American Adoptions -- America's Adoption Agency
 Thank you for giving us this opportunity to introduce ourselves to you! We believe that adoption is one of God's great gifts, and we were chosen to do this for a reason. We have so much love, laughter and compassion to share with a child. We know we will make wonderful parents and we're incredibly excited to share this journey with you. Thank you for taking the time to read our profile. |
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Laura has never imagined her life without a child to love and care for. When Laura was little she would ask her mother and father to please have another baby just so she could help take care of it. Although that never happened, Laura has never stopped wanting a child to care for. Being the youngest of three children and the only girl, Laura always been able to experience the good things in life and wants to be able to provide for a child in the way that her parents did for her.
Steven grew up in a low income family as the youngest of three children. He wants to be able to provide all the things to a child that he never had. When Steven's sister became pregnant, he immediately stepped up into the father-figure role to help take care of his nieces. His nieces' fathers were not in their life much growing up, and Steven knew the right thing to do was to help raise them into the young ladies they are today. He has loved every minute of it. Steven looks forward to the day when he can take family vacations with a child and give him or her everything he never had.
Becoming parents means more to us than anything. It has been a dream of both of ours since we were little. We cannot wait to make memories and create new traditions with a child.
Steven and Laura's tale of how they met is very unique. Nine years ago we were each getting off from work. Laura had just got on the highway and Steven drove up behind her. We both have a passion for cars and noticed that each others' cars were "hooked up," if you will. Not knowing who was driving each of the cars, we began to street race. We drove for about 15 minutes and finally pulled over downtown. Laura was waiting in her car because she was too nervous to get out and approach a stranger. Steven, on the other hand, got out and assumed Laura was a guy racing him. Steven was pleasantly surprised when he realize Laura was far from a guy. We talked for a little while and exchanged phone numbers.
Two days later Steven called Laura and asked her to go on a date with him. She of course said yes. A few days later we went out on our first date, and the rest is history. While we realize now as grown adults that this may not have been the safest way to meet someone, we knew immediately this was fate and that we had met for a reason. Laura strongly believes that her Grandfather, who had just passed a couple of months prior, was her angel in heaven and set them up.
To look at what takes priority in our lives, is to be aware of who we really are as people. We both come from families who know the importance of love, spirituality and togetherness through the highs and lows of life. As a result the presence of peace, love and harmony, within our family is what takes precedence. Our lives revolve around making sure our family is happy and healthy, including physical, emotional and financially. The welfare of our family is our life's priority and we look forward to embracing the opportunity to share our commitment to our family with this child.
