American Adoptions -- America's Adoption Agency
 Hello! Thanks so much for taking a look at our profile. We are very excited to grow our family through adoption and hope this "mini story of us" gives you an idea of who we are and why we might be a good match for you and your baby. We really appreciate your time and consideration and look forward to getting to know you too!  |
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Sharing the daily everyday "little things" has been the best part of being married. Of course, the vacations and special occasion events are great but just being able to do simple things together is who we are. From grocery shopping (Brad teases Robyn about her lists and coupon clipboard) to walks in our neighborhood or enjoying our favorite TV shows, we just like to spend low key down time together. Nearby are some fun things that we've done in the past year and would like to share with a child someday: pick your own berries at a local patch, paddle boating at a large lake, several outdoor art and craft fairs (Robyn's pick!), Phillies baseball games (Brad's pick!), trying multiple mini golf courses (Robyn has yet to win) and enjoying a local farm that offers pumpkin picking, a petting zoo, corn maze, and yummy homemade ice cream.
Over the past year or so, we also began to volunteer together through our church. We pack up care boxes for the troops, put together hundreds of meals for shut ins, and sort items at a local children's "boutique" that gives free clothes to those in need. Brad is always a big hit at these outings because he is usually the only male and everyone relies on him to do the heavy lifting of all of the night's work!
It's important to us that God be part of our lives. We feel that we've been blessed with many gifts and are thankful to God for that. We also turn to him in times of need as we believe he will lead us towards the right decisions and protect and guide us.
Both of us were raised Catholic and practice the religion today. While we were dating, we attended mass together at a beautiful Cathedral in the city where we eventually got married at. We continue to attend mass in our local community and have gotten involved with some church activities as well. Robyn likes how the prayers are the same no matter what church you go to throughout the country. There is some "comfort" and routine that she likes about that. She also likes hearing certain familiar church songs which remind her of attending mass as a child. Brad likes when there is a short homily.
Our religious beliefs brought us to some volunteer work through the church. We bring communion and do a prayer service at a local nursing home following the morning mass every third Sunday. We are also involved with a volunteer group that does various things through the church for the community. And Robyn just became a lector so will be reading at mass.
Sharing our religion together in all the ways mentioned above is great and we're lucky to have this belief in common.
It's important for us to tell the child about his or her adoption story very early on in life. We say it's a "story" because it really is. There were the beginning stages we had in deciding we wanted to adopt and going through the steps to be able to. There is also the birth parent journey, who they are and the path they went on. Then, there is the combination of both of us coming together and the love involved in that decision. We don't want anything to be secretive or a surprise down the road and want the child to know how special the adoption process has been from the very beginning. The fact that this child is loved not only by us but also by his or her adoptive parents is something unique and should be shared rather than hidden.
