Our story began during college when we were both working in a local elementary school as a
student teacher and in after-school care. We quickly knew that we wanted to spend our lives
together and were married less than a year later.
We have now been married for 9 happy years and are looking forward to growing our family. As
a couple, we have grown together and both value our faith in God, family, quality time, caring
for others, and having fun. Wew have both chosen careers in which we serve children in our
community. We is a family therapist and Callie is a special education teacher.
We live in a 3 bedroom home that is situated within a safe, suburban neighborhood. We are in
walking distance of a park, which has several playgrounds and a lake for fishing or kayaking. We
have one dog named Annie. She’s a medium sized, terrier mix who loves people.
We are both very close to our families and regularly spend time with them. Callie is an only child
and her parents live about 2 hours away. We either visit them or they visit us each month. When
visiting Callie’s hometown, we typically see her aunts, uncles, and cousins as well. With being
an only child, her cousins are more like brothers and sisters.
Wes’ family lives in the same city; therefore, we are able to visit regularly to celebrate important
events, watch ball games, or to simply share a meal together. Wes’ parents love being actively
involved in our lives and the lives of their grandchildren. Wes has 1 older sister and
brother-in-law, who have 2 boys and a girl. We take every opportunity to be actively involved
with our niece and nephews who range in age from 2 to 6.
We believe that a child will be a joyful addition to our family. We both love children and feel
blessed and uplifted when able to spend quality time with them. When raising our child(ren) we
will love them unconditionally and provide for all their physical and emotional needs/ We desire
to be positive role-models for our child(ren), guiding them toward being independent and
well-rounded adults one day. We plan to raise our child(ren) in the Christian faith, teaching them
to love God and show the love of God in their daily lives.
We have a strong desire to be parents, whether through natural birth or adoption, and have
discussed both options since before we got married. A few years into our marriage, I was
diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) meaning that becoming pregnant could be
very challenging. Rather than seek invasive fertility treatments, we decided to pursue adoption. It
brings us joy knowing that we can provide a loving home for a child.
While we are both caucasian, we live in a very culturally diverse community. The city in which
we live embraces diversity and is home to many cultural backgrounds. We also attend a
multi-cultural church that strives to build community with believers from various cultural
backgrounds.
Our promise is to love your child unconditionally, providing a safe and nurturing home. We
promise to meet their every need, both physically and emotionally. We promise to embrace our
adoptive child’s background and make it an active part of our lifestyle. We promise to raise them
in church and in a home that keeps Christ at its center.
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