Michael and I have always loved and wanted children. But, after a few years of battling infertility, we decided to pray about adoption. We prayed to God, that if we were supposed to adopt, that He would open the doors for us. He opened that door in a big and surprising way. We traveled to Ha Tinh, the poorest province in Viet Nam, this past April to adopt our baby boy, Matthew Cam. We were surprised to be going in April, since we had just started the process a few months before in January. Needless to say, our life has been a whirlwind since the beginning of the year.
Although the adoption process and the waiting were
hard, it was definitely worth it. I know it all happened with God's perfect
timing, and He knew the best time for us to be united with our precious baby.
There was a time when I would have said; "I just can't fly." But at
the age of 28, and holding tightly to the pictures of my baby, I boarded my
first plane for the flight to Viet Nam. The motivation that kept me going was
the thought that Matthew really needed his Daddy and me to come and get him. Our
trip to Viet Nam was a really great experience that I'll treasure for the rest
of my life. 
"grandmother" for taking care of and loving Matthew; and to my travel companions for the many laughs and good times we shared.
Not only did we get our sweet babies, I also think we found a unique friendship
that will last a lifetime. 