To potential expectant parents who are considering adoption:
Dear Expectant Parents,
Our names are Cole and Danielle. Thank you for taking some to meet us! We are excited about welcoming a child into our home!
We hope you can get to know us as you read. We hope the pictures give you a good sense of who we are as a family. If you would like to meet us in person we would be happy to do so! We have been praying for you for a long time. We hope you have excellent guidance and support as you navigate everything for you and your child.
Whatever you choose we hope and pray for the very best for you and your child.
Who we are as a family:
We have known each other since we were 14, working at a summer camp together. Seeing the change in our relationship from friends to dating to marriage has been fun. We were married in 2018. Some of our values as a family are forgiveness, love, and support through everything in life. We love spending time together on outdoor adventures and enjoying a good movie night at home.
We have lived in our home for four years and have an eight-year-old rescue dog named Ellie. We enjoy walks to the park with Ellie and summer walks to the nearby ice cream shop. We have very similar personalities, which makes us a good team, but our differences help push each other out of our comfort zones. We enjoy family meals in the winter. Danielle loves to cook and is constantly whipping up something tasty. We do game nights with a few groups of friends, either online or in person.
Danielle works in the administrative side of healthcare. She is in school working on her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in healthcare administration. In her free time, she loves to go out for walks and other forms of exercise, cook meals for our family, and take an art class. Cole is currently working in construction as a welder. He enjoys reading a good book, game nights with friends, and teaching the kids new skills in our local scout troop.
Our views on openness in adoption:
We are committed to teaching our child their story. We know there will be challenges, but we are dedicated to teaching our child about their background. We hope to have a strong relationship with our child’s birth parents.
We are open to meeting in person before the birth, hospital visits if you desire, exchanging pictures, emails, phone and video calls, and in-person visits. We want to have everyone comfortable with the level of openness. We would happily discuss what you feel comfortable with and what would be best for everyone.