Adoption Agency Blog

Paul & Lil

Dear Birth Mother,

Thank You for taking the time to read this and for giving us the opportunity to introduce ourselves. We know that it takes a great deal of strength and courage as you consider making an adoption plan for your child. It is a selfless decision and we would be honored if you considered us. We are a blessed family with 2 beautiful daughters. We have always dreamed of having a son but we are not able to have more children. We are excited to add to our family through adoption. Our home is a place where our children are encouraged to be the best they can be. We are faith-based and very passionate about our friendships and relationships in the community. We are blessed to live in a wonderful town known for its safety and award-winning schools and. We have a nice yard where we like to run, play and let the kids have fun.

We promise you that your child will be part of a loving home where they will be nurtured, and given every opportunity for a happy life.

Paul and Lil

Julie

To My Child’s Birth Parent –

We have not met yet, but I feel like I already know you. After all, we have some very important things in common. Most importantly, the future of your child is the most important thing to both of us. I have never been in your position but I understand it is not a decision anyone would take lightly. I commend you for taking the steps you are to give your child the opportunities that you want him/her to have. I, along with many other people are here to support you in that decision. And I am grateful to you for taking the time to learn about me through my profile.

I am a middle aged divorced professional and currently live in Mexico. I studied international relations and now work in the government in the same area. I speak fluent Spanish and have lived and worked in Latin America for the past 5 years. I am a former military officer and still serve in the reserves. I grew up as the youngest of three children in an average middle class family on the east coast. Even though I don’t have children of my own yet, the most important thing to me is my family and friends, including my parents and brother, and many friends and their children whom are like family. I spend time with them as much as I can, even though many of them live far away.

In my free time I like to read and exercise. I love to be outdoors, particularly swimming and hiking, and to travel. I also love watching major league baseball and weave that into my travels whenever possible. When possible, I participate in volunteer programs, especially those that support underprivileged children. The one thing that life has taught me is that no one is better or worse, they are all just on different paths. I am thankful that God has blessed me with so much in life and appreciate being able to share that with others.

Many of us grow up thinking our life will or should be a certain way. But there are twists and turns and unexpected happenings along the way. After many years of travelling the world and being successful in my career, there was always something missing in my life. I always thought I would get married and have children. I never differentiated whether they would be biological or adopted. But I always wanted to be able to give them opportunities and a life that was a little bit better than mine. But the more I saw of the world, I decided that adopting a child was what I really wanted.

And along that journey, I have truly come to believe that things happen for a reason.

I am now very excited and thankful to be at a place in my life where I have the time and means to focus on my child’s life without the struggle of competing time, priorities or resources. I would like to take them with me on work trips and to visit my lifelong friends who live all over the country, and expose them to new places and experiences. And as they grow older, I know they will have their own likes and dislikes and dreams and I plan to do whatever I can to foster them, whether not they are the same as mine. However much you decide to know of your baby’s life, I promise that they will always have a loving, nurturing home and that I will do everything I can to ensure they can grow up happy and become whatever they want to be. I would also like them to know you and your family as much as you would like them to. And I promise that I will always tell your story however you want it told and that they always know that they are loved.

I currently live in Mexico in a modern apartment in a beautiful neighborhood in the center of the city. The neighborhood is full of beautiful parks where I frequently take my dog for walks. I also love living in Mexico because it is close to home and I can travel back to see my parents frequently, where they recently bought their retirement home in coastal North Carolina I have a wonderful network of friends and coworkers, some of them who are also waiting to adopt. As I recently unpacked and decorated the house, we’ve had many conversations about the baby and I have already made space for him/her. We are all very excited to meet him and her and they will no doubt be the center of attention.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and to learn about me. I hope you find the best in life and everything that you are looking for. I know that your child will. There are so many people waiting to take care of him/her and cheer them on. Always know that you are never alone and your child will always be loved and cared for.

Kindly, Julie

Adam & Eden

To our Greatest Hero,

We are blessed enough to ensure that one parent will always be a stay at home parent. We were fortunate enough to always have parents who were not tired from work. We knew we could turn to them at any age for guidance, advice and hugs. We both want the opportunity to spend as much time raising our children as possible.

We are world travelers and currently living in a small, prosperous, first world country in Asia called Singapore. This experience is allowing us to explore the other side of the world until the end of 2020 or potentially sooner due to the current situation, when we return to Canada. Although we are dual citizens (USA-Canada), here’s why we choose to live in Canada; every person is treated the same no matter the color of their skin, their economic background, whether they are healthy or sick, naturally smart or need extra help. Yes, we pay into this system with our high taxes (lol).

We can promise you with no doubts that your child will have a true opportunity to thrive with clean air & water, top notch healthcare, all of the educational opportunities imaginable and of course the mountains of love we will give them every single day. We understand you are far from Canada. This is nothing that can’t be addressed by modern technology and a short airplane ride. We also have plenty of family in the States that is ever growing.

We knew early on we wanted to grow old and get wrinkly together. At our wedding, Eden’s sister announced in her speech that Adam is the Ying to her Yang which sums us up well. Eden can get over excited at times and Adam is her calming sense of tranquility. Eden pushes Adam to try new things, take risks, and go places he would have never gone.

Eden comes from a blended and multicultural family of 8 siblings and both her parents were adopted. Although her family is both American and Canadian, they grew up in Canada. In Canada multicultural (aka trans-racial) families are common and therefore her parents decided to stay in Canada. We are sharing this because we want you to know your child will have all the love and support in the world no matter where they come from or who they turn out to be.

It pays off to be a geek!!
Adam has a very cool job he builds and repairs airports. Because there are less than 50 people in the world who are specialized engineers of civil and aerodrome, he basically gets to choose which projects he wants to take on. With this freedom we can raise our future family in Canada, the US or almost anywhere in the world. We also believe children need stability therefore this will be considered when choosing projects.

With open arms and open hearts😊
Open adoption for us includes text, Skype or Whatsapp calls, pictures, videos and visits. We’d love to have you in our lives but we also believe the choice is completely yours, we will love you and be grateful for the gift of a child.

We promise the baby you bring into this world will constantly have our love, support and encouragement and will be exposed to different cultures, experiences and have God in their life. You can expect your child will receive an excellent education and will be afforded the opportunity to pursue their interests including whatever special abilities and talents they may have.
You will always be in our hearts and our sweet child will know his/her history and the special way they came into this world. We will forever remember our bond with you and always be grateful that you chose us to be parents.

We have an overflowing amount of love to give your child and an infinite amount of happiness to share. We sincerely appreciate you for taking the time to see a glimpse into our love of the out-doors, fun-filled, sometimes kooky family life.

With love from around the world,
Adam & Eden

Andrew & Nayara

Dear Birth Parent,

We recognize that no words we could write will accurately convey the feelings that you are experiencing at this time. We express gratitude that you would consider us as an option to adopt your child. We are so grateful for your good heart and willingness to share the precious gift of life with others. Adoption is a beautiful thing and also a sacrifice for all involved. We recognize the enormous sacrifice, selflessness and strength it takes for you to make this decision.

We want to make sure that we care for and provide the best life possible for your child.
Our desire to build and grow our family is out of a humble desire to care for one of God’s beautiful children and help nurture that child to grow into their full potential. Thank you for considering us as a future home for your beautiful child.

OUR STORY
We met on an online dating app. At the time, we were both physically located in different states. This did not deter us from pursuing a relationship. We began our courtship with lots of fun Face time video dates. It required creativity and lots of planning to make sure we could get to know one another just as a couple that dates in person. The distance of being a few states apart made it a challenge, but we made it work! We had the chance to visit one another and it blossomed into a beautiful relationship.

ABOUT NAYARA
Nayara is an extrovert and likes to make new friends. She likes to get to know new places. In school, she studied to become a nurse technician. She grew up on the coast of Brazil next to the ocean.

HOBBIES & INTERESTS
 Photography
 DIY Projects
 Home Decor
 Being Outdoors
 Spending time with family and friends
 Travel
 Watching Movies
 Cooking
 Yoga

ABOUT ANDREW
Andrew loves to make others laugh and getting to know people. He enjoys being out in
nature, traveling and playing sports. He likes to spend time with family and serve others.
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
 Playing the piano
 Hiking
 Going outdoors into the mountains
 Travel
 Playing just about any game or sport, especially tennis, frisbee and basketball
 Music
 Spending time with family
 Watching movies

OUR VALUES
We value family and the vital role that each member has in it. We want to make sure that we instill the values of integrity, diligence, obedience, charity, service and faith in the lives of our future children. We value education and the power it can bring in providing opportunities. We value family time and opportunities to serve others.

OUR INTERESTS
We love to travel and go to new places. It is wonderful spending time together, and we can’t wait to share these experiences with our children! In addition to traveling, we love the adventure of being out in nature. We enjoy camping and going outdoors, just spending time with each other is so meaningful.

Thank you for taking the time to consider us as a potential home to place your child in. We want to express our love and appreciation for your good heart and caring nature. We recognize that this is not an easy time for you and a very personal decision you are making. We cannot fully understand all you are going through, however, we do want to let you know that we will love your child with all of the love that we have in our hearts. They will be our world, we will care for them always and be there for them in everything they need.

With Love,
Andrew and Nayara

Photos by: Morgan Leigh Photography

Chris & Sara

Hello!

Dear Birth Parent,

Thank you for taking the time to learn about us and for considering us as adoptive parents. We admire your strength during this time as you make a plan for your baby and wish you clarity,love and peace.

We are bursting with excitement to welcome a new little one into our home and into our hearts. Our children are our greatest joys and blessings! We love each one unconditionally and uniquely. We know that our family is not yet complete and have chosen adoption to help grow and strengthen our family. We cannot wait to welcome another little one into our home and into our hearts!

Our Love Story

We met in the fall of 2002 while we were both attending the University of Nevada, Reno. Sara actually asked Chris out on their first date in the summer of 2003. It did not take long to know that we were a meant to be! Chris proposed in February of 2004 and we were married August 5, 2004. Our life together has been filled with adventure, love, laughter, tears, trials and JOY. We would not have it any other way! We have grown stronger together as we have experienced and navigated through our journey.

Chris according to Sara,

Chris is the definition of calm, cool and collected. He is witty and his one liners make everyone laugh. He is a natural people person. Chris is outgoing, fun, adventurous and humble, yet still confident in who he is. Chris is the kind of dad every kid dreams of having. He is fun, patient and loving. Chris’s greatest joy comes from time spent with our kids and our family. Whether he is out playing sports, building a Lego creation, snuggling on the couch, or coaching their basketball team, you can be sure he is supporting them in whatever they love to do.

Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite College Team: University of Utah
Favorite Super Hero: Wolverine
Favorite TV Show: ESPN 30 for 30
Favorite Hobby: Pickle ball & coaching basketball
Favorite Vacation Spot: Bear Lake
Favorite Holiday: Fourth of July
Favorite Pizza: Margherita

Sara according to Chris,

Sara has a deep love for family, faith, friends and last, but definitely not least, FUN! She is always the life of a party and it is her life’s joy to make others happy. Sara has a gift to make others feel like they are the most important person alive. Sara creates happiness for those around her. When we moved to Pennsylvania to pursue my career in orthopedic surgery, she gave up teaching to raise our boys. No matter where we have lived or what the circumstances, she has created a home of integrity, responsibility,compassion, fun, learning, laughter and love. I know of no greater mother and wife. She is my everything and my love for her grows every day.

Favorite Color: Bright Purple
Favorite College Team: Penn State
Favorite Super Hero: Captain America
Favorite TV Show: This is Us
Favorite Hobby: Running
Favorite Vacation Spot: Disneyland or the beach!
Favorite Holiday: it’s a tie…Christmas & Halloween
Favorite Pizza: Bruschetta with Balsamic Glaze

Meet our Boys!

TRACEN is our oldest. He LOVES basketball! Tracen can often be found outside working on his jump shot or in his room dunking on the mini hoop. He is super athletic and loves to be active. Tracen is a rule-follower at heart and always a helper. He has a heart of gold and always puts others’ feelings before his own.

Favorite Color: Red
Favorite College Team: Utah Utes
Favorite Super Hero: Thor
Favorite TV Show: Last Dance
Favorite Hobby: Basketball
Favorite Vacation Spot: Mexico or the beach
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Pizza: BBQ Chicken

LOGAN is our middle boy. He loves being social and hanging out with his friends and cousins. Logan loves sports, video games and is quite the artist. He has a quick wit, a great sense of humor and catches on to new things quickly. Logan, like is dad, is a people person and is kind to everyone.

Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite College Team: Oregon
Favorite Super Hero: Hulk
Favorite TV Show: The Masked Singer
Favorite Hobby: Basketball
Favorite Vacation Spot: Bear Lake
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Pizza: Pepperoni, Sausage & Onion

CHASE is our youngest. Chase makes friends with everyone he meets! He is full of energy and rarely slows down. Chase loves to play outside with his friends, ride his bike and dress up in costumes. We never know which super hero is going to be joining us.

Favorite Color: Red & Green
Favorite College Team: Utah Utes
Favorite Super Hero: Superman
Favorite TV Show: Power Rangers
Favorite Hobby: Playing with friends
Favorite Vacation Spot: Grandma’s House
Favorite Holiday: Christmas & my birthday
Favorite Pizza: Pepperoni

Family Fun

We believe there is a lot of truth to WORK HARD – PLAY HARD; so when the chores are done we are ready for FUN! We love to be active and spend time together playing outside, but we also love to snuggle up on the coach for a movie marathon. We support each other in everything from basketball games & volleyball tournaments to choir concerts and half marathons.
We love to travel and see our country and plan to expand that to seeing the world. We love giving our kids experiences that they will remember and look back on with happy memories.

We enjoy:

 Bike Rides
 Board Game Marathons
 Boating, skiing, wake surfing, swimming
 Celebrating every holiday – We like to PARTY!
 Disneyland!
 Eating Rockwell’s Ice Cream
 Hikes – exploring our state
 Lots and lots of Sporting events
 Movie Marathons
 Outdoor Movie Nights
 Paddle boarding
 Sitting around the fire pit & eating s’mores
 Travelling to tropical locations – We love the beach!
 Trips to Bear Lake and Lake Tahoe

Thank you!

Thank you again for taking the time to learn about us. We admire your strength, sacrifice and courage and wish you well during this difficult decision. Your toughest decision will be our greatest blessing.

Our promise to you is that your baby will be loved unconditionally from the first time we hold her in our arms and we will not let go. We will let her know who she is and where she comes from. She will know her story and how you, her birth parents, played a part in that story.

We look forward to meeting with you as we begin on this new journey together. We thank you again for considering us to be your baby’s adoptive family.

With love,
Chris, Sara, Tracen, Logan & Chase

April 2020 Newsletter

Easter Message From A Act of Love Adoptions

This month of April we celebrate Easter. This year perhaps it will be a different Easter experience than many others, and the one that we might need the most because of its meaning. We celebrate resurrection and renewal, we celebrate new hope and life. The weather is starting to warm up, we can start seeing the green and flowers coming back in the trees and hills. We founded A Act of Love with the message of hope and optimism for the future. We tell birth parents and adoptive families that there are possibilities and that the miracle of birth can change lives.

We have seen this over and over and we still do. Now our message goes beyond adoption, we truly believe that despite how uncertain life is right now, our message is the same. We say to birth parents who are dealing with an unexpected pregnancy or families that dream of a baby, no matter how dark everything seems now, there is hope. We can sacrifice some freedoms today and fight back for a better future. In due time you’ll see miracles happen. Our Easter message this year is about hope. It’s about life and a new beginning- even when things can look dark on a Friday, joy can hope will return on Sunday. We have that new life. Please stay safe.

COVID-19 Update

Our agency is following all the guidelines for our health and government officials. We still open 24/7 however we are communicating through phone calls, video calls, text messages, emails, and our webchat. If you want to set up an appointment please contact us to see what is the best way to help you with whatever you need.

Facebook Live

Our live videos continue every week. Because of social distancing, we are streaming remotely but this also opens the possibilities to interview more people. For example, we did our first remotely Facebook live where Wendy interviewed Shantel. Shantel is one of our adoptive parents. You can check out this amazing interview on our Facebook page.

Orientations

We did our first live video orientation too. A Act of love adoptions holds orientations for new families looking to adopt. We do this every month. If you want to join us, please contact us at adopt@aactofloveadoptions.com and we will send you the schedule and link for our next orientation. In this video call, you can receive information about the process of adoption and ask questions you may have. It’s a great opportunity to put you on the right track.

Scott & Jordan

Dear birth parent,

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about us. We are so amazed at the strength and courage you are showing by making this decision. We hope that this gives you some insight into our lives as you search for the best match for you. As parents, our goal will be to teach, to comfort, and to build up our children. Most importantly, we want you to know that we will love them unconditionally.

Our Story
We met online and started dating back in 2009. Scott’s sense of humor and big heart is what drew Jordan in initially and her wit and compassion caught his eye. Unfortunately, 5,000 miles separated them as he lived in England and she lived in Utah. We met in person for the first time in 2010 when Jordan convinced Scott that the best way to experience America for the first time was to go to California and visit Disneyland! Ever since, Disney and Disneyland have had a special place in our story and we went back to visit for our 10-year anniversary in 2019. The entire trip was filled with reminiscing on memories from our first visit and how excited we are to bring our children to Disneyland in the future and share our memories and create more.
We dated long distance, travelling back and forth and around the world for 5 years before Scott proposed and moved to Utah.

More about Jordan
I have an optimistic and positive nature and consider myself a child at heart. I love Disney, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Marvel… I also love gaming, both video and board/card games, and reading. Writing this all out definitely highlights that I’m a bit of a nerd but it’s absolutely an accurate representation.
I also enjoy spending time with friends and family, especially in the outdoors. We BBQ, hike, camp, boat, and explore quite often during the summer with our two dogs and anyone we can convince to come with us.
I believe that education and authenticity are important values that I plan to teach our children.

More about Scott
I am hard-working and, like Jordan, a child at heart. I enjoy video games, reading, and anything I can build or design. If I find something that interests me, I like to learn everything I can about it. This is especially true for things I can do with my hands like construction and mechanics.
I also enjoy cooking and baking, especially when it comes to making foods from home and sharing them with my wife and friends/family here.
I believe that hard work and passion are important values that I plan to teach our children.

Our life, home, and family
We live in Utah in a rambler style house. Besides us, our house is home to our two dogs, cat, and chickens. Both of us work full time, although Jordan works mostly from home. Scott’s passion for construction and design means that we have become DIY-ers that visit home depot regularly for fun new projects both inside the house and out in our yard, which we spend as much time in as possible during the warm months.

Scott’s family still all live in England, although we speak and video chat with his siblings on a regular basis. Jordan’s family is primarily in Utah and we spend time with them regularly.
We have both come from less than ideal home-life situations as children and have worked hard to create a home for ourselves that is safe, warm, and happy. We keep the house filled with music, laughter, and fun, even if we’re just cleaning the kitchen (between dance breaks).

Gratefully yours,
We are so excited to become parents. We have been trying to start a family for years but have struggled with infertility issues. Once we began exploring adoption as an option, we realized it was perfect for us. We know that the decision you are making is one of the most difficult to make but we hope to give you peace of mind that our child will be loved and cared for unconditionally.
We promise to be honest with them about how they joined our family and to be open to options for post-adoption contact. We promise to raise them to be confident and kind, open-minded and cultured, driven and enthusiastic. We promise they will always have a safe and happy place to call home and know without a doubt that they are loved and valued.

Matt & Amanda

Hello expectant parent,

We are Matt and Amanda. We first and foremost want you to know that we have so much respect for you. We know that there are endless situations that could have brought you to this point, but we admire the love you have for your child. Although, we are hopeful you will choose us to parent your child, our greatest prayer is that you will be able to make the best decision for the beautiful life you have created.

About Us
We met during our college years about 11 years ago while “home” during the summer. We have been married for almost 10 years now, 7 of those years were spent out of state for schooling. We are back “home” now, and we love living close to our extended family. We have two children, Mav (7) and Reuben (4). We can’t imagine our lives without them. Our children are the center of our world, and we are so excited to be going through this process to add another to our family.

About Matt by Amanda:
The three things I love most about Matt:
#1 His perseverance. His work ethic amazes me. He is basically the energizer bunny; he just goes and goes and goes.
#2 He is an amazing father. I’m always in awe of how he handles our boys. I’m a stay at home mom, so I get a lot of time with our boys, especially the younger one who isn’t in school yet. I sometimes get to the point, where I just don’t know how to handle a situation with them, and I feel like I have tried everything. Matt will come in and magically there are giggles and whatever the issue was, is no longer a problem.
#3 His humility. Matt has plenty of things to be proud about, yet he is so humble. He is just always trying to improve and be his best. He is confident in the skills he has developed, but he is still willing to get better and help others along the way.

Matt’s interests include basketball, golf, watching sports, biking (often to work, and sometimes in crazy snow), swimming, lifting weights and staying fit, board games, and computer games.

About Amanda By Matt

The three things I love most about Amanda:
#1 Amanda’s love for children. One of the first things I noticed about her was how much she enjoyed being around children-as well as how much children enjoy being around her.
#2 Amanda is driven. She is good at multi-tasking, prioritizing, and getting the most out of her time.
#3 Amanda has a strong character. She has a toughness about her that I love and admire. She is a great defender of her children and our family. Her strength of character is an inspiration to me for how to approach life.

Amanda’s interests include biking, volleyball, basketball, gardening, board games, running (with our sweet dog, Arlo), crocheting, and emergency preparedness and off grid energy.

Mav and Reuben
Mav has the kindest heart. He truly is a gently giant. He is quite large, strong, and active for his age, but is the most caring kid. He has always been so good at playing with younger children and is in love with babies and toddlers. Many of his friends have young siblings, and he is in awe of them. He loves holding and feeding and trying to entertain our newest little nephew. He really is the perfect big brother, a protector. He is over the moon about the prospect of another sibling.

Reuben is a carefree preschooler. He loves hanging out with his friends and his older brother. The two words most often used to describe Reuben among family and friends are sweet and hilarious. He has a special way of connecting with people, and in typical 4-year-old fashion keeps us very entertained. Reuben will be a great friend and entertainer for a new sibling.

Mav and Reuben’s interests include Jiu Jitsu, soccer, basketball, t-ball/baseball, building forts, outer space, gardening, and science.

Our Lifestyle

We love to be active as a family and keep things fun. We enjoy taking advantage of the great outdoors close to home. We have many nearby opportunities for hiking, biking, and rafting. We live in town but hope in the next year or two to move onto a few acres. We recognize the importance of exploring and just being outside for our kids and we are fully committed to giving them the best we can. We have lots of traditions. We love gardening, and our kids’ favorite part is the pumpkin patch. We love using them to carve for Halloween and as decorations. December is full of family traditions. One of our favorite Christmastime tradition is sleeping “under the tree.” We bring down mattresses to our family room (that has one of our Christmas trees) and watch Christmas movies and eat pizza. Another favorite is the 12 days of Christmas. We pick someone or a family and bring them 12 little gifts in the days leading up to Christmas (as anonymously as we can). We have done Amanda’s grandparents, a widow that lives nearby, and Matt’s sister and her family.

In Closing
Thank you for considering us to raise your child. If you do choose us, we look forward to meeting you and hopefully maintaining contact with you and/or your family. Our number one priority is that any child that comes into our family knows they are loved not only by us but by those who gave them life.

We feel blessed to be on this path of adoption, because we truly feel this is the right path for our family. We are excited and hopeful about the prospect of expanding our family with another child, and we are excited to welcome their birth family into our circle of love. We wish you the best as you decide what is best for your child, and we pray for your strength in that decision.

With Love,

Matt and Amanda

Lindsey & Ernest

Dear Birth Mother,

Hello! We are Lindsey, Ernest, Owen, Brendan and Holden, and we thank you for taking the time to get to know our family. As we write this, we understand this is a difficult time in our country. However, we believe there is hope, and we admire you for your bravery and we are deeply humbled by your decision to make an adoption plan for your sweet child. Please know that no matter what you choose, we wish you and your child all the best! Our promise to you is to love your child as part of our family, be there for them and allow them to become the person God intended them to be. We hope our story will help you in making your choice. Adoption is a miracle, just like the birth of your child. We are excited about this journey and bringing another child into our loving and stable family. We look forward to meeting you.

About us:
We met backstage at a local music club and began to date shortly after that- we played golf, traveled and listened to a lot of live music! After almost five years, we got married. Children followed shortly after marriage and we now have three sons. Today, we spend as much time as possible together with the three boys, playing sports, listening to music, drawing, doing homework, and playing at the beach! We continue to treat each other with love and respect. We are ready to give our unconditional love to your child and expand our family through the miracle of adoption.

Ernest as described by Lindsey: Ernest is an awesome human being and the best Dad ever! He is an amazing husband and friend. Everyone loves him. We work, play, and laugh together daily. His faith and belief in God and the good he sees in people never ceases to amaze me. He’s compassionate yet strong. He’s loyal and honest. He has the best sense of humor and he makes me and the boys laugh EVERYDAY! I love this man and can’t imagine my life without him. The love we share for each other and our boys is truly a gift.

Lindsey as described by Ernest: Lindsey has a positive, loving energy that draws you in. It’s certainly what drew me in those 17 years ago. She loves her friends and family with all of her being. She is tireless and passionate as a mother, friend and partner. People confide in Lindsey and trust her innately. She has more integrity than anyone I have ever met and she is beautiful inside and out. Her seemingly limitless ability to do so many things for our family all at once continues to amaze me. She loves us with her whole being. Marrying her was the best decision I have ever made in my life.

Owen, Brendan and Holden
Owen is our oldest son and is a fun, active boy. He loves music, sports, and playing with his friends and cousins. He is a big help around the house. Brendan is our middle son and is empathetic, loves school, sports and playing legos. Holden is our youngest and loves to play with his big brothers, Matchbox cars and he loves to dance! All three boys are very excited to welcome a little brother or sister into our family.

Family Time
Together we enjoy seeing and experiencing new places, people, and things to do! We appreciate the beauty of our world around us, and care deeply about our ocean and our environment. We spend a lot of time at the beach during the summer. We also like to play golf, and watch the boys play team sports! And we enjoy going skiing during the winter. We love spending time with our kids and relaxing with no agenda but JUST HAVE FUN! And we really like cheering for our professional baseball and hockey teams!

Thank you
We love being Owen, Brendan and Holden’s parents. We have always wanted a big family and we welcome expanding our family through the miracle of adoption. Please know your child will be unconditionally loved as a part of our family. We also understand how important post adoption contact is for your child, so we welcome this discussion with you. We hope this gives you a look into our lives and we look forward to meeting you. Thank you for taking the time to read this. We wish you well and God Bless!

Much Love,
Lindsey & Ernest