Our first conversations when we met included the possibility of adopting. We were both drawn to the idea and assumed the potential from the beginning. But the path was hazy. And then the time came for us. Like sweet tidings carried upon the morning breeze were our minds swept up with a dream of a different kind of family We met with a few couples who had traveled the adoption trail before us. The goal was information and advice. Everyone had a story. Some were stories of great gladness. Others told of unimaginable sorrow. But each story started with a…

Life had been good... I had a great family. Heritage. Security. Foundation. Relationship with the world. It was where everything would be ok. Where the future was bright, and exciting. Of course it couldn't last. You can't build upon broken... The news that would tear down my self imagined security came through a pay phone. It was like a wrecking ball with 19 years and 4800 miles worth of built up force ... "I've moved to Fort Worth. We're gonna get a divorce..." So yeah, the next few years were hard. But I learned that people are complicated. We aren't…