Why Adopt?

Some people may wonder, 'Why are the Campbell's adopting? They already have four kids and their life is so full and a little crazy at times too!'  I can't remember the exact circumstances, but when Russ and I were first married, before we even started thinking about having kids,  the desire/burden to adopt began.  That was 20 years ago and this "call" to adopt only grew.  Of course there were many years that this call was dormant...while we had babies around and then the struggle of learning differences with a couple of our kids.  These years stretched us greatly, but that story is for a different blog (if I ever write that one). I would share this call, or burden with Russ from time to time, but God hadn't put this same call on him, so I waited.  Eventually, I just prayed that if God wanted us to adopt then He would put the burden on Russ as well.  I didn't want to talk Russ into this.  Fall of 2013 we were driving home from some activity and Russ asked, "Do you still think about adoption?"  My heart leapt.  "Yes, all the time..."  That was the beginning of a discussion that lasted through the holidays, and on March 6, 2014 we applied with America World Adoption Association.