waiting families

Welcome to Family Services' parent profiles. If you're experiencing an unplanned pregnancy and considering an adoption plan, we invite you to learn about some of the families eager to share their lives with a child.

Bill and Debra Bill and Debra write, “We cannot imagine what you are feeling as you prepare your adoption plan for your sweet little one.  We have so much respect for you and the courage you have in seeking the best plan for your child. We have always desired to have a large family and recently have sensed a spiritual leading to expand our family through adoption. We are surrounded by neighbors, family, and friends who have adopted, and their stories give us much encouragement to pursue adoption.  We love being a family and know we have so much more to share with another child: love, experience, security, stability, comfort, and of course fun, just to name a few. Bill works as a Medical Physicist and Debra is a full time stay at home mom.  Our daughters ages 11, 9 and 5 years old enjoy participating in church activities, piano lessons, swimming, and karate.  As a family, we love to go hiking, camping, and to the beach for vacations. After 14 years of marriage and 11 years of parenting, we are looking forward to welcoming another child into our hearts, home, and family. We believe that children are gifts from God to be cherished and treasured.  As you work through this difficult decision in your life we wish you peace and blessings.”
Kenny and Jody “We want you to know that we recognize the courage you have as you consider adoption and make decisions on behalf of your baby. Thank you for letting us introduce ourselves.  We have known each other as friends for over 20 years, since high school. We dated for most of that time and were thrilled to be married over 5 years ago.  We attended some college together and have worked together for 15 years. We live in a great rural area very close to the city. Our neighborhood is full of children of all ages and ethnicities.  So many of the things from our childhood will  be carried over as tradition if we are chosen to be parents including beach trips, family cookouts, and enjoying sports. In our spare time there are lots of things that we enjoy. We love to watch movies, especially comedy and action flicks. We love to take day trips on the weekend and vacations at the beach, and we look forward sharing those experiences with a child.  We normally have family dinner once a week with Jody’s parents. We have functions at church that we all attend as a family. Jody loves to sit on our porch swing at home and read a good book. Kenny loves to play a video game or spend half the morning on Saturday washing his favorite car. We will be honored to be a mommy and daddy and we will count it as our greatest privilege to share our lives with a child.  Our goal as parents is to create a relationship and home life based on trust and honesty.  We will love a child completely and provide for them the very best life we can. We will surround them with love, support, confidence and courage. We will encourage them to be adventurous and meet life with a “can-do” attitude. Your love for your child and your willingness to make sure they are taken care of is heartwarming. No one can ever replace what you are doing.  We will end with a quote from Dr.  Maya Angelou - ‘God gazes at you and smiles, because you were His idea.’  We think of you with admiration and caring.”
Margaret and Anthony We have been married for 6 years and brought our beautiful daughter home just over 2 years ago.  We began talking about having children early in our relationship and are very excited about adding a new member to our family!  Anthony works as a heating and air technician at a retirement community, and Margaret is self-employed, teaching piano and voice lessons after school to children ages 4 to 16.  This gives her lots of time for her favorite job, staying home with our daughter! As parents, we have experienced the fun of children’s programs at the library, swimming lessons, and trips to local museums. We both love music and enjoy sharing this passion with our daughter.  Our home is filled with singing, dancing, and lots of love and laughter.  We also enjoy being active in our church, volunteering with local theatre productions, and spending time with our extended families.  Our experience with adoption has been a very positive one and we are excited about this next part of our journey.  We realize that we cannot fully understand what you are going through at this time in your life, but we know it must be a very challenging time filled with difficult decisions to make.  We are glad that you are considering adoption and wish you the best as you work to determine what is best for you and your child.