Tyler and I got married in May 2014. Kids were not on our radar yet, and we went on our happy way, learning how to be married after both being single for awhile. Flash forward to October 2015 – due […]
Hello! We are Aaron and Candice Schaefer! We are delighted to announce that we have been matched with a joyful, handsome, energetic 2 year old boy, Barrett!! Adoption is something we have always desired, separately and together. We discussed it […]
In April of 2020 I began to feel we were to begin the process of adopting our next little one(s) while listening to Ted Youman’s (our adoption attorney) share his heart about adoption. It was in that moment that my […]
Our family has had a heart for caring for vulnerable and at risk children long before we began pursuing adoption. We both have experienced the grace and love of Jesus and being adopted into God’s family, and we see adoption […]
Home! We are so happy to be home with all of our kids in one spot. It’s unbelievable that only four days after submitting our names, we got a phone call that a precious family chose us to raise their […]
There is so much we could tell you about the path that led us here. All the conversations. Prayers. Nudges. Gut checks. Fear. Leaps. We’ve both felt like adoption was something we were always supposed to do. Separately, at […]
Thank you for joining us on our adoption journey! Adoption has always been a part of our family plan and we began our journey back in 2016. It has not been the easiest path, but we are thankful for the […]
Since before we got married over four years ago, we imagined building our family both biologically and through the blessing of adoption. Our journey has truly been filled with ups and downs, but we are now looking towards the up […]
Dear friends and family, As many of you know, we started the adoption process for our second little person more than a year ago. It has been a long but sweet year, waiting and growing in love with the child […]
Five years ago we felt God was telling us to adopt. We stepped out in faith and in July of 2016, we filled out an adoption application…13 months later, we were parents of a beautiful 1 year old, Anjaly! In […]
Hi! Thank you for considering partnering with us in our adoption journey! It’s been a looonnnngggg 2.5 year process and we are weary but are trusting in the Lord’s sovereignty and waiting on His perfect plan. We started our homestudy […]
Hi! Thanks for joining us on our adoption adventure to bring home our baby girl 🙂 All of the donations go towards the expenses involved in domestic adoption. What are some of those expenses? The largest portion are the legal […]