WeareJohnandDeNise.Wehavebeenmarriedforseven
years,andwecantrulysaythatwearebestfriends.Dueto
wearesothankfulthatyouareconsideringanadoptionplanforyour
child.Weareveryexcitedandeagertoexpandourfamilythrough
adoption.
forherBAandJohnwasafirstyearMaster'sdegreecandidate.Our
relationshipandmarriageisdefinitelyatapestryoflove,understand-
ing,respectandmostofallgreatcommunication.Thedecisionto
adoptcamenaturaltous,becauseasYouthMinistersinourchurch,
wefounditeasytoloveallchildren.We'vedonesomuchworkwith
childrenthroughourministry,thatwhenwehadtroubleconceiv-
ing,itwaslikeGodhadalreadypreparedusforthisjourney.
lovingparentswhowillmakesurethattheyreceivethebest.Your
childwillberaisedinanurturingChristianhome,withastrong
emphasisonfamilyandeducation.
manyways.
ingqualitytimewithbothsidesofourfamily.DeNisehasastrong
commitmenttoherfaith,herfamilyandherfriends.DeNiseison
thechurchdanceteam,andsheleadsthepraiseandworshipsing-
ers.DeNiseisalsoanelementaryschoolteacherandsheislovedby
allofherstudents.I'veseenherdemonstratesomuchloveforher
students.
other.John'shobbiesincludereading,swimming,playinggameslike
chessormonopolyandheisa"self-proclaimed"Dominoesexpert.
Despiteallofhishobbies,thethingthatJohnenjoysdoingmostof
allismakingmelaugh.Johnissuchafunnyguy,andhehasawayof
findinghumorinalmosteverysituation,whichmakespeoplegravi-
tatetowardhim.Johnhasrecentlystartedplayinggolf,andalthough
heisnoTigerWoods,hecontinuestostrivetogetbetter.
hehasearnedtherespectandappreciationoftheentirestaff.He
isahardworkingmanwhoisdedicatedtoGod,hisfamily,andour
future.
spreadclearacrossthecountry.Whenwearetogether,youwould
thinkthatwealllivedinthesameneighborhood.John'smother,
sister,andbrother-in-lawlivenottofarfromuswithJohn'ssisters'
twochildrenandtheycan'twaittoprovidealovingfamilyforyour
child.
atefamilyisnotgeographi-
callyclose,theyareahuge
partofourlives.DeNise's
parentscannotwaitto
becomegrandparents,again,
andtheyarealreadylook-
ingintocomingtoNorth
Carolina,sotheycanspend
extendedperiodsoftime
gettingknowtheirgrand-
children.DeNise'ssister
Kim,andherhusbandhave2
childrenaswell,andtheyare
anxiouslyawaitingthearrival
oftheirnewcousin.
roomhomewithalargefrontandbackyard.Oursubdivisioniscul-
turallydiverseandfullofchildren.Ourhomeisneargreatschools,
parks,hikingtrails,andgolfcourses.
Wepromisethatyourchildwillbetaughtstrongmoralcharacter,
howtostrivefortheirdreams,andmostofall,howtobeagoodand
productivememberofsociety.Wepromisetoprovideyourchild
withstability,encouragement,structureandwithagreateduca-
tion.Lastly,wepromisetosharehowyourchildcameintoourlives
throughtheblessingofadoption.
ifthatiswhatyoudesire.Thankyousomuchforreadingaboutus,
andwewishyouthebestasyousearchforafamilyforyourchild.If
youwelikemoreinformationaboutus,pleasecall
LifetimeAdoptionat1-800-923-6784.