The first time I went to LDS Social Services it was for a meeting with other adoptive couples. We all shared our desire to adopt, our stories that led us to pursue adoption, and Larry and I got to check out our competition! :) We were mainly there to be trained and learn the ins and outs of adoption, but what stood out to me the most wasn't anything I learned that day, but the feeling I had. I knew that we were at the right place and at the right time. This was the beginning of our adoption journey and I knew we were on the right path and with the right agency.
I always thought that if I were in a position to adopt I would want to adopt a baby from China. I already loved the Chinese people so much from my time in Taiwan as an LDS missionary. However, there was another plan in place for me and for our family I just knew it!
We had finished most of our profile and we were well on our way to becoming an official adoptive couple! The uncertainty and the length of the journey were a point of curiosity for both of us. When would we get a baby? Would the baby be either Caucasian or Asian? or both? or neither? The little girl who was due in July was part Philipino, black and white. Either way, we knew we could take a little one into our lives and into our hearts and love them to pieces.
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