timetoconsiderusaspossibleparentsforyourchild.We
areTerrenceandJennifer,andweareoverjoyedwiththe
theLordhasblesseduswith.Wealwaysbelievedwewouldadopt,
andnowwearehopingtoadoptourfirstborn.
marriage
saidtohisbestfriendthat
hewouldsomedaymarry
Jennifer.Westarteddating
inhighschoolandweremar-
ried4yearslater.Welearned
themeaningofuncondi-
tionalloveasamarried
couple,andnowhavebeen
marriedfornearly15years.
weareveryactivelyinvolved
inChristianministryandin2005wasordained.Jenniferhasserved
innumerousrolesinvolvingthechildrenandyouth;everythingfrom
teachingchurchschooltocoordinatingfieldtripsandotheroutreach
youthactivitiesasthechairpersonfortheYouthDepartment.
forme.Hehasagentleandlovingspiritandeveryonethatcomesin
contactwithhimloveshim.Ilovetoseehiminteractwithchildren
becauseheisabletomakethemfeelsoloved,safe,andsecure.Ter-
rencewouldmakeawonderfulfatherbecauseIhaveseenhimasa
fatherfigureinthelivesofsomanyfamilymembersandfriends.In
hissparetimeTerrencealsoenjoyscookingandentertainingothers.
Ourfamilyisalwayswaitingtoseewhathehas"created."
wasespeciallydesignedbyGodjustforme.SheismorethanIcould
haveaskedforandfarbetterthanIdeserve.ShebecameaPediatric
RNprimarilybecauseofherloveforchildrenandadesiretomeet
theirneeds.Eveninchurch,herpewisreferredtoasthenursery
becauseallthekidsflocktoher.GodhastrulyimpartedHiscon-
cernforchildrendownontheinsideof"mywife"andshewill
gentleness,love,concern,andcompassion.Iamsoblessedtobeher
husbandandmydailyprayeristhatGodwillshowmehowtolove
herasmuchasHelovesme.
lives.Wehavebeenblessedwithonecohesivefamily.Thein-laws
bondedalmostinstantlyandtheyhavelovedeachotherforyears.As
ayoungmarriedcouple,wefrequentlyandregularlyhostedover-the-
weekendhousepartiesforourgodchildren,nieces,andnephews.
Asthosechildrenhavegrownolder,thepartiesceased,buttheystill
holdfasttothememories!Inadditiontoouractualfamily,our
churchfamilyisextensiveandtheloveforoneanotherisprofound.
Alabamaonahillsideoverlookingalake.Theneighborhoodisfullof
rollinghillsandwoodedwalkingareasnearparks,andisaccessibleto
nearbygroceries,shopping,andmedicalresources.Weareplanning
tosendourchildtoprivateschool.
manyplacesaroundtheworld.Wearelookingforwardtosharing
thebeautyofGod'screationwithourchild.Inadditiontoextended
vacationswealsolovetotakeweekendgetaways.Wewanttoshow
ourchildsomuchoftheworldandwepurposelysavedsomespecial
destinationsjustforhim/her.
adopted,andasayouthbecameawareofthisforthefirsttime.We
willhonoryouasyourbaby'sbirthparentandwewillspeakopenly
ofyouwhenyourchildasks,aswellsharingyourchild'sspecialadop-
tionstorythroughouthis/herlife.
WehavealreadyprayedforyouandthechildthatGodwillentrust
untous.Ifyouchooseus,pleaseknowthatwewillprovideahappy,
stable,funenvironmentandtoteachtheunconditionalloveofGod.
tospeaktousortolearnmoreaboutus,pleasecontactLifetime,at
1-800-923-6784.