Adoption Updates Posted about about 3 years ago

We are excited to update our friends and family on our adoption journey.  This past year, with COVID and all the stresses it brought, was difficult.  Our adoption process slowed down to a screeching halt.  We've spent a lot of time praying in this season.  We have updated our home study for this next year in anticipation of growing our family.  We received news last night of a possible match wi...

Urgent-Needing Prayers! Posted about over 3 years ago

Nate and I got word tonight of a possible match with a baby whose due date was today!!!!!  We are asking all of our friends and family to please pray over us and this birth mother and her family.  This process is not an easy one for the birth family, and there’s still a chance the birth mother will decide to parent and not choose an adoption plan, or even choose another family for this baby. We...

Our adoption just got updated to Paperwork Complete Posted about almost 4 years ago

Our home study was officially approved at the end of April!We have turned in our family profile book, and we are now a waiting family. This means that we wait some more. Two things this journey has taught us is patience and faith.  This has been a roller coaster of a year for our family, and this milestone is cause for huge celebration!  Hollyce is becoming more and more excited at the prospect...

Status Update Posted about almost 5 years ago

Nate and I finished our two day adoption Training last week. It was exhausting, but we learned so much. Our discussions centered around the benefits of open adoption for all parties involved (birth parents, baby, and adoptive parents) as well as navigating transracial adoption. We also purchased some children’s literature that focused on the theme of families being created out of love, not nece...