Continued from Part One

When we preliminarily signed on with our agency (Asian Children Services), Viet Nam was in the process of re-opening its doors to United States adoptions. We chose our agency after tedious, thorough research and we couldn’t have made a better decision when we chose them. We were actively involved in our adoption through the entire re-opening process and were excited when licenses began to be issued and agencies were able to start finding families for children.

It was difficult to find information at first because... more

To start off I would like to let you know a little (or a lot) about me. I always like to “know” the author of blogs I read; it makes the stories seem that much more real. So, here’s my story…

I always knew that I wanted to be a mom. However, my path to becoming one was not how I imagined it would be.

The day after Christmas 2004 my husband and I were thrilled to discover that we were expecting a baby. After a healthy pregnancy, at a routine exam, we learned that our sweet baby’s heart had stopped beating. It was April of 2005 when our lives shattered and our son Cole was stillborn. Cole’s everlasting gift to us was making us parents; and we’re sure he had a lot to do with helping... more