Dear Birthparent,

Thank you for taking the time to look at our profile book and considering us as adoptive parents.  We believe that everything happens for a reason and while those things may not have followed our plans, some of the best things in life are surprises.  We admire you for the courage it has taken to come to this difficult decision and are excited about the journey we are about to embark on with you and your child.

We hope that this letter and our profile book will give you some insight into the wonderful life we have as a family.  We and have always wanted to adopt children into our family, and not being able to conceive children of our own has confirmed that adoption is the path that God wants us to proceed on.  We achieved a portion of this process with the adoption of our first child, Ethan, in December of 2009 and the adoption our second child, Isabel, in May 2011.  We feel that God still has plans for another adoption in our lives and are ready proceed with the adoption of more children.

Renee was born and raised in Wisconsin.  She started her career as a physical therapy assistant and then worked her way up to managing the entire satellite office location.  She worked in the medical field until the birth of Isabel, when she started the most difficult and the most rewarding career:  a full-time mother!  She enjoys numerous hobbies such as scrapbooking, crocheting, making cards, and baking.  In her spare time, she loves taking pictures and hopes to pursue that as a professional career later in the future.

Bob was also born and raised in Wisconsin.  He has been working in the computer industry developing software since he started his career and currently manages a team of data engineers, who write software used by most ski resorts worldwide.  He has coached high school track and enjoys numerous sports including skiing, volleyball and bowling (to name a few).  During his spare time he enjoys singing and playing guitar.

God has blessed us with enough means that Renee can be a full time mother while Bob works typical business work hours.  On the weekends, we love to go camping, hiking, skiing, swimming and spend a lot of quality time together as a family.  We have a Rottweiler dog named Samson, who simply adores our two children.  Isabel calls Samson her doggy, even though Samson was a part of our family before Isabel came along.  Both kids love giving him hugs and pretending like he’s a horse and trying to ride him around the house.

Because we live near an elementary school, our neighborhood is known for attracting families with small children.  There are plenty of activities in our town that give our children opportunities for entertainment year-round like the a family free fun day, Easter egg hunt for the children, Christmas parade, breakfast with Santa, and the county fair to name a few.  We have also become good friends with some neighbors who have children the same age as ours.

We believe a child should have every opportunity to be themselves and explore their own interests.  We look forward to providing the loving environment that allows them the availability to do so.  We also believe in providing a good education for the child.  This includes both a structured education through school and a religious upbringing.  Our faith in God and Jesus is important to us and has brought us through all the difficult times that got us to this point in our lives.  We want our children growing up knowing how much Jesus loves them and that we will always be there for them, so that they can come to us with anything.

Thank you for taking the time to consider us as parents for your baby.  We believe that an open adoption is the optimal situation for everyone involved, especially the baby.  We will work with you to determine what is the best for your unique situation.  You are in our thoughts and prayers and we look forward to meeting you soon.

With love,

Bob and Renee

I was born and raised in Missoula, Montana. When I was twelve years old, my parents began leading a Short Term Mission Trip to Kenya each summer. During one of these summers  I served at an orphanage in Nairobi and fell in love with the children there. It was because of this experience that I developed a passion for orphans. Wanting to make a difference in the world, I studied Political Science & International Development at the University of Montana. It is with great joy that I now work at Hope’s Promise and serve children worldwide.

Hi. Thank you for reading our story. We admire you for your strength and courage in making this difficult and selfless decision for your child. Please know that we are praying for you and your child.

We met in high school and started dating about a month before Sara graduated. From the beginning, we knew our relationship was something special, and after dating for five years we became engaged. After our engagement we decided to make Colorado our home (we are both originally from Iowa). We have been happily married for seven years. All of our family and friends traveled out to Colorado for the wedding to show their support. Our marriage continues to grow with faith, love and encouragement. God has truly blessed us with a loving and warm home where we can continue to create many great memories. We will teach and minister to our child about Jesus Christ with the hope of raising our child with some of our family’s Christian values.

We own a three bedroom, two bath house that has nice fenced-in backyard for our dogs to play. We have two dogs, Bear and Rowdy. They are the sweetest dogs and love all of the attention they get from our family and friends children. We live in a nice neighborhood with a lot of kids and we look forward to taking our child to the neighborhood park, where we can all enjoy the outdoors and where our child can meet friends.

Our family is very important to us. We were both raised in loving families with a lot of siblings. Aaron is the middle child in a family of nine (he has three brothers and three sisters) and Sara is the oldest child in a family of four (she has a younger sister). Our families live in the mid-West and we see them three to four times a year. We stay in touch with our families by talking on the phone, emailing pictures and coordinating family outings. Between our families, we have 30 nieces and nephews. Both of us knew that we wanted a family where our children would be close with their cousins. When we were ready to start our family, we experienced infertility. Through a lot of prayer and trust in the Lord, we were brought to adoption.

We love to spend time outdoors together. Our favorite activities are to hike, travel, cycle and golf. Sara also enjoys reading and spending time playing with our dogs. Aaron also likes to participate in bible studies and has been leading a men’s cycling fellowship. Aaron is a counselor at a juvenile center and Sara is a senior manager at a regional accounting firm. Based on our schedules we plan on using part-time childcare for no more than three days a week.

We are excited to have a child and want to raise our child in a Christian home filled with love and encouragement towards each other, but most of all a love towards Jesus Christ. We also are excited to share our family traditions and hobbies with our child, as well as starting new traditions and hobbies based on the interests of our child. We have prayed a lot about our adoption experience, including our child’s birth parents. We would like to have an open adoption with the birth family. We want to work with the birth family to determine the degree of openness that will work best for everyone. This can include pictures, phone calls, or visits. We want our child to know that you loved them so much that you made the selfless decision to choose adoption for them.

You will forever be a part of our family’s life as the adoption process will join both of our stories based on the loving choice you are making for your child. Thank you for taking the time to read our story. We look forward to learning more about you and your story. We will continue to pray for you and your child.

Prayers and blessings to you,

Sara and Aaron

Dear Birth Parents,

We hope this letter finds you healthy and well. We want to take a moment to let you know how much we appreciate you giving us the opportunity to share a little bit about who we are and giving us an opportunity to share this wonderful journey with you. Of course this is only a brief sample, but again, we give you thanks for allowing us this chance.

We want you to know how courageous we think you are for taking this significant step towards adoption. Without a doubt we recognize the enormity of this choice and all that may go with it, but we pray that God will indeed lead you to the perfect family and bring you a sense of comfort knowing that your child will be loved to the extent a person can love a child. We have tried for two and a half unsuccessful years to conceive our second child, but we wholeheartedly know that we want to add another child to our family. God did bless us with a maternal child who is four years old. Our son’s name is Cooper.

We have enjoyed six years of marriage. We met through mutual friends about a year after Ashley moved to Colorado. We love to spend time in the mountains hiking, fishing, and camping. Ashley’s family owns a ranch in Wyoming, so this is a wonderful place to relax, spend time with family, and ride horses. We also love taking our dog Beckham on family walks and we spend a lot of time playing outside with the neighborhood kids!

Jason was born and raised in the metro-Denver area, and has currently lived in the Littleton area for about seven years. He went to Colorado Christian University where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Education and a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction. He has been a teacher in Jefferson County for 14 years and was the varsity men’s soccer coach for ten. He teaches high school English. He’s an avid outdoorsman who prefers skiing, biking, hiking, and fishing, but also loves any sport. He has been a Fellowship of Christian Athlete sponsor at his school, is active in his church, and is currently coaching Cooper’s soccer team, as well as a college club soccer team.

Ashley was born in Florida, but moved to Laramie, Wyoming at the age of six. She spent her adolescence all the way through college in Laramie and attended the University of Wyoming. She too received a Bachelor’s degree in Education. Ashley has been teaching elementary for nine years and is currently teaching 4^th grade in Douglas County. Ashley was a gymnast for the majority of her life and was a varsity cheerleader at the University of Wyoming. She also excelled in tennis while growing up. Cooking, reading, and spending time with family and friends are a few of Ashley’s favorite things! She also ran her first half marathon in September!

We are extraordinarily excited to add to our family. We look forward to giving Cooper a sibling to grow and bond with. We also look forward to nurturing, loving, and raising another child, and we look forward to experiencing life as a family of four. We are quite anxious to expose your child to the most loving family we can be, to raise them to value life, religion, academics, and the extracurricular activities that have so much enriched our lives. Thank you for allowing us the privilege of sharing a little bit about our family, and we pray that God will give you the wisdom to choose a family that you know will give the greatest life they can possibly give to your child.

Sincerely,

Jason, Ashley, and Cooper

Dear Birth Parent(s),

Thank you for considering us as adoptive parents.  We’re excited to begin a journey with you.  We’ve been praying for you and are excited to start a relationship with you. We are not able to have children biologically because of infertility issues.   We know that the Lord called us to have a family by way of adoption, which led us to Hope’s Promise in 2009 when we began the process to adopt our daughter, Libby. She was born in 2010.  We can only imagine the feelings you’re dealing with and we want you to know that you can trust us with your child’s future.  We will forever love and take care of your child. We’ll do our best, with the Lord’s help, to raise him or her in a nurturing, loving, and Christian home.

We have known each other most of our lives.  We grew up in the same small-town in Texas.  We love each other and we work daily to live our life with adventure and fun. We are best friends. We are continually growing together in our faith and we love the Christian walk that we experience together. We love to be with family and friends; we enjoy being active and experiencing all kinds of things. Dwight is in the U.S. Air Force and Brittany is an Elementary School Counselor. We feel honored to be a military family and to be able to serve our country.  Dwight’s plan is to retire from the Air Force in approximately eleven years. Brittany will most likely remain in education but she plans to take as much time off as possible to be with the baby and Libby. We believe Libby will be a wonderful big sister.  She is sweet, fun, and loving. Libby loves to be outside; she is very active!

We’re so excited to extend our family.  We chose Libby’s name because it means “God is bountiful.”  We feel so blessed through the gift of adoption.  We know God is bountiful and we trust he will bless our family once again. When He does, we will work hard every day, with His help, to be the best parents (and sister) we can be to your baby. We will strive daily to live life to the fullest, laugh as much as possible, and love with all we have.

 In choosing us as the family for your child, you will be choosing a family who are Christians and who trust in the Lord.  You will be choosing a family who value family and friends and who love fun and adventure.  We would like to have a relationship with you that is as close and open as it can be. You’ll always be a part of our family as you’re blessing us with the gift of extending our family.  We wish you all the best and all the Lord’s blessings as you embark on what must be an extremely difficult decision.  We can’t wait to meet you!

Blessings and our love to you,

Dwight and Brittany (and Libby)

1 Peter 1:22 …”love one another deeply, from the heart.”

Dear Birth Parents,

We are Jeff, Kristy and Emma and we want to thank you for taking the time to learn more about us.  We would like to start by expressing our respect, admiration and thanks for your courage right now.  We can’t imagine the feelings you have or will experience in your decision to plan an adoption for your child.  We are excited that you would consider us as loving parents and we pray that this will give you a glimpse of who we are and who we hope to be as parents.

Our story is that we met through a mutual friend. He used to tell both of us that we should meet.   When we finally met, we couldn’t stop talking to each other. We would stay up for hours over coffee getting to know each other……soon realizing that we were becoming best friends.  One day Jeff decided that he would send me on an elaborate treasure hunt around town. At the end, he was there with an engagement ring and beautiful proposal.  We were married in 2004. 

Even before we realized we were not able to conceive a child on our own we thought adoption would be part of our family plan.   Adoption became a reality to our family on December 12, 2009 when Emma was born. We are so thankful each and every day for her birth mom and the beautiful relationship we have with her family.   We have an open adoption and see her birth mom and birth grandma every few months for barbecues and playtime in the backyard.  We always look forward to seeing each other.

Right now our family consists of the three of us.  We love to see new things together as a family.  Out of all of our hobbies and interests we have, our favorite is just being together.  We look forward to teaching our children about the world by exploring it first- hand whether that is camping, traveling, hiking, cooking a meal together, horseback riding, etc. 

Jeff is a stay-at home dad and works part time helping families with their health insurance. He has a huge heart and pours out his love each day to our family.  Jeff enjoys scuba diving, traveling, hiking and camping in the mountains.  He absolutely loves college football and already has Emma convinced to cheer for his team.

Kristy works as financial representative and helps people create financial security for their family. Kristy brings happiness to all people around her.  She loves to spend time cooking with Emma, horseback riding, traveling, and being outdoors.

Our families live in Iowa, Wisconsin and Wyoming. We are glad that we have grandparents who are unconditionally committed to sharing their love and excitement with their grandkids. We visit them regularly and they make trips out to Colorado to see us.  We joke that there are a lot more visits now that there is a grandchild!

We value our faith in God. We live about 5 minutes away from our church and love the people there.  We enjoy going to church every week and it is so refreshing for the spirit of our family. 

We will tell our children about their adoption. We are open to whatever relationship works best for you, your family and the child. With our daughter Emma we have an open adoption and a wonderful relationship with her birth mom and grandma who we keep in touch with emails, letters, phone calls and visits. They have celebrated Emma’s first two birthdays with us and our family. Regardless, whether you want a closed adoption or an open one we will describe you to your child in a respectful and loving light and know that you will always be part of them.  We will respect your honor and wishes.   We look forward to hearing more about what you want in a relationship with us.

We are so excited about the possibility of sharing our life with you and your precious child and hope this letter will give you a glimpse of what life would be like.  We wish you courage in the days ahead and will pray for the decisions you will make for your child.

Sincerely,

Jeff and Kristy

Dear Birth Family:

Hello!  We are Jason and Robin and we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for considering us as adoptive parents of your child.  We understand that this is a difficult decision in your life and we admire your courage in considering adoption for your child.  We believe that everything happens for a reason and that God has a plan for all of us.  Since we are unable to conceive on our own and we believe and trust in God’s plan, we look forward to adopting a second time.  A child in our house will be raised with strong and consistent values of love and integrity.  We are very close to our families and long to expand our family of three.  Our life together, while happy, is not complete without the joy of many children.  Family, friends and especially our daughter, Jaydin, eagerly await a new member of the family.  We love each other deeply and are happy with our family but there is a great hole in our hearts where another child should be.  You would always be known as the birth parents that gave a child the miracle of life, and to us, as the birth family that gave the greatest gift of love.  We promise to provide your child with a happy, secure and nurturing home where he or she will be supported, educated and loved unconditionally.  Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share a little bit about us with you.

Jason grew up in Colorado with his dad, mom and two older brothers.  As a child he enjoyed doing many activities with his family like: fishing, camping, baseball, football, skiing and various vacations.  Jason holds a Master’s degree from University of Northern Colorado.  He worked for six years with the Colorado Rockies Baseball team as an athletic trainer.  He is still very fond of the game of baseball and maintains close relationships with many of the players and staff. After leaving baseball, Jason currently works in the Northern Colorado area in Orthopedic Sales.  Jason enjoys playing outside with our daughter but also enjoys fishing, skiing, golfing, playing cards with friends, and being an avid Denver sports fan.  Jason is a hard-working, accepting, and loyal person who anxiously waits to continue to grow his family and continue having new family experiences.

Robin grew up in Minnesota with her dad, mom and older sister.  Her childhood was full of great memories like family vacations, competitive swimming, school and church activities.  Robin was recruited for swimming and ended up at the University of Northern Colorado where she was a four-year collegiate athlete while earning her degree in education.  Robin taught middle school Social Studies and earned a Master’s degree in school administration. She is currently serving as an Assistant Principal at an Alternative School Campus.  Robin loves spending every free minute with her daughter, Jaydin.  She also enjoys golfing, making DVD videos for friends and family, watching movies, attending sporting events, playing Bunco, vacationing and taking Sam, our dog, for a walk while Jaydin rides her bike.  Robin is a friendly, compassionate, and outgoing person who is ready to continue sharing her love with another child.

We met in college and have been married for 9 wonderful years.  We have built a loving, honest and warm home that is full of love, laughter and fun.  God blessed us with the adoption of our daughter, Jaydin, in December 2008.  She has blessed our lives tremendously and we can’t imagine life any different.  We love being parents to our daughter.  We would love Jaydin to grow up with a sibling like we did.  We have special relationships with our siblings that have been invaluable to us throughout our lives.  We hope Jaydin can experience the joy of having a “forever friend” in a brother or sister. We live in a great neighborhood full of children and excellent schools.  Sam, our golden retriever, loves sharing his big backyard with children and would enjoy another child to play fetch with. 

We appreciate the importance and difficulty of the choice you are making to find a loving family for your child.  We look forward to talking with you to help you picture the life your child will have with us through an open adoption.  Parenting to us means helping a child grow into a healthy, happy, confident adult who can discover his or her passions and talents and pursue them.  Our family is filled with exploration, learning, play, laughter, and unconditional love and support.  We hope that this letter and our profile book will give you great insight into the wonderful life that we have built and how much we look forward to sharing our lives with your child.

Love, Jason & Robin

Dear Birth Parents,

It brings us great joy that you are taking the time to read our letter.  We’re Matt and Shelby, and we are eager to adopt another child to join our family soon.  As we begin this journey of continuing to build our family through adoption, there is joy in our hearts as we look forward to having another precious son or daughter in our family.  We feel God has led us in this direction, and we continue to trust Him as His plan unfolds for our lives.  We are amazed by your courage in this tough time of your life that you are choosing adoption for your precious child.  We are honored that you are considering us to be your child’s adoptive parents.

Our marriage has always been a great adventure!  From living in Georgia, Colorado, and now in Texas, we have always enjoyed exploring the outdoors.  We love to hike with our dogs, fish, swim, and canoe.  We also like to watch movies, play games, and have cookouts.  We long to bring another child into our family that can enjoy life with us.  We are involved parents who are excited to play games & sports with our child, teach them to ride bikes, and read & pray with them before bedtime.  We are excited to transform our guest bedroom into a sweet baby room.  We also have 2 wonderful dogs, Noah & Jonah.  They are great family dogs, and we love taking them with us as we travel and explore.  We live in a great neighborhood near the Army post with lots of kids playing.  We know our children will have fun in these wonderful close knit Army communities as they grow up!  We would love to move back to Colorado one day because we enjoyed every minute that we lived there!

We have had lots of time with kids as Matt has been a youth pastor and Shelby has been a Children’s Director at our churches.  Shelby then found her love in elementary and middle school education.  With Matt becoming an Army Chaplain at the beginning of 2011, this allows Shelby to be a stay at home mom – which she loves.  We adopted our sweet son, Jaden, in 2010 when we lived in Colorado.  We love him more than we could have ever imagined and we are so blessed and happy to be adopting again. Both Matt & Shelby’s families are bubbling with excitement about having another grandchild to spoil (we already have 2 nieces & 1 nephew, plus our son Jaden). 

Together we see eye to eye on things that develop a well rounded child.  From the moment we hold our child in our arms we will shower the child with hugs & kisses throughout their life and help them develop a strong character.  We will instill within them strong Christian values, caring not just for who they become, but also for others.  We desire for our child to have many opportunities for education; therefore, we are already setting aside a college fund so our child can pursue education.   

We hope that as you look through our book, you get a picture of who we are and a glimpse of our heart to love your child.  We are excited about pursing the open adoption process with you if you are willing.

  God bless you,

  Matt & Shelby

Dear Birth Family,

We want you to know that we have been praying for you for many months now … praying that God has been carrying you through this time and blessing you with strength, courage and peace. We are honored that you are taking the time to look at our book and consider us as adoptive parents for your baby. 

A little bit about us … we met in college and married two years later.  From the time we were married, we dreamed of having the joy of children fill our home.  Although we have not been able to have a biological child, we have been so blessed to grow our family through the amazing journey of adoption.  Our daughter, Kate, was born July 18, 2009 and in our arms the same day.  She is an absolute joy and blessing in our lives, and we can’t imagine life without her! We would like, more than anything, to adopt another baby who will be unconditionally loved and cared for in our family.

Russ works at a Christian, non-profit organization that serves children and communities overseas. We both have a heart for serving the poor around the world and Russ feels extremely blessed to be able to do this work. In addition, he also enjoys cycling, drumming, and art.  Russ is originally from Texas and he comes from a big family full of aunts, uncles and cousins.  We enjoy going to visit several times a year as well as hosting the Texas family when they come to visit us in Colorado.  Rebecca is blessed to stay home with Kate full-time (and also enjoys occasional short-term writing and editing work from home).  Kate definitely keeps her busy and entertained every day!  Rebecca loves cooking, nutrition, reading up on child development, hiking and travel.  Rebecca’s extended family is spread out across the world from Singapore to California to New Mexico!  Despite the distance, we get to see a lot of her family often.  Both Russ and Rebecca’s parents are retired and make frequent trips to Colorado (and they are so excited to have another grandbaby to love on!).  Kate is 3 1/2 and is a spunky, bright little girl.  She goes to preschool two mornings a week, and loves animals, books and anything that requires her to be outdoors.  She adores babies and we think she will be a great big sister!

Our family is a family built on faith. We are passionate about God.  We love our church family and are actively involved. Russ plays drums in the worship band, we lead a small group Bible study and Rebecca teaches Sunday school.  Our church family is anxiously awaiting the newest member of our family, too!

After waiting so long for our first child we can honestly say that we absolutely love being parents! It brings more joy into our lives than we could ever have imagined. We thoroughly enjoy watching Kate learn and experience new things and we cannot wait to add another child to our family. Russ loves helping Kate ride her bike and teaching her to kick the soccer ball.  Rebecca enjoys getting to be a stay-at-home mom. Our days are filled with reading, painting, playdough and imagination! We love playing in the backyard, having barbeques on our back deck, going to the park, and going on family hikes with our sweet family dog, Gracie.  As you’ll see from our pictures, travel is a big part of our life too.  Rebecca grew up living and traveling all over the world. From Thailand to Disneyland, from London to Sydney to Seoul … we love to travel!  It’s been such a great experience taking Kate to so many different places and we look forward to going on more adventures that allow our children to see various cultures and customs. We are grateful for so many opportunities that have come our way – opportunities for learning and education, for travel, for careers, etc.  We want to pass those opportunities on to our children, and we want them to see the world as one big opportunity for them to learn, grow and experience.

We are extremely close to our families and we consider our friends to be part of our extended family.  They are all so excited to welcome another baby and can’t wait to shower this little one with love!  We want our children to know first and foremost that they are loved.  We also want our children to know and appreciate their unique stories and heritage. Lastly, above all we want our children to know that they are precious children of God.  Thank you for taking the time to get just a glimpse into who we are.

Russ & Rebecca 

Tammy White has been married for 34 years. She has three grown children and six adorable grandchildren. Tammy enjoys reading, traveling, and is excited to be a part of Hope’s Promise. Tammy has worked for Hope’s Promise since 2007.

Nancy is the accountant for Hope’s Promise. She has been a full charge accountant for the past 25 years, keeping records for a variety of businesses. Nancy and her husband, Verle, live in Castle Rock and are blessed with three children and five grandchildren. They love the Colorado outdoors where they boat, water ski and do a lot of fishing. Nancy enjoys working in her numerous flower and rock gardens, likes to paint, and enjoys designing artificial flower arrangements. She feels fortunate to play a part in joining children with families.

Tami graduated with a Masters of Social Work degree from The University of Oklahoma.  She worked with another international adoption agency for 11 years before joining the Hope’s Promise staff in 2010.  She is passionate about adoptive parenting and loves being a part of seeing families built through adoption.  Tami and her husband, Cliff, are the adoptive parents of two children, both born in Kolkata, India. Their daughter joined their family in 2007 and their son joined their family in 2010.   They enjoy spending time together as a family, getting outdoors as much as possible.

Emily is an Adoptive Family Caseworker and Birth Family Counselor for Hope’s Promise office in Northern Colorado. She graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology. Emily’s passion for adoption and orphan care started many years ago when she had the opportunity to live at a children’s home in the Philippines for a summer. Since that time, Emily has worked as an adoption caseworker and birthparent counselor for almost 5 years and has taken several orphan care trips to Haiti. She is excited to continue her work in this field that is so close to her heart! Emily and her husband, Tyler, have been married for one year and they are expecting their first child in November, 2012.

Julie is an Adoptive Family Caseworker and Birth Family Counselor at Hope’s Promise. She has a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has a Masters in Social Work degree from the University of Michigan. Julie grew up in Michigan and moved to Colorado 13 years ago. Prior to joining Hope’s Promise, she worked as an Infant Mental Health Therapist in Detroit, MI and as a Birth Family Counselor and Adoption Caseworker in Colorado Springs. Julie and her husband Darin have been married for 10 years and have two children, Zoe and Levi. Julie is honored to be working with a wonderful team of people at Hope’s Promise. She is blessed to be working at an agency that is ministry minded. Julie and her family enjoy the many outdoor activities Colorado has to offer.

Beth is the Director of Adoptions at Hope’s Promise. She earned her Master’s Degree in Human Services from Liberty University, specializing in marriage and family counseling. She grew up in Missouri but moved to Colorado in 1990. Prior to joining Hope’s Promise, Beth worked as a caseworker for the Department of Social Services and as a supervisor in a children’s residential treatment program. Beth and her husband Bob have been married for over 20 years and were a foster family for a number of years. They have three adopted boys, Adam, David and Andrew, who keep them very busy. Because of their positive experience with open adoption, Beth feels very honored to be working at Hope’s Promise where she can help facilitate the process for others. Beth and her family love living in Colorado and enjoy camping and hiking.