Let's Start at the Very Beginning
It's a funny thing to sit down and type up our decision to adopt. It's not something that happened precisely and all at once the way a blog post tends to be composed. It was something that started years ago, before Hunter was even born. The seed was planted then and has taken years to grow. I have always had a heart for it and Rob has always had a connection to it (his mom is adopted) so we both knew the beauty and weight of the decision, but it wasn't an immediate yes for us. First, the technicalities: Over the past 8+ months Rob and I have had so many conversations and spent tons of time in prayer while doing SO much research. The way our relationship works (in most situations including this one) is that I am the researcher. I read and sift through the abundance of materials available about a topic and then once I have learned about all the options, I present them to Rob and we talk through the pared down information. It's just the way we think as individuals