We can find enjoyment in pretty much anything we do, and we can't wait to share life, with all of its ups and downs, with a child. We value education and will encourage your child to be whatever he or she wants to be. We want to give him or her a happy childhood full of fond memories like we had as children. Above all we look forward to helping a child feel safe, secure, and loved.

Damian Amy Job Description High School Geometry Teacher Elementary School Art Teacher Education Bachelor's of Science in Mathematics, Certified to Teach Secondary Mathematics, Master's Level Classes Bachelor's of Fine Arts, Certified to Teach Pre-Kindergarten through 12th Grade Favorites Dream Job A Job Helping Others Dream Job Guidance Counselor Hobby Singing Hobby Crafts Leisure Activity Playing Video Games Leisure Activity Reading Sport to Play Baseball Sport to Play Baseball Type of Music Christian Type of Music Christian Children None

We met at a college church retreat called Awakenings. After the retreat we started to see each other more often because we both enjoyed service work and helping others. Soon we were best buddies and hung out together all the time.

Amy thought Damian was adorable, charming, funny, and kind. He worked at the front desk of her dorm and would leave little notes and treats in her mailbox as a surprise. The highlight of her day was checking her mailbox to see if he left anything new. Her favorites were the gum and the silly poems that he wrote. Damian’s love for Amy grew from her generosity. Leading a group that would take food to the hungry and leading Bible study classes were her passions.

After being friends for a year and a half we went on our first "official" date. We walked to Blockbuster to return a movie and ate at a nearby Chinese restaurant. It was love!

Adoption has played an important part in our family, especially for Damian. While Damian was growing up he spent a lot of time with a woman named Rose while his mother was working. Damian knew that Rose worked with birth mothers planning adoption, families hoping to adopt children, and older children needing adoptive families. After Damian's mother passed away in a car accident it seemed only natural for Damian to be adopted by Rose. The adoption day was a bittersweet day because both Damian and Rose were still grieving for his mother, but it was a special day because it formalized the closeness that they had enjoyed for so many years. Damian's extended birth family were, and still are, supportive of the adoption and have always considered Rose a part of their family. Damian has quite the extended family now that consists of his birth family as well as his adopted family.

Adoption is also very special to Amy because she grew up knowing that her father had two mothers. He freely talked about his birth mother, who passed away when he was a child, and his step mother who adopted him. Both Damian and Amy are comfortable with a child having more than one set of parents in his or her history and have a great respect for birth parents.

Walking Happy and Toby in the Park Near Our House

We have two dogs that are very gentle with children and love to play. Happy is a nine year old golden retriever, and Toby is a six year old black lab. We enjoy walking them in the evenings and watching them outwit each other while they play in the backyard. Toby is the “talker.” As a puppy he would make little noises when he needed something. He would even tell us when he was hot. He continues to tell us everything he needs and has taken it upon himself to let us know what Happy needs, too.

Happy is the “lover” of the family. She expresses her affectionate and loving nature very openly. She comforts people if they cry, and she always wants to be pet or hugged. Nobody is a stranger to her because she loves them all. Happy has made friends with children in every neighborhood that we have lived in. Kids will often come over and say, “Can Happy come out and play?” It will be so much fun to add a child of our own to the evening walks and backyard fun.