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I’ve been working on this blog for a while trying to give the best answer.  I like what I read in another blog - “because our son is there!”  How about because our child(ren) is/are there!  I don’t really like stealing what other people say, but that’s a great answer.

I do have a confession to make.  When Adam and I started looking into international adoption, this wasn’t our first choice.  However, as we did our research, we felt more and more led there. 

(from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia)

Ethiopia is one of the oldest nations in the world.  It’s believed to show up in the Bible as the home of the Queen of Sheeba.  It is the only country in Africa to escape colonization with the exception of Italian occupation during World War II.  It is the second country in world history to become officially Christian.  At the same time, it has had a considerable Muslim population there since the time of Mohammad, and both Christians and Muslims live together peacefully.  There are over 80 different languages spoken, and just as many ethnic groups.

When we were deciding where we wanted to go, one of the things we were seriously considering is whether we wanted to adopt 1 or 2 kids.  After a lot of thinking and praying, we decided we wanted to go for 2, which narrowed the choices considerably between Ethiopia and two other countries.  I do still say child(ren) because we are in the beginning of the process.  Maybe during the home study we’ll figure out that we are crazy for wanting 2 and change our minds.  Maybe we’ll be inspired to go for 3 or 4!  Yea, right.  It will be 1 or 2.  I don’t think we are cut out for many more than that.

While there are so many cultures and ethnic groups, Ethiopians as a whole value their children as “more precious than gold.”  My husband and I just found that profound in our decision making. 

As we get further on our journey, we’ll share more about what led us to this country.  There’s a lot more to it than this.

There’s one decision we didn’t think we would make for quite some time.  I think we know who one of the godparents is gong to be.  We’re still going to think on it a while - there’s plenty of time for that.

Meanwhile, we had a great weekend visiting a friend of ours out of town.  Good times were had by all.  Neither of us want to go back to work tomorrow.

Note to self - get those darn forms mailed out this week!

Cheers!