Kenny & Jane

John D. Rockefeller once wrote, "Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege." As we hope to become parents, accepting us as adoptive parents would be a privilege, and it would truly be a privilege for us to raise your child in a loving, caring, and compassionate home. We believe that we'll be positive role models, provide an environment of love and support, and raise your child to be the best individual he/she can possibly be. We believe in unconditional love and that parenting is the most important and significant job in the world. We will do our very best to give your child a strong foundation while helping him/her learn to fly on their own. These are the things that we believe in as future parents and we hope that you will believe in us. Preferred Gender: Either

Kenny Jane Job Description University Academic Advisor High School Physical Education Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Master's Degree in Student Development Bachelor's Degree in Health and Physical Education, Master's Degree in Health Sciences Favorites Family Activity Going to Church Family Activity Sharing a Meal Food Spaghetti Food Cheese Movie Lord of the Rings Movie Forrest Gump Sports Team Green Bay Packers Sports Team The Cross Country and Track Teams We Coach TV Show The Office TV Show The Office Children None

Our Home Away from Home -
The Track

We believe what a person spends the most time upon is a good indicator of his or her priorities in life. Be it work, church, family, sports, these priorities will change throughout life. The one thing that will not change is that your priorities will match up with who or what you care about most. What we care about most is people. First and foremost is our family. No matter what the distance, we make a point to talk with our family members at least once per week and to visit them in person as often as possible and always on holidays. So obviously, when we have children, they will be apart of this family and become the number one priority in our lives.

Coaching Track

The second thing we spend the most time on right now is our coaching. In a way, our athletes feel like our kids because we care so much about each one of them. We enjoy helping them grow and develop in their sport. We love watching them achieve their goals. We are there for them through all their struggles and failures. And, most importantly, we are proud to see them grow into quality young people because of the relationships they build with their teammates and coaches.

We believe addressing cultural diversity first begins with the premise that everyone must be treated with respect, dignity, and empathy. Those things open the door for positive and constructive interactions with those that are different from you. Another avenue in which we will address cultural diversity is sharing with our children the unique histories of our families and our own cultural background. We each have stories to share that explore cultural diversity and how it has become interwoven in our own lives. It is also helpful that Kenny is very educated on cultural diversity and multiculturalism through his graduate school coursework and in his career, so he will be a great resource. Kenny will help answer questions about issues such as the child's identity and/or interactions they have with others that touch on race, class, gender, or religion.

Though we sometimes think we want to control what happens in our lives, we have realized that God is in ultimate control of where our lives lead us. Because family has been such an important part of both our lives, we knew we would want to start our own family someday. Because of various past health issues, going into marriage, we were not sure if we would be able to have children of our own. We decided to leave this in God's hands and see where He would lead. As the years passed, we realized we were most likely not going to be able to have children of our own. Though this was disappointing, we never lost our faith and realized we were meant to parent in another way. We had always felt that adoption was a wonderfully loving and giving process for both the birthparents and adoptive parents. So when we decided we were ready to be parents, adoption was a natural choice for us and a way in which we felt we could give a child a loving and nurturing home.