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Why Adoption?

Tim: Almost four years ago my wife, Andrea, found out she was pregnant. We were super stoked and just couldn’t wait to meet our baby. Since that time we’ve been on what feels like an endless rollercoaster. A short time after Andrea became pregnant it seemed that she miscarried – that wasn’t the case but the pregnancy was ectopic. She was such a trooper, she had to go in for blood work a couple of times a week for months. The poking and prodding seemed endless. After the ectopic pregnancy was worked through the doctors found what ended up being stage 1 uterine cancer. Yeah, CANCER! That’s one way to freak out newlyweds. After more poking, prodding and surgeries Andrea has now had a cancer-free diagnosis for almost two years.

We have several friends and even family members who have adopted. These adoptions ranged from foster-to-adopt to international adoptions, and it has been great having people close to us who can give us firsthand insight.

When we are blessed with a child we look forward to raising them to love God and love others!

Andrea: Tim and I both have a deep yearning to be parents. Our journey to becoming parents has been somewhat similar to hiking one of Colorado’s 14,000 foot mountains. Up and down. Hard to breathe at times … like gulping for air when there is none. False summits. Yet, we keep putting one foot in front of the other. The summit is closer every day.

Our journey started with an ectopic pregnancy 4 years ago. This is a very serious type of pregnancy that required chemotherapy and 6 months of close monitoring. After that, we started the uphill battle of infertility. 1 round of IUI found an endometrial polyp that was found to be stage 1 cancer. After treatment and multiple D&C’s there has been no trace of cancer. Most recently, we lost another pregnancy lost to miscarriage.

Adoption entered our hearts as we have climbed our way up our mountain. I have multiple friends that are adoptees. Their stories are joyful and inspiring. We have friends and family that have adopted and they are a grounding force of wisdom and advice. Tim and I both have a strong faith in Jesus. He has been relentless in proving His love and hope of providing children for our family.

What Brought You Together?

Tim: Andrea and I were in our early 30’s when we met. Andrea is a Physical Therapist and one of my friends happened to be seeing her as a patient. The friend thought Andrea and I should meet so she played matchmaker; I’m so glad she did! At the time I was hosting monthly movie nights that I called “Indy Movie Night.” I would make friends dinner and we would watch, as the name implies, an independent film. This friend of mine invited Andrea to Indy Movie Night, and even though it was a theme party that night Andrea wasn’t scared away. When I answered the door and saw Andrea for the first time I thought “WOW!” We went on our first date later that week and were married about a year later! Andrea has a sweet spirit, loves the Lord, enjoys adventure, thoroughly enjoys the outdoors, she is incredibly smart, and beautiful to boot. We are still having a blast and yes, we still love to host theme parties.

Andrea: Tim and I met on a blind date – but it wasn’t just the two of us. I came to a party he hosted at his house. It was a theme party. He was wearing short shorts and he has great legs! He made the food. He said grace. He facilitated conversation. He called me within 15 min of leaving his door and picked up me for our first date later that week. I loved every single thing about that. Tim is easy going, smart, creative, confident. He is handsome. He loves Jesus and he accepts people that look and act differently than he does. He has a presence as a police office that instills peace, order, safety. His love of music, art, and photography is infectious. These things are just the tip of the iceberg that led my heart to quickly fall in love with Tim. We dated for 7 months and were married after a 5-month engagement. Meeting Tim and falling in love taught me that God’s timeline is perfect even when I don’t see the big story.

Why Adopt Now?

Tim: Over the course of four years God has opened our hearts to the thought of adoption. At the start of 2017 we began interviewing Colorado adoption agencies and we felt that Hope’s Promise based in Castle Rock was the best fit for us. Since that time we’ve been taking care of all the checklists and attended the state required class. Believe me – there was a lot to do. During our class an adoptive dad had a word for all of us first-timers. He said that “Adoption isn’t Plan B. God has been writing your story.” That was truly a word from the Lord, one that I reflect on all the time.

We are excited to see how our story unfolds and how God uses it to encourage others.

Andrea: During the adoption home study interview, our case worker asked Tim and I who thought of adoption for our family first. Tim said “I did.” I said “I did.” It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when our dreams of parenting led us to the pathway of adoption. After years of pregnancy hardship, our hearts were both ready to begin the adoption process. The adoption program we have entered is for domestic infant adoption from here in Colorado.

Tim: We are really looking forward to being adoptive parents. I thought the hard part would be during the “home study” when there were countless hours of homework and interviews. Now, the waiting is harder than I expected. Patience is a virtue and I’m going to have loads of virtue by the time we bring our child home from the hospital.

Andrea: “It takes a village” is such a true statement. Adopting takes a village. The emotional and relational support we have needed on our journey has been far and wide. Our needs have been met in ways that I will never forget. The way “our people” have shared in our peaks and valleys humbles me and makes me want to explode with gratitude. Thank you. To ask for financial support to help with the cost of adopting is hard for this girl who doesn’t like to ask for help with anything! To stay out of debt to adopt a child is our goal.

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Adopting takes a village. The emotional and relational support we have needed on our journey has been far and wide. Our needs have been met in ways that I will never forget. The way "our people" have shared in our peaks and valleys humbles me and makes me want to explode with gratitude.