placedastrongdesireinourheartstoshareourloveandlives
withanotherchild.
conceiveagain.Wehavealwayswantedabigfamilyandarehappythat
wewillexpandourfamilythroughadoption.
valueshavebeenthefounda-
tionofour11-yearmarriage.
Weknewearlyoninour
marriagethatbeingparents
andraisingafamilywasour
numberonepriority.Spend-
ingtimewithourtwoboys
andexperiencinglifewith
themhasmadeuswantto
growourfamilyevenmore.
Familytimeisveryimpor-
tanttous.Weenjoyfamily
dinnerstogetheralmost
everynight,eveningdevo-
andfriends,campingatthelake,ahousefulloffamilyduringthe
holidays,andmore.Wecan'twaittocreatemorefamilymemories
withyourchild.
alwayswillingtolendahelpinghandtoanyonewhoneedsit.Hehas
auniquesenseofhumorwhichmakeshimlotsoffuntobearound.
ThethingIlovemostaboutTimishisdedicationandloveforme
andourchildren.Timisaveryinvolveddadandcanoftenbefound
coachingsportsteams,helpingbuildskateboards,andteachingthe
finerpointsoffantasyfootball;he'soneofoursons'bestplaymates
-probablybecausehe'sjustakidatheart.
hermostfortheloveanddevotionsheshowstomeandourfamily.
WhileAngelahadasuccessfulcareerinmarketing,wemadethe
decisionaboutayearagoforhertobecomeastay-at-homemom.
Thishasbeenoneofthebestdecisionswehaveevermadebecauseit
givesAngelamoretimetocareforourhousehold.She'salsoableto
domoreofthethingssheenjoys,likespendingmoretimewithBran-
donandJoshua,exercising,scrapbooking,bakingandparticipating
inourchurch'svocalandhandbellchoirs.
TheybothenjoyschoolandplayingsportsTheyareexcitedabout
addinganewbrotherorsistertoourfamily.Theycan'twaittoteach
himorheraboutallthethingstheylovetodo.
twoandahalfbathhouseislocatedinaneighborhoodoverflowing
withchildren.Weliveinaverycloseknitcommunityandhavelots
ofneighborhoodgatherings.WearefortunatetobelocatedinNorth
Carolina'sleadingschoolsystemwithourelementaryschooljust
downtheroad.
oftenandit'sveryimportanttousthatweshareourholidayswith
family.Wealsoliketovacationtogether.We'vespentweeksatthe
beachwithbothgrandparents,visitedextendedfamilyinotherstates
withTim'sparents,andthisyearwe'regoingtoDisneyworldwith
Angela'sfamily.
desirethatourchildrenwillaswell.Weareactivemembersatalocal
Baptistchurch.
isunconditionallove.Wepromisetogiveyourchildalltheloveand
supporttheyneedtoreachhisorherfullestpotential.Tous,that
meansraisingtheminaloving,Christianhome,providingthemwith
asolideducation,andgivingthemtheopportunitytoexploreand
pursuetheirowninterests.Yourchildwillalwaysknowhowmuchhe
orsheislovedasweshareopenlywiththemthespecialstoryofhow
theywerebroughtintoourlives.Wearealsocommittedtosharing
yourchild'sstorywithyouasitunfoldsthroughletters,photos,and
possiblyanoccasionalvisit.
you.Ifyouwouldliketogettoknowusbetter,pleasecontact
LifetimeAdoptionat1-800-923-6784.