Adoption

So last week Reid and I looked at our finances (or Reid looked at and updated me) and realized that with Reid's promotion, that we will be debt free in like 2 months. That is a major blessing because our finances are the biggest worry for Reid since he sees all of the good and bad cases at the bank. Well, with this great news came the talk about kids, but this time Reid brought it up. He told me that with our financial situation the way it is, we would be financially prepared to have kids earlier than projected (as financially prepared as you can be).
Reid said that if I was ready, that we could go ahead and put our names on a list to adopt. I was overjoyed. This has been something that we are both very passionate about. After going to China and seeing the kids there, especially Angela, we have wanted to adopt a Chinese daughter. We plan on having a child naturally as well, but wanted to take care of a child born into this world without a family. Reid had a customer who gave us the name of a Christian adoption agency that they had gotten their daughter through. The only downside is that Chinese law does not allow adoption to anyone under the age of 30. This puts a kink in our plans. We have contacted CCIA to see if this rule has an exception, but no word yet.
Sometimes I get frustrated that people who make the right decisions at a young age are penalized by the ones who make stupid decisions. Since there aren't many adults at 25 who have settled down and started a family, we have our hands tied due to the majority. Same reason I am old enough to lead the Children's programs at church, but not old enough to drive church vehicles due to insurance.