Our Story
To our close friends, loved ones and church family: we are so excited to share with you the story of growing our family! We can't express how thankful we are for your support and prayers as we travel this journey.
Adoption has always been on my heart (Amanda) since I was young, and I shared that desire with Ryan even as we were dating. From the moment I mentioned it, Ryan has always been open to pursuing adoption. Little did we know, that first conversation about adoption would prove to be monumental in our marriage and life together.
As having biological children became difficult for us, the word “infertility” became a common term in our daily conversations, and so did the word “adoption.” We watched days turned into months, and months began rolling into years with empty arms. Determined to keep moving forward, we prayed, sought counsel, asked questions, researched, discussed, read, and prayed some more.
In late-March we met with our Pastor, with a lot of confusion and pain in our hearts. I remember him asking us if we have ever had a “gut” feeling, if we ever had an experience where our heart was clearly telling us to go in a certain direction, a direction that brought us peace. He described that this feeling could be the Holy Spirit working and leading us in alignment with the Word.
Then he prayed with us and read us Psalm 25. And since then, I’ve prayed one verse in particular, “Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow,”
God has been faithful to our prayer and our faith has led us to grow our family through adoption. Every family has a different story and a different route to grow their family, none better than the other. We know that having biological children and adoption are two different ways to grow a family, but both are valuable, miraculous and a gift from above. We can't wait to grow our family through adoption!
Click on the FAQ page to read answers to commonly questions about our adoption!
To our close friends, loved ones and church family: we are so excited to share with you the story of growing our family! We can't express how thankful we are for your support and prayers as we travel this journey.
Adoption has always been on my heart (Amanda) since I was young, and I shared that desire with Ryan even as we were dating. From the moment I mentioned it, Ryan has always been open to pursuing adoption. Little did we know, that first conversation about adoption would prove to be monumental in our marriage and life together.
As having biological children became difficult for us, the word “infertility” became a common term in our daily conversations, and so did the word “adoption.” We watched days turned into months, and months began rolling into years with empty arms. Determined to keep moving forward, we prayed, sought counsel, asked questions, researched, discussed, read, and prayed some more.
In late-March we met with our Pastor, with a lot of confusion and pain in our hearts. I remember him asking us if we have ever had a “gut” feeling, if we ever had an experience where our heart was clearly telling us to go in a certain direction, a direction that brought us peace. He described that this feeling could be the Holy Spirit working and leading us in alignment with the Word.
Then he prayed with us and read us Psalm 25. And since then, I’ve prayed one verse in particular, “Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow,”
God has been faithful to our prayer and our faith has led us to grow our family through adoption. Every family has a different story and a different route to grow their family, none better than the other. We know that having biological children and adoption are two different ways to grow a family, but both are valuable, miraculous and a gift from above. We can't wait to grow our family through adoption!
Click on the FAQ page to read answers to commonly questions about our adoption!