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Thank you for taking the time to learn about us. We are grateful that you are considering an adoption plan. We can’t begin to understand what you are going through as you navigate the difficult decisions ahead but we admire you for your strength and courage. We are honored to have you consider us as potential parents.
We feel very fortunate to be able to provide a safe, happy and loving home, financial security, educational opportunities and lots of love and laughter. We are so blessed to have a wonderful life and are excited to build our future with a precious child. We can promise you that this child will be loved unconditionally by us and our family and friends. We promise to provide your child every opportunity to grow into the unique, special person they were meant to be.

About us:
We met at a mutual friend’s birthday party twenty years ago and have been friends ever since. We began dating in 2012 and were married in 2017. Our friends and family couldn’t believe it when we said we were FINALLY getting married.
School and jobs took us out of town for a few years but eventually we came back to live in our hometown close to family and childhood friends. We enjoy living close to major cities and love to take advantage of the arts, music and cultural events around us.

Our home:
We live on a tree lined street in a great neighborhood adjacent to a park with playgrounds and ball fields. Children of all ages can be seen playing in the common areas. The schools in our district are top rated in the state year after year.
We did most of the home improvements to the house ourselves. We love to learn something new and the house projects have proven both challenging and rewarding. At the end of a typical workday, we are at home making dinner together and talking about our day. After dinner, we like to take a walk around the neighborhood before settling in for the night.

About Bob (by Barb):
Bobby is a loving, devoted and caring husband and I am very lucky to have him in my life. He is also a wonderful son and son in law, brother, uncle and friend. He has a heart of gold and will be an awesome dad. He’s patient, kind, hard working and a very dedicated person. He is a home based employee which will give him the flexibility to be at home with a child.
He loves to attend sporting events and enjoys watching the professionals almost as much as he enjoys watching our nieces and nephews play. He is an excellent golfer and has been playing since he was a young boy. For many years he competed locally and regionally. We enjoy playing together and with friends.
Bob enjoys playing his guitars (acoustic and electric) and keyboard. He loves to practice and master a new song. He is also an avid reader and loves learning something new.

About Barb (by Bob):
Barb is fun, loving and loyal. It’s funny how after so many years we are still learning about each other. We are so similar in some ways and so vastly different in others. I love sharing my view of the world with her and I love understanding her perspective.
Barb always goes out of her way to help her family and friends and she enjoys spending her free time hanging out with them. She also likes to re purpose furniture and practice yoga. Barb loves to swim and was a lifeguard for many years. She is a morning person who has no problem getting up to go to the gym before work. Her office is a few miles from our home but technology has made it easy for her to work remotely.
Barb is a true people person and loves to stay connected with her friends and family. She speaks to her parents and sister multiple times a day and checks in with her brother frequently. She has such a special relationship with all of our nieces and nephews and I know she will be a wonderful mom.

Our family:
Our family is so important to us. We are both the oldest sibling in our families and have a very close relationship with our parents, our siblings and their spouses and kids. We are truly a loving, supportive team.
Bobby’s sister is married to her college sweetheart and they have three kids. His parents are divorced and his father has been married to his step mom for twenty years. He is very close with his step mom, step sister and her husband. Bobby’s mom is also very friendly with his step mother which is great. All three grandparents take turns watch the kids before or after school and drive them to after school activities and practices. Part of every weekend is spent on the soccer field.
Barb has a sister and a brother. When her sister’s son was born early, her sister and brother in law had to rearrange their childcare. Barb was able to stay at home with her nephew until he was able to go to school. She also lived with her sister and her family while her brother in law was travelling out of town for work. It was such quality time with everyone especially her nephew and niece.
Barb’s brother and sister in law have three kids who love spending time with their cousins and extended family. They are the most adventurous of our crew and are the planners of the group. They love sports, music and animals so outings often include one of the three.

Our favorites:
food: pizza
vacation spot: the beach
music: The Grateful Dead (Bob) country (Barb)
hobby: DIY home improvements
sport to play: golf sport to watch: football
color: blue
ice cream: vanilla (Bob) chocolate (Barb)
weekend activity: spending time with our family and friends

Thank you for considering us. We hope you always know what a blessing you will bring into this world.

Wishing you all the best,

Barb and Bob

Dear Expecting Parent,
We have been thinking about you for a long time and have been praying you are feeling loved and are being supported and well cared for by those around you. We are sending our love to you, wherever you may be. We will never truly understand all the decisions, thoughts and emotions you must be processing right now. You are extremely brave, and courageous in ways we can’t fully comprehend. We marvel at the depth of character required to express the kind of unconditional love you are displaying for your child by considering an adoption plan . We admire you and are humbled to think you might take the next steps of this journey with us.
We ‘re committed to our role in an open adoption. We believe that maintaining connections with one’s original family is foundational for the health and wholeness of any person. We hope to share updates and stories, pictures and life events in such a way that this precious child knows she or he has lots of people united in showering him or her in love. We will at all times honor and acknowledge the irreplaceable role you will always have in his or her life.
Our families taught us to attempt, above all else, to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God. We hope to share this simple yet challenging life-long aspiration with our children and can’t wait to discover along with them who they are as they grow and become themselves. We’ve learned that family is not defined primarily by biology but is formed through a commitment to care for one another in all the joys and challenges of existence. We are eager to embrace an open adoption relationship with you and to raise a resilient child who is surrounded by a dedicated community and is nurtured with the love of all kinds of family.
About Us
We met in Jon’s hometown in Western NY, 17 years ago. Cate had recently moved there to attend college and Jon had just earned his degree. Our first date was a home-cooked meal and an 8 hour conversation. We were nearly inseparable from then on. Cate knew Jon was a keeper when he agreed to help take her two kitties to the vet a week after we started dating! We got married in 2003 and agreed to make our lives together an adventure.
We spent our early married years enjoying good food, live music, theater, and fascinating people–and sharing all the fun of New York with friends from all over the world whom we welcomed to our Brooklyn apartment. Jon found a job with a tech start up and we moved to East Africa in 2016 . When we moved here from NYC, we were craving open spaces, trees, and a slower pace of life. We got all of the above. Now we have a comfortable home with a massive yard and plenty of room inside, too, for a child to stretch out and grow.
We consider ourselves profoundly lucky to live on a continent and in a region so rich in culture, history and natural beauty. It is also a privilege to be alive in an era of direct flights and Whatsapp so we can easily stay connected to our friends and family in the US and return there regularly for visits.

The things we enjoy doing together the very most are laughing, talking and traveling.
Whether it is for a spontaneous dance party in the living room or a multimedia dialogue on the strengths and weaknesses of US foreign policy, we enjoy each other’s company.We believe in rigorous curiosity and sincere inquiry – we try to remember to always take those principles on the road with us when we visit and live in new places and meet new people.We have been known to compose comical songs for one another on a dreary day and we find it is more fun to experience life together.
We are fortunate to be auntie and uncle to our 6 nieces and nephews and to the children of many dear friends. We can’t wait to welcome our child to the great big, international family we are blessed to call our own.
We have always agreed that we want to grow our family through adoption.
We both love children and are eager to share this enormous, fascinating, complicated world with them.

About Jon
Jon grew up in Western New York. Both of his parents are retired educators and they love their 3 J’s: Joel, Julia & Jon. With most of his family still living in NY we visit various parts of the state often. He graduated from a Christian liberal-arts college with a degree in Political Science & Writing where he also studied abroad in London. The same year he married Cate he moved to NYC and began a 10+ year career in advertising. In 2015 he took a huge cross-cultural leap by accepting a position to lead a fast-growing tech company in East Africa. He is dedicated to the mission of providing meaningful work to undeserved communities around the world.
About Cate
Cate grew up all over the place! In her heart, “home” is Nigeria, where she moved when she was 11 and stayed throughout high school.
Growing up overseas exposed Cate to many unique people, cultures and religions and gave her a deep heart for relating to people . Her upbringing was defined by service and the love of a diverse community. It has always been Cate’s dream to raise her kids in a similar manner – Cate and Jon agree their community in East Africa is perfect for giving kids the cultural exposure and nurture of a loving community.
Cate has a close, funny, brilliant family. Her parents are two of our best friends and we cherish their influence on our lives. Cate is tight with her 3 siblings, Michael, Erin & Meaghan. She cherishes all her friends and can’t wait for those we love to help us love on our kid!
Cate is passionate about how young people learn and spent 7 years tutoring and home schooling 4 young boys in NYC. She has also been freelance writing and producing documentary films in Africa since 2009.

With Love & Gratitude –

Thank you for taking the time to get to know us a bit. Our goal is to show you how many wonderful people in our lives are ready to embrace a child – one that our whole community has been preparing for along with us as we have waited to meet you. We were recently camping with a bunch of our friends when one of them turned and said, “You guys, look at all the aunts and uncles, cousins and friends WAITING to be your village and help you love and raise a child!”
We have enjoyed the years we’ve had just the two of us to see the world and grow together into the people we are, as individuals and as a couple. Now, we have switched gears and are focused on becoming parents. We are more than ready to be Mom and Dad.
Our community is oriented to and for children; there is room to play, fresh air to enjoy, family safaris, travel and camping to experience and, when the time comes, fantastic international schools with new friends from all over the world for our child to meet.
It has always been our dream to expand our family through adoption and we are excited that growing our family this way means having a relationship with the people who first loved our child and chose to give him or her life. We, along with our family and friends, are praying for you now and sending you our love as you navigate the decisions before you. You have our gratitude and our unending admiration and respect.
We look forward to meeting you and joining you in loving your baby.

Dear Expectant Family,
First, we just wanted to wish you the very best as you make this very important decision in your life, with whatever you chose. It will be what it right for you and your child. We hope you will find the peace and assurance you need as you make these difficult choices for you and your baby. We also want to thank you for taking the time to get to know our little family.
Adoption has changed our lives so much and we are so happy that there are wonderful people out there who are willing to explore adoption. We have so much love and respect for those expectant mothers and their birth families. Here’s just a little fun fact about both our families, they have both been touched tremendously through the power of adoption. Tyler and his two siblings are adopted from different families. Heather’s sister is also adopted. We feel we will be able to help this child understand and know the love you had for them and why you made this hard decision.
You are probably thinking to yourself, they already have two kids, why would they do adoption now? Well, even before we were married, we knew that adoption would someday come into play and was something we knew we both wanted to do. When we talked about having kids, we knew in our hearts that we were to have 3 or 4 kids, and at least one was going to be adopted.
About Tyler-
I am a very family-oriented individual, Family is the single most important thing in my life. I believe that true happiness can only come from and through the family. I love being a dad and to take my family camping hiking and just being with my family and continue family traditions and start some new ones. I love to play video games and learn about military history.
About Heather-
I love being a mom, and having a house full of kids. I love to laugh and be silly and make others happy. I want my life to be one that I enjoy and do the things I love and have a life that my kids can look up to and be proud of their mom for what she did. I love sports especially soccer and volleyball. I love to make things and be creative. My mind loves to come up with new things to try and I love to see how they turn out.
About Kyle-
Kyle is our little sweetheart. He is so caring and wants everyone to be happy. We joke that he will be the class clown. He loves to explore and figure out how things work. He is full of energy and always has to be doing something. He is such a great big brother and is very protective of his sister and looks forward to showing the baby how to make things work.
About Sami-
Sami is our diva, and we love it! She is her own person. She loves to dance, and she shines on the stage. She is Heather’s mini me, she loves to be Heather’s helper. She also has a ton of energy and can be found singing and dancing around the house. She is so excited to be a big sister and show the baby how to “be a big kid”.

Quick Facts:
1) We love to travel, Oregon is our go- to destination.
2) We love the outdoors, especially camping
3) We have 4 pets: 2 dogs and 2 cats
4)We love movie nights downstairs where we cuddle on our big couch.
5) We love to make homemade pizza, Sausage is our favorite.
6) We live right next to a park and spend a lot of time there.
7) Heather is currently getting her master’s degree for school counseling.
8) We have been married for almost 8 years.
9) Kyle and Sami are what they call Irish twins, they are 11 months apart.
10) Family is everything to us!
11) We love family traditions and we are always adding new ones.

Lastly, we want you to know that we cannot even comprehend the emotions and challenges that you are facing, but we want you to know that we are there for you and we love you. We want you to know that although we have never met, we pray for you daily, and are here for you during this time. We have so much respect for all you are trying to do in your life and for considering adoption as a parenting choice for your baby.
With all our love,
Tyler, Heather, Kyle, and Sami

Dear Birth Parent,
Hello! We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for taking the time to get to know us and we are excited and humbled by the opportunity to grow our family through adoption!
We can only begin to imagine how difficult this time is while you try to figure out the best option for you and your precious baby. We hope you feel supported and loved during this journey. You have touched our hearts for your strength and courage to do the best for your beautiful child. It is a brave and selfless decision. You are giving the most priceless gift a couple could ever receive, the gift of becoming a Mom and a Dad.
We want to assure you that we promise to always respect and honor you. We promise to cherish and love your child with our hearts and souls and to provide a safe, supportive, happy and loving home and a life with every opportunity possible.
Our family will be beyond blessed to be chosen by you to parent your child! Thank you so much for considering us!
Our Love Story:
We met 7.5 years ago through mutual friends. We instantly connected and met again a few days later for our first date. It was definitely love at first sight!! We spent the next year growing together as a couple and forming a strong, loving foundation. We got married in 2013 on a snowy December day surrounded by our family and friends. It was truly a magical holiday wedding!
Not long into our marriage, we began trying to build our family as it has always been our dream to become parents. We quickly began facing challenges and difficulties and after realizing we could not conceive, we felt God leading us down the path of adoption. We want nothing more than to be a sweet baby’s Mommy and Daddy. We know that growing our family through adoption is going to be the most exciting part of our love story!!
Our Families:
Family means everything to us!! The child we are blessed with will not only have a mother and a father that will love him/her to the fullest, but 40+ cousins, 30+ aunts and uncles, 2 grandparents and a great grandma that will be there to play, to love, to encourage and to help him/her experience a joyful life. David is one of six siblings and is also an identical twin and Deanna is the younger daughter of two in her family. We are very lucky that the entire family lives within thirty minutes of our home. Every holiday, birthday and dinner is always filled with love, laughter and lots of family fun! Everyone is beyond supportive of our decision to adopt and cannot wait to spoil a new addition!
Our Home:
We live in a beautiful upscale family-friendly neighborhood. Our home is a 5 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home with a huge fenced in backyard. We have excitedly started transforming one bedroom into the nursery. We are overjoyed to put the finishing touches on the room! Our neighborhood has a swimming pool, a playground and scenic walking trails. Our homes association also organizes many fun and festive family events such as cookies with Santa, Easter egg hunts and the annual 4th of July bike parade. We are only a few blocks from the elementary school and our local school district is rated one of the best in the state. Our community as a whole boasts many family friendly activities from the zoo, children’s museum, botanical gardens, amusement parks, festivals and sporting events.
Dogs:
We have a beloved 12 year old dachshund beagle. He was rescued from a shelter and brings so much joy and love into our home. He is very friendly and absolutely wonderful with children. He loves car rides, cuddling and playing in our backyard.
Hobbies & Interest:
Hiking – Skiing – Spending time with family and friends – Christmas – Running – Traveling – Gymnastics – Boards Games – Going to Sporting Events – Zoos – Biking – Dogs – Festivals – Movies – Local Restaurants – Mountains – Baking – Cruises
Openness:
We are committed to communicating and maintaining contact to the level you feel most comfortable. We are drawn to the idea of raising a child based on honesty, openness and love.
Thank you!
We are incredibly thankful and appreciative that you have taken the time to learn about us and our family. Thank you for being the answer to our prayers, we hope we can be an answer to yours.
Love, David and Deanna

Dear Friend,
We wanted to share a bit about ourselves and our lives as a way to begin to get to know one another.
We can imagine this is a difficult time for you, and we are so grateful you’ve chosen adoption. We admire your courage in making this decision.
Nearly four years ago we learned we would not be able to have children biologically. We had a season of grief as we faced this new reality, especially as we’d both always hoped and imagined we’d be parents. As time passed, we increasingly felt led to explore adoption. This past summer after a vacation, and after a time of intentional reflection, our decision was solidified. We are now both at a place where we are eager and excited to expand our family through adoption!
We have a wonderful network of support, including family and friends, all of whom are thrilled we’ve come to this decision. Our families are so happy to expand the circle and welcome a new child into the family. There are many people in our lives who have been supporting us in the process of discernment through prayer and friendship. They are also praying for you.
To share a bit about us: We met as chaperones for a youth group ski trip. We happened to be in the same car en route, and got to know each other on the drive. A couple of months later Adam asked Meghan to a Chris Thile concert (a mandolin player). Meghan said yes! And it didn’t take too long for us to know that this relationship might really have potential. We had a ton in common, and have just clicked from the first date. We dated for a year, and then Adam proposed to Meghan on the one year anniversary of the Chris Thile concert date. We were married 7 months later.
We live in a medium-sized city in the southeast. We enjoy walks in the woods, museums, universities, and access to great restaurants (our town is a foodie town). A typical week includes cooking together in the evenings, neighborhood walks or nearby hikes with our beloved beagle Charlie, a regular Bible study, and an evening out with friends (be it an outing to an Escape room, or a game night with Settlers of Catan or Cards Against Humanity). Our pup is 2.5 and we love him to bits. He’s cuddly, mischievous, and very gentle with little ones.
Because we live close to various universities, we have easy access to great lectures, performances, and sports. We would love for your child to discover who they are and to explore their interests and gifts within the community that has offered so much to us.
About Meghan:
I am a chaplain at a university nearby. I love working with students. I love learning. I find a lot of meaning in my job and I truly enjoy going to work each day. In recent years, I became a bit of a choral nerd, even though I don’t sing particularly well. I didn’t meet Adam until I was a bit older, but I had a great time living life to the fullest, building genuine friendships, and traveling with friends on adventures through the Middle East, as well as to England and Scotland. I love reading, good television, being outdoors, and laughing with friends. I have jumped out of a plane, just for fun! It was exhilarating. I value compassion, faith, hard work (while not taking yourself too seriously), and wit. I care about social justice. I am a loyal friend.”
About Adam:
I am also a pastor. I work at a United Methodist church in a somewhat small university town about 30 minutes from where we live. It’s a nice-sized church with a preschool and families with young children. I love to play golf and disc (Frisbee) golf! Generally, I love doing anything that is outdoors: hiking, running, biking, gardening, and anything in between. In college I spent two summers working at Yosemite National Park. I’m somewhat of an introvert or a quiet person, especially when I meet someone for the first time, but I easily open up when I get to know people. I am goofy, nerdy, the most hilarious person I know (no, not really, but I do crack myself up a lot), athletic, sensitive, and a good listener. The other guy in three of these photos with me is my best friend. We met in college and connected instantly over talking theology, sports, and playing golf. He got me into Lord of the Rings series, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Our Families:
We grew up in loving families with happy childhoods. Our families are both so excited for our adoption.
This will be the first grandchild on Adam’s side. Adam’s family lives just about 10 minutes from us, so we see them regularly. They are eager to welcome a baby into the family and into our lives. Spoiling is a definite possibility! Adam’s dad is in pharmaceutical sales, his mom has gone back to school to get her M.Div., and his sister works at a university.
Meghan’s parents are retired and live in another state, but we have weekly calls and visit several times a year. Before retirement, Meghan’s dad was a systems engineer and her mom taught kindergarten.
Meghan’s sister lives with her family (including our niece, who is 12, and two nephews, 7 and 9) in another state. Despite the distance, Meghan and her sister are BFFs and talk daily (sometimes multiple times). Her sister spent 15 years as a labor and delivery nurse before staying home with the kids. Our brother-in-law is in software sales.
In Closing:
We want you to know that we would be glad to share regular updates and photos of your child if that would be meaningful to you. We understand that with adoption our extended family will come to include you. You are in our prayers, and we are praying sincerely that God’s hand will be in this process in a way that can mysteriously transform moments of hardship and difficulty into something beautiful. We will love this child with everything we are. We hope for a strong relationship with you that can develop naturally as we come to know each other better.
It is difficult to create a profile that captures all that we are, with all the ups and downs and complexities of life. We are not perfect people, but we do authentically love and respect each other. Your child will be raised in a home of love, warmth, faith, and grace.
With much appreciation and respect,
Meghan and Adam

Dear Expectant Parents,
We are a family of four that love to explore!
We are also living proof that adoption is about LOVE. Our lives have been blessed by the miracle of adoption. Our two sons know how special and how loved they are by all family members, including their birth families. We love and admire their amazing birth families.
We believe that “Adoption is not a second choice, a fallback option, or because you can’t have ‘your own,’ but wholly believing you are seeking to bring home the very child God created with you and your home in mind, fully equipping you to be the very parent He created you to be.”- Author Unknown. We have learned that our trials can become our greatest blessings. We also know that God loves YOU, and He will lead and guide you during this challenging time. We realize you have an incredible amount of love for your baby and want the best possible life for him/her.
Brooke’s comments about Jared:
The first time I saw Jared playing with his nieces and nephews I knew I wanted to marry him. They were all laughing within seconds of playing, and I knew he would be an excellent husband and father. His easy-going attitude and caring nature helps him make friends with everyone he meets, especially children. Jared is our sons’ hero. Even after working a 12 hour shift at the hospital, Jared looks forward to coming home to play with them and read them books before bedtime. Jared is also a never failing optimist. His faith is strong and he always reassures me that things will work out. He loves me no matter what- even if I have terrible morning breath! He’s always there to give me a kiss or to hold me tight until I feel better. I also love his great sense of humor. He is constantly making me laugh by coming up with clever sayings that I like to call “Jaredisms.” They never fail to make me smile.
Jared’s comments about Brooke:
I love coming home to my beautiful family. Brooke provides a special atmosphere in our home where love abounds. She loves taking care of our family and home and cooking us delicious meals. Brooke is gentle, compassionate, and loves children. Brooke loves being a full-time mom, and always puts our family’s needs first. Brigham, Benson, and I love Brooke and enjoy spending time with her. Brooke can often be found singing songs, reading, playing games, and gardening with our two precious boys. Brooke is my best friend and most trusted counselor. She is a spiritual leader; she helps us read our scriptures daily and pray often. We are a team, and do everything together. I like to spend time with her going on walks, 4-wheeling, mountain biking, skiing, traveling, visiting family, eating good food, and countless other things. I have been blessed to have Brooke in my life.
About Brigham:
Brigham (Brig) is our energetic 7 year-old. He is the spark of energy that makes our family light up! Brig is a natural leader and makes friends easily. He excels at school and his favorite subjects are P.E. and math. He loves riding his bike, Legos, Star Wars, and Italian food. He is our little book worm and if he is not outside playing you will find him curled up with a book. He is a great big brother and considers Benson to be his best friend. He is hoping for a baby sister but would be thrilled with either a boy or a girl. He has promised to help change all of the poopy diapers.
About Benson:
Benson is our creative 4 year-old. We never have enough paper and tape in our house because he is always making something! He also loves music, animals and jumping on the trampoline. Benson started preschool this year and loves being with his friends and learning. He is a sweetheart, and is always very aware of everyone’s feelings and needs. Benson is always by Brigham’s side, ready to join in on whatever adventure they conjure up together! Benson LOVES babies; He would like a baby brother AND sister. He is excited about becoming a big brother and has promised to be the baby’s protector.
Thank you for reading our letter and for considering an adoption plan for your child. We look forward to meeting you!
With much admiration and love,
Jared, Brooke, Brig, and Benson

Dear Birth Parents,

We can’t pretend to know what you’re going through right now, but we want you to know…even though it might feel like you’re alone, you’re not. We’ve had you and your unborn child in our thoughts every day for a very long time. We think of you often and wish you peace and comfort as you sort through this difficult process.

Thank you for considering us to love and parent your child. We know this is a decision that probably weighs heavy on your heart, so please know we will do everything we can to provide a loving, playful and nurturing home for your child. We believe that the life we’ve built will encourage and model for them the values of honesty, respect, compassion, empathy, open-mindedness and love. We promise to make sure we balance all of this, with lots of fun and laughter.

About Us: In 2014 we met in Shanghai, China, where we were living and working as international school teachers. The night we met we found an instant friendship in one another, and we never looked back. We are still best friends and truly in love.

Molly fell in love with Nate’s “compassionate and fun-loving personality, and his gorgeous curly hair.”
Nate fell in love with Molly’s “fun and energetic personality, and she made me laugh…a lot!”

Our Home: We currently live in Central Europe in a picturesque city full of parks and beautiful, historic architecture. Our home is in a relatively quiet part of town, but has lots of amenities very nearby. There are always lots of things going on around town, from year-round farmer’s markets to ice cream festivals, to concerts and live theatre. Living internationally is something that’s very important to us. We value the experiences and perspectives we get when we travel and get to know people from around the world. We’re so excited for our future child, because we believe these experiences help to create compassionate and open-minded people.

Our Work: We are both elementary school teachers and we’ve taught at international schools around the world. Nate teaches elementary P.E. and Molly teaches grade 1, although when we have a baby she will stay home full time. Teaching internationally is a beautiful gift for both of us because it gives us the opportunity to work in classrooms and schools with incredibly diverse populations of people. We get to work with kids from all over the world and we learn about their cultures through them and their families, while also representing and sharing about where we come from!

Our Families: We are very close with our families. Even though we live far away, we make sure to talk often and we visit them in the US almost every summer and Christmas. Molly is the youngest of 6 kids and Nate is the middle of 3 kids. Our families are so excited for us to begin our own family through adoption, and can’t wait to shower our little baby with lots of love and support!

Our Interests: We have lots of common interests like traveling, playing games of all kinds, enjoying nature and cooking. We also have some interests that are unique to each of us. Nate is an avid outdoorsman and is passionate about rock climbing and doing outreach work and Molly likes to do crafty projects, bake and read good books!

Our Furbabies: We rescued our cats Bert & Eddie from the street when we were living in Indonesia. They have funky little tails and may not win any cat pageants in the future…but we sure love them. They bring so much joy and laughter into our lives on a daily basis and we know they will be excited to welcome our new baby into their lives as well.

We hope these words and photos give you a glimpse into our lives and all the love we have to offer. Thank you again for considering us and we wish you all the best.

With love and gratitude,
Nate & Molly