Waiting Families

Bryan & Sonya [Married Since 2004]

Reasons for Wanting to Adopt: 
After praying and seeking the Lord’s will, we both believe the Lord has instructed us to expand our family.  We attempted to do so naturally, but were unable to conceive a second time. This is not surprising because we had difficulty conceiving our first child. We believe this difficulty is one way in which God pointed us toward adoption. That is not the only way, however. Even before we were married, and even before we had difficulty conceiving, we had discussed the desire to adopt. We believe it is a beautiful metaphor for how God unconditionally loves us and adopted us into his family.

Family Activities: 
Playing games together such as board games and video games, going to the pool, taking walks together, playing with the dog, going to plays, playing at the park, riding bicycles, going to the beach.   


Tim & Lindsay [Married Since 2006]

Reasons for Wanting to Adopt:
We feel strongly led by the Lord to carry out the process of adoption and to welcome a child(ren) into our home. We feel it is our responsibility as Christians to joyfully provide a loving and Christ centered home for a child whose mother chose life. We believe in the sanctity and preservation of life and that everyone was made in the image of God. We have been awaiting this moment since 2015 and we are hopeful that God will provide the perfect baby/babies for our family. We are trusting in the Lord and His plan for us. We are so excited to meet and love the little blessing(s) God has in store for us.

Family Activities: 
As a family, we believe that an abundance of quality time together is important in the development of lifelong relationships. We as a family love to be outside! We love to hike, have campfires, explore God’s creation, laugh, and enjoy this beautiful life that God has blessed our family with.



David & Christen [Married Since 2014]

Reasons for Wanting to Adopt: 
Adoption has been something the Lord placed on our hearts a long time ago. We knew it was something we needed to pursue and began asking questions, meeting with families, meeting with our agency, and praying. Through all of this, our faith continued to grow and Christ’s desire for us to bring another life into our home was very clear. We are blessed with the understanding that we ourselves have been adopted into the family of Christ by no doing of our own, but by simply turning our lives to Him. Ephesians 1:5-6 says, “He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and His will – to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the One He loves.” Under this belief, we are all equals in the eyes of God and He has called us worthy. This child will be cherished and loved unconditionally, without question just as Christ cherishes and loves us.

Family Activities: 
Our family enjoys regular trips to the lake. While we are there, we love to go tubing, jet skiing, paddle boarding, swimming, spend time with family/friends, and make trips to the local ice cream parlor on the beach. We also love taking yearly ski and beach trips. Barbecuing is big at our house especially during football season! We love living life with the community the Lord has put around us, taking walks with our dog Charlie, game nights, and movie nights with all the junk food!


Chris & Kelly [Married Since 2016]

Reasons for Wanting to Adopt: 
Honestly, we know we are supposed to be parents. While it has not been the easiest journey, we know it will be worth it. We were on an infertility journey for 5 1/2 years, and God directed us to adoption. Being a parent is a huge desire of our hearts and we are so excited for this journey. We plan to raise our child in a loving Christian home where they will feel supported and safe and will be surrounded by amazing family and “framily” who will love them like they were their own.

Family Activities: 
We are lucky to live where we do! We are 1 1/2 hours from the beach and 3 hours from the mountains. We take yearly beach trips with some great friends and their little boy. We also are active in our church. Kelly sings in the choir and praise team. We love going to sporting events, putt-putt, the movies, and spending time with our family and close friends. All of our immediate family lives within 20 minutes except for two of Chris’ siblings, and that is a blessing to have family so close.


Ben & Logan [Married Since 2017]

Reasons for Wanting to Adopt: 
Simply put, we want to be parents. Our road to becoming a mom and dad has not been exactly like we thought it would be, but we are over the moon to be able to participate in adoption. We want to raise a child in a safe and loving environment – a place where they are free to ask questions, learn about the Lord, and grow into a loving and empathetic person. We cannot wait to support them in activities that make them happy and watch them learn new things. To be able to love this child like the Lord loves us is a privilege.

Family Activities: 
We are lucky to live in an area that has both city and nature. We are surrounded by nature trails and parks while also being close to museums, amazing food, and plenty of festivals and events. We play board games almost every time we hang out with our friends and are thankful we have such a tight knit community around us. We live within 30 minutes of our parents and grandparents and get to see them often. We have been at our church for over 6 years and are especially close to our community group. We are so excited to raise a little one with so many other kids around. We love movie nights and being outdoors when the weather is nice. Travel is one of our favorite things, whether it’s the beach, mountains, or a new city – we are always down to explore.

Mark & Bethany [Married Since 2018]

Reasons for Wanting to Adopt: 
Our reasons are many, but mainly simple. We want our lives to have purpose beyond ourselves. Our past wasn’t what either of us would have predicted, but we own that for ourselves and are at peace with it. We would feel beyond blessed to have a child(ren) and have the opportunity to teach them about Jesus, love them, and do our best to raise them as a caring, good person. 

Family Activities: 
We love attending sporting events, going to the driving range, golf tournaments (yes, that’s a sports too!), walks, fun drama shows, game shows, action movies. We go on the occasional trip to the North Carolina coast or Florida or a work conference together. We love spending time with our friends who live nearby. 


John & Ashley [Married Since 2009]

Reasons for Wanting to Adopt: 
In the fall of 2016, God began unmistakably stirring within us a call to adoption. At the time, we had been praying and asking God to make us parents for almost four years. We had struggled through what the doctors called “unknown” infertility, trying to get pregnant, yet to us the longer the wait grew, the more clear and known what the withholding was pushing and drawing us to. Adoption! The unspeakable joy of becoming parents arrived in 2020 with the birth of our son. We brought him home six days after he was born, and we found there hasn’t been a day that our hearts have not been filled with the utmost gratitude, that our Heavenly Father wanted something different for our family. He wanted something that, to this day, feels so holy and precious, so specifically ours in giving us our son. Every tear, every prayer, every hard moment was worth it! As we begin our adoption journey again, we are so expectant. Expectant of how the Lord is going to move in us and through us. Expectant of how the Lord is going to use this adoption process to further root and deepen the foundation of our family. Expectant of who the Lord is knitting together, protecting and preparing right now, to be part of our family forever! Adoption is at the very core of who our God is, and adoption is at the very core of who we are! Our hearts are overflowing with abundant joy and excitement as we see how beautifully the Lord is writing the story of adoption for our family. Adoption as His son and daughter. Adoption of OUR son. And now adoption again to expand our family!

Family Activities: 
We love doing things as a family! We love playing games together, going to play putt putt, camping, going to the beach, doing anything outside (riding bikes, going to playgrounds/parks, going on walks, swimming, just everything)! We love spending time with friends! We love cooking together as a family (our son is an especially cute sous chef)! We love reading books together! We truly just enjoy spending time together. Northing fills our hearts up more than being with each other.