopt; and we hope that in some small way they'll find comfort and reassurance in our blog and make the decision to move forward and change their lives and the life of a child forever through adoption.