Rathbun Family Adoption
Dearest Family and Friends! A desire to adopt a baby into our family has been in our hearts and minds for some time now. We have been so blessed with the gift of our two little boys but we can’t […]
Dearest Family and Friends! A desire to adopt a baby into our family has been in our hearts and minds for some time now. We have been so blessed with the gift of our two little boys but we can’t […]
“Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me” (Matthew 18:5). “Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy” (Psalm 82:3). When God confirms something in both of your hearts as right and […]
Joel & I have always known that the Lord called us to adopt. We didn’t know exactly what that looked like until last year when we began praying about how starting a family. After struggling with infertility for 2 years, […]
The Puryears are adopting from Colombia! Join us on this journey! We – David, Anna, Eli, and Joy – are so very exited to welcome a little one (or siblings!) to our family from Colombia, South America. Going back nearly […]
In September of 2020, we put into motion the pull we’ve been feeling for years now to add to our family through adoption. We researched, prayed, and eventually took a leap of faith and started the domestic infant adoption process. […]
Ryan and my journey toward adoption dates back to October 26, 2013–the day Ryan and I first met in Charlottesville, Virginia. Ryan and I met in college during our junior year of school. A mutual friend of ours invited us […]
Over the last year, we began to wonder and pray whether God was still calling us to adopt. As I began to pray and research adoption, God began to arouse a passion within me. I […]
The journey to saying “yes” to adoption for each of us looked different from the other but we wanted to share with you all the intimate details of how God moved in each of our hearts to bring us here. […]
Dusten and I have some exciting news to share that we want you to join in with us: We have begun the process of adopting a domestic infant through a local adoption agency! We feel like if we are going […]
Adoption is a story of unmerited favor and grace. Our hearts have been longing for the opportunity to adopt internationally for many years, and we are excited to invite you to join us on this journey! The principle of […]
We are Brandon and Chelsea. Adoption was something that has always been in my (Chelsea’s) heart even as a teen. I always had hopes that one day I would be able to adopt a baby. Brandon and I talked about […]
Our journey to adopt baby #5 has been filled with joy and anticipation. After many years of waiting and hoping, we were matched with a special little baby girl here in Memphis. We have been told that she will be […]