When I gave birth to Liliana, I was ecstatic. I had finally gotten the one thing I had always hoped for: motherhood. Months later, things fell apart, and I could not give her the life that I had hoped to provide for her. I made the gut-wrenching decision to place my daughter with her adoptive family.

I struggled for a long time deciding what family would be the best option for my little girl. When Paul and Addie’s profile came to me, something inside me knew that they were the family my daughter was supposed to be with. From the beginning, they were welcoming with open arms. They reached out consistently and always made me feel like a part of the family. Some people do not realize a blessing in disguise, but in that moment I did.

Paul and Addie never gave up keeping me in the picture. Pictures of me and my family are always near so my daughter can learn about where she comes from. Although I am a far distance away, they continuously make unfailing efforts to keep communication open between myself and her biological family members.

As a birth parent, whether you are a mother or father, the adoption process is tolling. Paul and Addie are my biggest blessings in life. They are my second family and I have never once regretted my decision to place my daughter in their care. If you are searching for the perfect family, look no further. I guarantee you that you have found the family you are looking for to love your little blessing.

We dream that our children grow up happy, curious, and confident. We want to instill a sense of curiosity in our children that allows them to ask questions about the world around them. We dream of our children growing up and thinking they were raised in a home where they felt safe. Safe to learn, explore, and most importantly safe to be themselves. We want to share the good days, but we also want to be the type of parents our kids can come to on their worst days. We will do everything we can to provide the support our kids need to grow up confident, and allow them to pursue the things that interest them.

We dream of being a family that remains close throughout the years, of someday looking at each other in a room of grandkids and a cup of coffee with a smile on our faces and laughter filling our home.

We enjoy a simple life finding any excuse to spend time together and making every task into something fun. Paul works primarily from home, and Addie works in town within ten minutes from our home. This means we are always close by if our kids need anything throughout the day.

When we aren't working you can find us tending to the garden out back, sharing laughs with friends and family, driving Lily to an evening activity, or playing outside with our neighbors. We love living so close to our families and take any opportunity we can to cook a meal and get everyone together to enjoy an evening. We attend church every Sunday morning and find ourselves busy throughout the week taking in the different activities our community has to offer. We don't want to push our interests on our children, so we try to sign Lily up for anything we can to see what she enjoys. Overall we stay busy, but we love watching our calendar fill with youth activities.

We were very intentional as we made the decision of where to live. Our town is within an hour of a large city which allows us to enjoy the simple side of a small town while still enjoying the benefits of a big city. Our town has lots of young families as well as families touched by adoption. We love how friendly and welcoming the community is and all the resources our town works to bring to us.

We were fortunate enough to purchase a new home in 2022. When choosing a home we were sure to pick one with enough room to grow our family, and in a neighborhood we could be proud of. Our neighborhood is very safe, has a lot of kids, and has an annual block party to get everyone together. We know if we need anything someone in the neighborhood would be happy to help.

Our favorite space in our home is our backyard. Whether we are playing on the swings, cooking on the grill, laughing alongside family and friends, or cozied up with a few books we can always find joy on a nice day.

We have been blessed with an amazing family surrounding us. Our family is loving, supportive, and extremely present in our lives. We root for one another and stay in touch with family even as the generations continue to grow. We live in a town that is a short drive from most of our family, and we are able to visit family weekly. We go to church with Paul's parents and spend weekends at the lake with his family. When we spend time with Addie's family, we get competitive over a game of cards or enjoy rides on ATV/UTVs.

Our children will be raised near lots of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. The family continues to grow and expand as more kids are born and brought into the mix. Each child is welcomed with open arms and with the same excitement as the child before them. All of our family is over the moon excited at the idea of us adding to our family and watching Lily become a big sister.

We appreciate the time you have already taken to learn about our family. We would like to take this opportunity to share with you more about ourselves, and the promises we have for your child.

We met in college and got married in 2016. Starting a family was always top priority for us, however, we were met with years of infertility and reoccurring loss. While driving home from an appointment with our specialist, we had the realization that we were both open to and excited about adoption. We then decided not to pursue any fertility treatments, and instead put our hearts one hundred percent into the adoption process. As we look back on the painful years and the loss we experienced we realize we would do it all again if that’s what it takes to get where our family is now, and where we will be after bringing home our second child.

Adoption is everything to us. It brought us our daughter, but not only that, it brought us her birth family as well. We are extremely blessed with an open adoption that allows us to share all of Liliana’s life moments with her birth parents, grandparents, aunts, cousins, and so many more. Our open adoption includes texts, emails, photo updates, visits and phone calls. Sharing the title of mom and dad with Lily’s birth parents has been wonderful. We cherish our relationship with Lily’s birth family, and hope to share the same relationship with you.

Becoming parents has taught us a lot about our marriage. We strive on honest communication, respect, and lots of laughter. We root each other on in our professional lives, and support each others ideas and goals for our personal lives. We share parenting duties 50/50 which allows our kids to have a chance to see the best of both of us as we share the responsibilities that come with raising children.

A letter to you would not be complete without taking time to talk about your child’s big sister. Lily is funny, considerate, smart, independent, and adventurous. She loves helping with her baby cousins and friends. When the day comes for her to meet her brother or sister we know she will beam with pride and waste no time showing her younger sibling where their grandmas hide the snacks.

We promise you every child in our home will be met with unconditional love, stability, encouragement, and support. Children in our home will attend exceptional schools, and have the opportunity to partake in extracurricular activities based on their interests. We promise your child will not know the day they found out they were adopted, instead, they will always know. We celebrate adoption in our home by reading books and putting pictures of Lily’s birth family up. Your child will always know the deep love you have for them and all the love that goes into an adoption plan.

We are ready to grow our family, and continue to devote our time and our marriage to raising happy, curious, and confident children. The opportunity to be considered to parent your child is not one we take lightly. Thank you.

With gratitude,

Paul & Addie