Hospitable. Energetic. Athletic. Hard-working. Fun-loving. Christ-focused. Adaptable. Adventurous. Globe-trekking. Strong. Resourceful. Together. Loving. Joyful. Blessed.
DEAR BIRTH PARENT,
Even in conversations 9 years ago as a pre-engaged couple, we each expressed to each other a deep desire to have a family grown through adoption. Over the past 6 years we’ve been blessed and challenged with our 3 lively and thriving biological children, yet our yearning to adopt has remained. We eagerly await the rich opportunity of change it will bring to graft our adopted son or daughter’s unique heritage onto our own.
We welcomed our third child in June '17 after a miscarriage the prior summer and a difficult pregnancy beginning in the fall. Through grace and “hard knocks”, we’ve become experienced parents focused on richly blessing our kids, that they would in turn bless others. Likewise, we’re supported and blessed enthusiastically by our community of friends, many of whom have themselves experienced the joys and challenges of adoption.
We are a Colorado family. Some of our main values are captured in our photo collages, and elaborated a bit more below:
| Answers | Blake | Joanna |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Software engineer/manager | Now a full-time mom. I was an elementary teacher before kids. |
| Favorite vacation | Vancouver sea kayaking | Playing at the beach, floating in the waves. |
| Favorite color | Blue | Teal |
| Favorite food | Fajitas | Peanut sauce curry with fried tofu |
| Favorite activity | Snowboarding, Astronomy | Gardening in the summer, Baking in the winter |
| Favorite movie | Shawshank Redemption | Pride and Prejudice (any version) |
| Favorite movie quote | "Nobody puts Baby in the corner." | With my people, eating good food, laughing and being adventurous |
We hope you enjoy learning a bit about our family, and look forward to getting to know you too.
- Blake and Joanna, Benjamin, Jaron, and Silas