Officially, our journey began in January 2008 when Stephanie attended an orientation meeting for Children's Hope International. Prior to that, the subject of adoption had come up a few times over the course of a few years, but only in passing. But then, late in 2007 (I can't remember the exact date) while at Gregg and Ben's swim lesson the subject came up again.

I don't think I'll ever forget the moment. It was the usual chaos; kids screaming and/or crying, coaches yelling instructions in an attempt to be heard and water splashing everywhere. Enjoying the moment watching our kids swimming hard and having fun, my mind drifted into thoughts of more kids. As if reading my mind, Stephanie asks me if I'm still serious about adopting. For the next few seconds it was just the two of us, in perfect harmony with each other.