Our Hearts

We are Nathan and Jenny, college sweethearts who have been married since 2004. 

We welcomed our son Tedy through adoption in Spring of 2012.

We have always felt that there is a calling to parenthood, a gracious ability to be a daily example and love without condition. We are SO blessed to have been parents over the past three years and still feel the call, we have room in our family, we have love in our hearts for another little life. It feels like someone is missing as we sit around our dinner table. So we wanted to let you know what we've been thinking and praying about:

We would love to adopt again.

It's not a decision we have come to quickly or one we take lightly. We know the loss, the uncertainty of where adoption starts. And we have felt the beauty and soaring love of welcoming new life into our family.

So, led by peace and covered in prayer, we begin down this road. We feel very blessed with the family, friends, and community of faith God has given us 

and can't wait to share our lives and all our love with a new little one.

A Day in Our Life

Nathan and Tedy get up first and snuggle with a TV show.

When Jenny gets up she and Tedy have breakfast.

Nathan goes for a run and then goes next door to work at the church.

Jenny and Tedy do yoga and play until Nathan comes home for lunch.

After lunch it's nap time.

After nap time, Jenny and Tedy do art, play outside, or run errands.

Nathan comes home for dinner and he and Tedy

 have special reading time until it's bath time.

After bath, Jenny and Tedy read a book, 

say prayers, and cuddle before bed.

Our Church

Nathan is the pastor of a vibrant multi-generational 

congregation in our town.

 Jenny leads the nursery ministry and is on the worship team.

Our relationship with Jesus is central to our lives 

and our faith guides us every day.

About Nathan

Nathan has his Master's in Ministerial Leadership 

and is an ordained pastor.

Nathan is laid-back, easy to talk to,

funny, and hard working.

Nathan enjoys staying active and runs every morning.

He volunteers in the community food pantry, with Meals on Wheels, 

and coaching little league.

 He enjoys going to concerts and finding new bands to follow.

About Jenny

 Jenny has her degree in Social Work 

and worked as Mental Health Counselor before

becoming a full time homemaker

She is thoughtful, nurturing, and creative.

She delights in making our home a beautiful, safe, and welcoming place.

Jenny loves crochet, yoga, and baking.

About Tedy

Our toddler Tedy is sweet, inquisitive, 

determined and joyful.

He loves singing songs, playing with his friends,

being read to, and making art.

He loves Jenny's homemade pizza,

the color orange, 

and making blanket forts.

Family Traditions: Weekly, and Annual

One of our favorite things about being parents 

is the ability to create special memories with our family.

Here are some of the traditions we have:

On Thursdays we go to our local library for Story Time.

Fridays are Nathan's days off and we call it our "Family Day" 

We celebrate with homemade Pizza for dinner each Friday.

Tedy looks forward to Nathan's stovetop popcorn every Sunday evening.

During Christmastime we make sugar cookies together to give to our neighbors.

Every July 4th we celebrate with Nathan's 

whole extended family at the family cabin on a lake in Maine.

Tedy loves going to the Pumpkin Patch with Jenny's Parents each fall.