In conclusion

In conclusion

We know we can’t predict what life will be like when we welcome a kiddo into our lives, but that doesn’t stop us from dreaming. When we picture the future, we see days spent learning how to grow vegetables on the urban farm that Rob tends, or exploring the woods and building forts at the retreat center where Kirstin works. We see train trips to visit grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins in the Chicago area and in Idaho. We see loving friendships between our kids and dear friends of diverse ages and backgrounds in our local community, who have truly become like family to us through our church and our small town neighborhood. We see meals shared around the dining table, four-season play time in the nearby parks, and we see books—tons of books!—read alone and together, opening up worlds of wonder and imagination. We see ourselves teaching our child about the loving, difficult choice their birth parent made so that they grow up knowing fully how loved they are by so many people.

Thank you for taking the time to learn about us and our hopes to adopt. We are praying and trusting that the way to grow our family will become clear, and believe we have a lot of love to offer a child.

If you are a birth parent, we wish you all the best as you work to decide what is best for you and your child. We know you face a difficult decision, in which hope and grief are all mixed together. We hold you in our hearts as well, with a wish for clarity, wisdom, and peace to go with you on your journey.