We have BIG news...

Did you know that adoption has always been part of our story? Shreck was blessed by a birth mother who chose adoption for him, and an adoptive family who has loved him as their own since the moment they first held him. And, even before we were married, we knew that we wanted to adopt a child someday. 

Someday has come! Now, we are stepping out in faith as we are called to grow our family through adoption. Will you join us? Will you be part of our story? We hope that by inviting you into this process, you will see yourself as part of the community we hope to build around our child as he or she grows up.

We are beyond excited and are doing everything we can to be prepared (Shreck has definitely been practicing his dad jokes) to welcome a beautiful new life into our home and to be their forever family. As part of our adoption process, we have started a crowdfunding campaign. Did you know that adoption related costs can easily total up to $35,000 or more? This is why we have set a goal of $25,000 to help ease the financial burden that often overwhelms adoptive parents.

If you feel called to support us financially in this journey, please know that donations through this crowdfunding campaign are tax-deductible, and they will go directly to our adoption agency (Bethany Christian Services) to fund our agency & legal fees associated with adoption. Finally, THANK YOU for your generosity! We can't do this without you. Truly.

Even if you are not able to donate monetarily, THANK YOU for reading and sharing our story! Your love and support mean so much to us as we walk through this process. We hope that you will also support us in prayer and join us in praying for expectant birth parents facing difficult situations and decisions, and children who deserve life and a loving forever family.

Please be sure to follow our journey and visit often for updates! 

We also want to hear from you! We greatly appreciate your encouragement, and would love to answer your questions about adoption or tell you more about our story.

Here's where we are in the process:

• Information Meeting ---> Done!
• Application Approval ---> Done!
• Adoption Training Day ---> Done! (Additional training ongoing...)
• Home Study ---> Done!
• Waiting to be Matched ---> Done!
• Matched ---> Done!
• Placement  <--- We Are Here
• Adoption Finalization