Adoption Questions

We have been seriously considering adoption lately. I guess lately isn't exactly correct since even before we had Margaret we knew we wanted to adopt (regardless of our ability to have children). The thought has come up more frequently the past week and we have begun looking into adoption agencies, costs and criteria. Our main purpose in all of this was to collect information so if we don't get pregnant in the next 6 months-1 year we can move quickly to begin the long process.

Today I got the mail and was excited to see February's Ensign. Like normal I rushed home and plopped on the couch to read it. My eyes instantly welled up as I read some of the article title's listed on the front cover... one is about adoption. I slowly made my way through the Ensign to the middle of the issue and read the 8 page article. There are articles written by 4 different people (birthmother, birthfather, biological grandparents and child). The whole time I cried. I am so open to adoption, but at the same time, it's hard to think that perhaps we will never have another biological child. Part of me thinks the articles were mere coincidence, but the better part of me knows they probably weren't.

Anyways, I know there are a few women on this blog that have adopted. Where did you start? How did you find an agency? I know two of you went international... what was the experience? Any info you could pass along would be wonderful.