March 12th, 2010
You might ask...why would you want to do this? Why not just adopt a baby that aesthetically fits into your family?
Well, that's a great question. I visited Africa when I was in college and simply fell in love with the country. It just clicked with me. I was fortunate enough to visit several of the townships (slums) and even stay with a family for a night in their small shack. I looked around at the hundreds of kids in this one township and saw that so many of them didn't have enough food, enough clothing, enough to live on. Many of them were living with people that weren't even their own family members. AIDS and HIV runs rampant in Africa as we all know. Millions of people die from it every year. Babies were left alone in the world due to this nasty disease. I just felt a tug at my heart that I could make a difference. Even if it was just a difference to one child...I could still do something.
Luckily, I was able to find a husband that shared my sentiments. We debated for years about whether or not to go through with an interracial adoption. It's a very tough decision and one we didn't take lightly. After years of going back and forth, we've finally made our decision. The paper work is completed, and now the waiting begins.

I decided to write this blog for several reasons. 1. I want my current children and my soon to be child to know every day how much they are loved. I want them to look back on this blog one day and be able to see in writing how much their mom and dad loved them. 2. I want to hopefully show to others what an interracial adoption is like. The good and the bad of it. Hopefully, my words will resonate with someone and bring them a sense of understanding if they are struggling with things I've struggled with. 3. This is going to be quite a journey...a journey through a black and white world....and I knew I would need an outlet.