Our desire to adopt is genuinely one of excitement and anticipation to have a family. However, our motivation runs much deeper than a selfish desire to fulfill our longing to be parents. It burns inside each of us because it […]
Early in our marriage we attended a conference on adoption, and our eyes were opened to the needs of children in our state and in our country. The number of children without a safe and loving family is staggering, so […]
We are Kevin and Natalie O’Connor and we’re on a journey towards adoption! We have known for several years that we wanted adoption to be a part of our family story, and we are very excited to be able to […]
It is with great delight that we share the amazing news of our daughter, Joy Marie Seely, born Saturday, December 21, 2019. Driving to church the morning of Sunday, December 22nd, I was talking to God about when He would […]
Dear Friends & Family, We are in the process of adopting a precious little girl from Eastern Europe using Lifeline Children’s Services. Though we do not know our little girl yet, we do know this: she needs a safe and […]
For as long as I can remember I have always wanted to be a mother. I knew from the beginning that being a mother was something God called me to do. When Jared (my now husband) and I started dating […]
This is the first question that most people ask us: Why are you adopting? Well, this is a loaded question. There are so very many reasons why we are adopting! I will try and give you the cliff notes version. […]
11 years ago, I was grieving. I just had my 2nd miscarriage after several unsuccessful attempts to conceive. I was so desperate to have a child. Up to this point, everything in my life had gone according to my plans. […]
It’s official, the Potters are going to be a family of six! And there is a great opportunity to partner with us in our adoption that we are excited to announce. We have been awarded a $4,000 matching grant by the […]
We can hardly believe we have a completed home study and will soon be sending our dossier to COLOMBIA! We feel so close (and yet some days so far) to our little one, but we feel much closer to completing […]
Our story is still being written and we are excited to see how our family will come together! Why would we choose adoption when we have 3 biological children; well its very simple, God has called us to play a […]
From the time we started dating, adoption was always a ministry that we felt called to support and ultimately, participate in one day. Throughout our 10 years of marriage, we continued to have that conversation among ourselves while also spending […]