We met on a dating website in 2015. After dating long distance, Karlie moved in with Daniel in Kentucky. While growing together, we moved from our 1st apartment, to our 1st home. Two years after our engagement, we were married back in Karlie’s home town. Another two years have flown by and we just keep laughing and enjoying life together.
We knew very early into our relationship that we wanted a family together. About a year before we were married, we found out neither one of us can have biological children.
We talked about our situation and started viewing our infertility as another sign we were just meant for each other. After a ton of research and learning how beautiful adoption can be, we feel in our hearts it is the perfect fit for us.
We have had Kaluha, our grandma dog, 7 years. She is so sweet and loves to be around other animals and children. We adopted Colt when he was a puppy in 2017. He was only 5 when he passed away in June of 2022. He was the biggest baby. He loved cuddles. Oaken is our newest addition. He is a 4 month puppy and loves sticks! Him and Kaluha have become quite the pair.
Our home sits off of a quiet country road. A creek flows through our front year, attracting wildlife. The backyard has tons of space and is fenced in. Our favorite spot in our home is the living room. It is right off of the kitchen and gives plenty of space for quality time. Our neighbors are the sweetest and share eggs from their chickens with us.
Brendan. Shannon has blessed us with our nephew, Cian. We love visiting and spending time on their boat!
Karlie’s side of the family lives in Indiana. She has one sister, Michelle. We also have 1 niece, Rachel and 2 nephews, Ben and Oliver. When we visit, we usually have all the family get together and have barbecues and play yard games.
Even though we aren’t close to our families, we very much still have a family in Kentucky. We have a wonderful group of friends that we are very close with. We are blessed to be able to celebrate holidays with them and their families and get to watch their little ones grow!
We value giving a child the space and freedom to become the best versions of themselves. Giving them the opportunity to grow and learn in a safe and loving environment where they thrive in the best ways possible. We want to make sure that the child understands self-compassion and show them how to love themselves first, then show empathy and kindness to others. Education and creativity are important to us, so we value the importance of making learning fun and engaging.
Our infertility led to a year of research. We read about many other options but we kept being drawn back to adoption. Daniel has two adopted cousins and has been close to them since they all were children. Due to this, adoption has always been close to his heart and when we got married, I learned alot from them. When we were deciding what direction we wanted to go, it was a no-brainer that we were also meant to adopt and open our home and hearts to a child.
We are a laid back couple, who just goes with the flow of things. We enjoy going out and experiencing new things just as much as we enjoy sitting at home playing games or watching a movie together. We love to host game nights with our friends and we absolutely love traveling. The Science Channel and National Geographic are usually always on our TV. Alongside that, we really enjoy museums.
Outside of doing things together, we both enjoy our own hobbies separately. I love crafting and Daniel enjoys working on cars!
We both grew up in neighborhoods with a lot of diversity. This allowed us to learn a lot about the different cultures around us. We feel like this has given us the opportunity to feel comfortable opening our home to any race child. We understand the importance of teaching that child’s culture to them as they grow, and allowing them to be around people who share the same culture.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read about us and our lives while you consider us as potential parents for your child.
More than anything, we want you to know that we will love your child unconditionally and will devote our lives to providing them with all the love, security and joy we can offer.
We want your child to always know where they came from. You will always be an integral part of their life. We plan to raise their child with an understanding and appreciation of you and the sacrifice you are considering.
This child will be loved beyond words by us, by our families, by our friends and they will always know the great love you have for them always.
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