Ryan and Elise Morrison’s Adoption

Ryan Morrison
Ryan Morrison Madison, Alabama

Hello! We are Ryan and Elise Morrison, and we’re thrilled to be expanding our family through adoption. When we first met and started dating, we expressed our individual desires to adopt. As our relationship progressed, we continued to discuss and pray about adoption and how it would impact our family. By the time we were married in 2017, we were set on adoption once we were financially stable enough to have children. After two traumatic births, we decided it was time to move forward with our plan to complete our family through adoption.
Ryan is an only child and Elise is the third child out of four. Growing up as an only child, Ryan always knew he wanted his kids to have companionship with siblings in our home. Elise loved having siblings and knew she wanted the same for her kids. We believe adoption is a beautiful picture of God’s love for His people, and want to share His love through us as we move forward with adoption. Each year, we’ve felt a recurring “call” to adopt, but on Orphan Sunday in November 2022, we knew it was time to begin praying about our next steps and share our story with our church family.

We are blessed with an incredible support system! Thanks to contributions from our church, First Bible Church, and Lifesong, the first $7,500 we raise for our adoption will be matched! We appreciate your support, prayers, and generosity as we navigate our adoption journey.


STRIPE charges an online processing fee (2.2% +.30 USD per transaction)*. Your donations will be decreased by this amount. You may also send a check payable to “Lifesong for Orphans”. In the memo line please write “Morrison 10758”, to ensure it is credited to our account. Please mail to Lifesong for Orphans, PO Box 9, Gridley, IL 61744.

Lifesong has been blessed with partners who underwrite all U.S. administrative and fundraising costs (TMG Foundation and other partners). That means 100% of your donation will go directly to the adoption.

  • In following IRS guidelines, your donation is to Lifesong for Orphans. This organization retains full discretion over its use, but intends to honor the donor’s suggested use.
  • Lifesong is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization. Individual donations of $50 or more and yearly donations totaling $250 or more will receive a tax-deductible receipt. Receipts for donations under $50 will gladly be sent upon request.
  • *3.5% fee for donations given with an American Express card
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Raised to date by 26 people
 of  $60,000
223 days left

My Story

Hello! We are Ryan and Elise Morrison, and we’re thrilled to be expanding our family through adoption. When we first met and started dating, we expressed our individual desires to adopt. As our relationship progressed, we continued to discuss and pray about adoption and how it would impact our family. By the time we were married in 2017, we were set on adoption once we were financially stable enough to have children. After two traumatic births, we decided it was time to move forward with our plan to complete our family through adoption.
Ryan is an only child and Elise is the third child out of four. Growing up as an only child, Ryan always knew he wanted his kids to have companionship with siblings in our home. Elise loved having siblings and knew she wanted the same for her kids. We believe adoption is a beautiful picture of God’s love for His people, and want to share His love through us as we move forward with adoption. Each year, we’ve felt a recurring “call” to adopt, but on Orphan Sunday in November 2022, we knew it was time to begin praying about our next steps and share our story with our church family.

We are blessed with an incredible support system! Thanks to contributions from our church, First Bible Church, and Lifesong, the first $7,500 we raise for our adoption will be matched! We appreciate your support, prayers, and generosity as we navigate our adoption journey.


STRIPE charges an online processing fee (2.2% +.30 USD per transaction)*. Your donations will be decreased by this amount. You may also send a check payable to “Lifesong for Orphans”. In the memo line please write “Morrison 10758”, to ensure it is credited to our account. Please mail to Lifesong for Orphans, PO Box 9, Gridley, IL 61744.

Lifesong has been blessed with partners who underwrite all U.S. administrative and fundraising costs (TMG Foundation and other partners). That means 100% of your donation will go directly to the adoption.

  • In following IRS guidelines, your donation is to Lifesong for Orphans. This organization retains full discretion over its use, but intends to honor the donor’s suggested use.
  • Lifesong is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization. Individual donations of $50 or more and yearly donations totaling $250 or more will receive a tax-deductible receipt. Receipts for donations under $50 will gladly be sent upon request.
  • *3.5% fee for donations given with an American Express card
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Puzzle Fundraiser Update + Donor Request

January 7, 2024

We want to begin by expressing our sincerest gratitude to everyone who has already contributed by giving to and praying for our adoption. We are overwhelmed by all of the support and generosity of our friends—some of whom we’ve never met! With your help (and matching grants from First Bible Church and Lifesong for Orphans), we’ve raised just over $15,000 of our $30,000 goal. To say we’re blown away would be an understatement. From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!

As we anticipate the matching, birth, and completion of our family through adoption, there will be more opportunities for our friends and family to be involved and show support. 

One of the visions I’ve had since we decided to move forward with adoption is a puzzle fundraiser used to share the gospel with our children as they grow older. We would like to have this puzzle hanging somewhere prominent in our home along with a list of those who have sacrificed their finances to help complete our family. We’d love to include a Bible Verse or quote you would like for us to share with our kids as we discuss the significance of adoption and the Gospel in the future. 

We are asking for a $20 donation toward our adoption for each puzzle piece. You can sponsor a puzzle piece by sending your verse or quote along with the number of pieces you would like to purchase. If you have already sent a donation to our account with Lifesong for Orphans, your name is already on our list but we would still love a Bible Verse or quote to share with our kids!

To help us bring home the missing piece in our family through adoption, donations can be sent to:

    1.    Lifesong for Orphans (tax deductible) https://mystory.lifesongfororphans.org/stories/ryan-steven-elise-morrisons-adoption

    2.    Venmo: @ryanandelisem

    3.    PayPal: ryan.morrison4031@gmail.com

Once again, thank you for every kind word, prayer, and donation so far. We are thankful for the opportunity to share the love of Jesus with another sweet baby in our home and look forward to sharing more updates soon!

In Christ,

Ryan and Elise Morrison

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Home Visit Is Scheduled!

December 7, 2023

From Elise:

Hey friends!

As many of you know, we are in what feels like an extreme “waiting period” with our adoption agency due to their high demand in other ministries this time of the year. I like to have a plan and know what’s going to happen next, so this hasn’t exactly been my favorite part of our adoption journey since our profile can’t be considered for matching until we’ve covered all of the bases with our placing agency. Anyway, we received an email this morning from our agency for a final home visit at the beginning of January! After this visit, we should hopefully be able to present our profile to potential expectant mothers and be matched. Until then, we continue to trust in the Lord’s perfect timing. 
Thank you for all of the prayer, financial support, and encouragement we have received so far. We appreciate each of you walking with us through our adoption journey! 

In Christ,

Ryan and Elise Morrison

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$600

Elizabeth

Feb 7, 2025

“From the cookie fundraiser plus a little extra from a few people. Love y'all!”

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May 13, 2024

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Amanda

Feb 17, 2024

“Praying for you! Lots of love!”

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David

Feb 17, 2024

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“Much love!”

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Nita

Feb 3, 2024

“To God be all the glory!”

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Jan 12, 2024

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Mary

Jan 12, 2024

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Scottie

Jan 6, 2024

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Jeffrey

Dec 29, 2023

“The Hodge family will be praying for you throughout the adoption process. Love y'all!”

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Keith

Dec 23, 2023

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Dec 12, 2023

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Jocelyn

Dec 10, 2023

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Justin and Jessica

Nov 16, 2023

“Stay patient! All things work on His timing.”

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Matt

Nov 16, 2023

“We're praying for you and that the adoption would go smoothly. Let us know if there's anything we can do to help.”

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Hannah

Nov 15, 2023

“Love you ❤️”

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Jeff and Kathryn

Nov 13, 2023

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Katie and Jonathan

Nov 12, 2023

“Love y'all and your boys, and we are so excited to see the family grow!”

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Joy and Sean

Nov 12, 2023

“Praying for you guys!”

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Nov 12, 2023

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Justin and Jessica

Nov 11, 2023

“Thank you for answering the call and loving orphans! James 1:27”

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Nov 9, 2023