My husband and I have been married for 14 years (August, 29th, 2009), and we are so excited about this next phase of our lives. One of the most important things for David and I has been to put God first in all of this. He has lead us on an amazing journey over these past years that has brought us to this path, and we cannot wait to meet our first child. We have always had a big heart and passion for helping others and what a better way to do that then to support a mother making the hardest decision of her life. We first considered adoption about 5 years ago and the desire has just kept growing for us. It is even more powerful for us then having our own, and we feel genuinely called to adopt. Choosing Nightlight Christian Adoptions was a huge step for us because we wanted the right agency to help us find our little one with the right message to glorify God with every step. They have been such a great team and support to us and we are thrilled to have them on board during these next steps. We have had many uphill battles to try and get to this place, but we know that holding our baby for the first time will make it all worth while. We will do whatever it takes to love this baby fiercely and build the family that this little one deserves. We are grateful to be here and to be able to begin this adventure. We appreciate you reading our Waiting Family Story! Thank you so much for your prayers and support.

Adoption has always been a part of each of us in some way. From Jesse's love for his adoptive siblings to a desire and passion to adopt that was planted deep down in my heart even at a young age, it was always clear that Jesse and I knew this would also be a part of our story together. From our first date to when we shared our hearts for adoption to now being almost six years into marriage, it has been hard to know when to begin this journey. But God is so kind and gentle in our process. And His timing is always perfect. In so many ways God has met us and we trust that even in this waiting, though hard, it is not for waste. He is doing a new thing. In us. Around us. Then and now and in the things to come. We will do our part (the funds, paperwork, prayer...) and sit back and let Him do the rest. Because they are His child. And His story. And because He is good we know it will be good! How awesome we all get to be a part of it!

Dear Birth Mother,

We cannot imagine how difficult and emotional this decision is for you and your baby. Thank you for considering adoption and know that you are deeply loved and supported by us in your journey. Adoption is one of the bravest and most selfless acts a mother can do, and we greatly admire you for this.

Chance and I have known each other for 13 years and have been married for 10. We have two precious little boys. Cooper is the big brother at four years old, and Coulter is the little brother at two years old. We are overjoyed that we have been given two biological children but have always felt the calling to adopt. We cannot wait to add another child to our crew to love unconditionally.

Our family loves traveling, exploring new places, playing outdoors, and spending quality time together. Chance enjoys reading and doing carpentry projects while Riley enjoys anything competitive and sports related. Cooper and Coulter love to play superheroes, bull riders, and wrestle with their dad. Over the weekends we can be found hosting friends and family at our house, attending sports activities, and going to church on Sundays. Both Chance and I are blessed with wonderful families. We rotate holidays between our immediate families and make it a goal to take a yearly trip with just our boys. Our family members are incredibly excited for us and support our decision to adopt. They cannot wait to meet the new baby and welcome him or her into their hearts and homes. Please know that we are praying for you and your baby. We pray that you consider us and trust that God will help fill you with peace in your decision. Thank you for the opportunity to bless our family with a child and nurture a relationship with you as the birth mother.

With love,
Chance, Riley, Cooper, and Coulter

Our Experience with Adoption
We talked about adoption early on in our relationship, and agreed how when the time was right, we would grow our family that way. Our hearts are open and full of so much love to give. We looked into infant adoption and decided that what our heart really wanted was an older child who needed us just as much as we needed them. We have an amazing support team behind us during this journey and beyond. We are excited with the chance to welcome a child into home.
We completed the adoption courses that we took with Families Through Adoption, which is the company who completed our home study. It has expired but we have no problem getting it done again to add training for an older child. The process to complete this is estimated from our social worker to be 3 months.
We believe that every child deserves a loving and stable home. With love, patience and understanding, a child will be able to heal and thrive. We also realize it will present some challenges as well. We are willing to put in the hard work to help them heal and learn to trust us. We have done research on parenting a child with trauma and PTSD. We are also willing to get any additional support needed such as therapy, counseling, or support groups. This would benefit us and the child. We know there are resources available to help all of us succeed at being a family and we are committed to using them. We are confident that with the right support, we can be successful parents to a child who has failed in an adoptive home. We would be committed to the child and understand she needs to heal, thrive all while feeling safe. The child has been through so much already in life, and we would make sure she is comfortable and that she can trust us.

Hi,

Our names are Katie and Jason and we are interested in adopting a child to expand our family! We have been happily married for several years and believe that children are an absolute blessing to our family. We have one young son, but we are hoping to expand our family. Our son loves Santa, using “tools” to fix things, and enjoys eating anything with cheese on it. He loves going to the Home Depot and playing with his cars. He is very sweet and we are so proud of him! We are a Chrisitian family and raise our son with these values in mind.

We are both teachers with advanced degrees and were born and raised in Maryland. We live in a large single family home in a rural setting with a big yard in one of the best school districts in Maryland! We have very nice neighbors and are only a short drive from a town.

Both sets of our parents live locally and we see them regularly. They are a valuable support system for us and are involved in our lives. Katie’s older sister lives nearby and we have a very close relationship. Jason’s brother, sister in law, niece and nephew recently moved out of state, but we keep in touch with them via phone/video chat. There is a great family that lives next door with similar aged children. Finally, we have a variety of friends that we connect with and many of whom have young children as well.

In our free time we enjoy playing golf, though we are still learning how to improve our game. We enjoy playing with our son and spending time with our families on the weekends. Our son likes to play in the backyard on the swing/playhouse, help us “drive” the tractor or help with yard work. We enjoy going to the library or local events on weekends. We live in the central Maryland area so we are close to a variety of activities and opportunities.

We are currently home study approved to adopt a child aged 0-10 and have an established relationship with an adoption lawyer.

Hi,
I'm Penny and my husband is John. John and I have been married since 2009. We have a 12 year old son whom is mild to moderate on the autism spectrum and a 11 year old daughter. We are unable to safely have a 3rd child of our own but are very interested in adopting a child who needs a forever home.

John and I feel that we have a loving family, who have typical daily struggles like most families. We enjoy getting outdoors, playtime, swimming, biking, cooking/baking as a family, daily/nightly walks plus hiking in cooler weather.

I'm a certified Arizona Teacher that has not returned to the classroom since taking a break the year before covid. I taught for 18 years in public education. I plan to start my own tutoring business within the year. My husband, John is a successful self employed business owner for over 30 years.

My folks live in Phoenix as well as my brother, Uncle Eric. John's folks and his two brothers families live in Dallas Texas.

Me and my wife want to adopted a kid that will do fun things going on adventures that likes going to rodeos travel and do things as a family

Knowing that we deeply wanted to share our love and life experiences with a child, we started talking about a child joining our family. Aaron was elated to discuss the possibility of having a child but Christa has had reproductive health issues since high school. As we explored our options for having a child, we realized getting pregnant ourselves was not a viable possibility. Having suspected for a long time that she may face infertility, adoption is something that Christa has always had at the forefront of her mind. After considering our options we decided that adoption was the best path for us in creating a family. We know that a child who is placed with us will be accepted and loved as family, regardless of their genetics, by everyone in our lives.

My name is Dal mung and my wife is SianCing.
We been married in 2005 but we don’t have yet kid until now so want baby but we can’t have baby and we also try IVF but we are not success so we want baby we love baby so we decide adopt child.
Please help us.

Thank you for taking the time to read our story!

Our names are Katie and Jason and we are interested in adopting a child to expand our family! We have been happily married for several years and believe that children are an absolute blessing to our family. We have one young son, but we are hoping to expand our family. He loves Santa, using “tools” to fix things, and enjoys eating anything with cheese on it. He loves going to the Home Depot and playing with his cars. He is very sweet and we are so proud of him! We are a Chrisitan family and raise our son with these values in mind.

We are both teachers with advanced degrees and were born and raised in Maryland. We live in a large single family home in a rural setting with a big yard in one of the best school districts in Maryland! We have very nice neighbors and are only a short drive from a town.

Both sets of our parents live locally and we see them regularly. They are a valuable support system for us and are involved in our lives. Katie’s older sister lives nearby and we have a very close relationship. Jason’s brother, sister in law, niece and nephew recently moved out of state, but we keep in touch with them via phone/video chat. There is a great family that lives next door with similar aged children. Finally, we have a variety of friends that we connect with and many of whom have young children as well.

In our free time we enjoy playing golf, though we are still learning how to improve our game. We enjoy playing with our son and spending time with our families on the weekends. Our son likes to play in the backyard on the swing/playhouse, help us “drive” the tractor or help with yard work. We enjoy going to the library or local events on weekends. We live in the central Maryland area so we are close to a variety of activities and opportunities.