The Woudstra Family Love Story

Travis - I have always had a heart for adoption. So after discovering we were experiencing infertility, it didn’t take long for me to get excited about growing our family through adoption. We both jumped into adoption and the stories we have heard, people we have met, and experiences we have had have only reinforced the decision we made.

What Brought You Together?

Sonya - Travis and I met at a summer group through our church. We instantly connected over the mountains and all things outdoors but it took him the entire summer before he would FINALLY ask me out. Come on already! But once he did, it all moved pretty quickly.

Travis - When I met Sonya I knew it was going to be something special. She was beautiful, smart, funny and I didn’t think I was going to have a shot. We had both joined a dinner group at church and since the group lasted 8 weeks I figured I would wait to ask her out until the end just in case she didn’t feel the same way. Turns out she was waiting on me the whole time!

Why Adopt Now?

We both felt a stirring in our hearts to start the adoption process again after Wyatt turned one. We prayed about it for a few months and are more than ready to grow our family! We want Wyatt to experience having a sibling. We both can’t imagine life without our siblings and each have great relationships with them. I think it will also be pretty special for our kids to have a bond over adoption. Adoption won’t always be easy so I pray they will be able to share and lean on each other in a way we won’t understand.

Our biggest ask—prayers for the expectant mamas considering adoption. While the waiting process of adoption is hard, it pales in comparison to what these brave women are walking through.

Asking for financial help with adoption is humbling and scary. We were ridiculously blessed by our community when we adopted Wyatt. Honestly, it still floors me to look back at how much fear I had that financially we would never be able to make it work but the Lord provided. We have worked really hard this past year to save and put all of our extra Benjamin’s towards our adoption costs. We will continue to do this as we wait.