OUR STORY

If you had asked us a few years ago what growing our family would look like, we probably would have given you a much different answer than we would today. But looking back now, we can see how so many pieces of our story have led us here. 

The road that led us here 

If you had asked us a few years ago what growing our family would look like, we probably would have given you a much different answer than we would today. But looking back now, we can see how so many pieces of our story have led us here.

The road that led us here

It wasn't the plan we expected

adoption was always there

it wasn't the plan we expected

OUR STORY

adoption was always there

Adoption had actually been on our hearts before. At different points in our marriage, we had talked about it, but we weren’t sure what it would look like for us or whether it was something we could realistically pursue. When we began seriously exploring adoption, so much of that uncertainty started to fall away. The more we learned about the process and talked about what it could look like for our family, the more clearly we could see ourselves in it.

A longer,
harder Road 

Our journey to becoming parents has included years of waiting. multiple losses, and unfortunately not many answers as to why. There has been testing, appointments, and plenty of conversations about what to do next. IVF was an option for us, but as we thought and prayed about our future, we realized our hearts were pulling us somewhere else.

trusting
what's ahead

Now comes the part that requires a little less paperwork and a lot more patience. We don’t know how long we’ll wait. We don’t know exactly how the next part of our story will unfold or what circumstances will eventually bring our family together. But we have a lot of peace in knowing that God already does.

what is meant for us will always find us.

Melinda & Joey

Adoption had actually been on our hearts before. At different points in our marriage, we had talked about it, but we weren’t sure what it would look like for us or whether it was something we could realistically pursue. When we began seriously exploring adoption, so much of that uncertainty started to fall away. The more we learned about the process and talked about what it could look like for our family, the more clearly we could see ourselves in it.

A Longer, harder road

Our journey to becoming parents has included years of waiting. multiple losses, and unfortunately not many answers as to why. There has been testing, appointments, and plenty of conversations about what to do next. IVF was an option for us, but as we thought and prayed about our future, we realized our hearts were pulling us somewhere else.

Trusting what's ahead

Now comes the part that requires a little less paperwork and a lot more patience. We don’t know how long we’ll wait. We don’t know exactly how the next part of our story will unfold or what circumstances will eventually bring our family together. But we have a lot of peace in knowing that God already does.

OUR STORY

The road that lead us here

He knows their story and ours, and we trust that He knows exactly how and when those stories will come together

If you feel called to be part of our journey, we would be so grateful. Whether that looks like praying for us, sharing our story, or financially supporting this process, it means so much to us 

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The Chapters
 Ahead

We'll be sharing updates along the way from the adoption process and waiting season to, hopefully, the day we finally get to share that our family has grown.