Hello,

We are excited to begin our dream of becoming parents and are truly honored you are considering us to become your child’s second family. We are David and DC and have recently celebrated 25 years of wedded bliss. We have an amazing relationship blessed by God and we are best friends as well. Our main hobby is traveling. We have been to Hawaii, Hong Kong, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, Korea, and Africa just to name a few. We hope to share our love of traveling with a child and look forward to seeing the world through “their eyes”.  Other hobbies include skiing, scuba diving, rock climbing, biking, and camping. We also like to hike trails with our dog Tori who by the way is extremely spoiled.

We have a huge family and they can’t wait to become aunts and uncles. DC has 8 brothers and sisters and they are already planning a trip out to welcome the new addition. David has 3 sisters and they are also planning a trip out to Colorado soon. We visit our families at least once a year and are very close to them.  Our church family has been praying for us and they can barely contain their excitement as we embark upon this amazing adventure. All of the Sunday school teachers want to switch to the infant room at church as soon as we bring our little one home.

We have a 3 bedroom house with a big back yard (David can’t wait to put up a swing set) and we live on a very young and family oriented street. Our street is pretty awesome, we all moved in at the same time 8 years ago when our houses were built and became an extended family. Every family has at least 2 children each and everyone looks out for the children. We are aunt DC and uncle David to all of them. During the 4^th of July we block off our street and have a block party complete with a bouncy house. We all pull our grills out and share food and games with the children. The adults challenge the children to a water balloon fight and then David pulls out the cotton candy machine and gets all the kids hyper from the sugar.  Later in the evening the children put on a talent show and at night we fire off about 2 hours of fireworks. That’s just one example of how special our street is.

DC is a registered nurse and works in the Intensive Care Unit where she thrives and often receives awards for all her hard work. If you ask what the best thing about her job is, she just smiles and says “I help save lives”. Now how many people can say that? She also volunteers at the homeless clinic which provides free medical care to the uninsured. She loves to read in her spare time and is a member of 2 book clubs. She is excited to put all that on hold to become a mom.

David is a systems administrator and is a whiz with computers. He is the guy everyone calls when they have problems with their computers. He can take a computer apart in minutes and can tell you exactly what’s wrong and fix it in a snap – he is very talented. He also likes to play video games and loves to fix things around the house. He has taken great pleasure in assembling the furniture in the nursery.

On our days off we love to be outside in the sunshine. We also like to complete projects around the house and doing yard work. We’re even attempting a garden for the first time this year. After dinner we take Tori for a walk and watch the sun set behind the peak.   During the fall DC is in the kitchen all day baking and our friends and neighbors love when this happens as they are the lucky recipients of some tasty treats. The house smells wonderful, and there are times when the little ones will come over and ask for a cookie or cupcake and she is more than happy to oblige.

We will provide a loving, safe, and stable home filled with fun, adventures, and a relationship with God. We have rich traditions and a thirst for knowledge and look forward to sharing this enthusiasm with a child.  We look forward to meeting you so that you can get to know us better and look forward to having an open relationship with you as well.

We thank you for taking the time to read our profile and we wish you the very best. God Bless.

Hello!

Thank you for taking time to learn about our family, we are Travis, Stephanie and Norah.

We are honored to be considered as adoptive parents for your precious child. We can only imagine how difficult this decision must be for you, and we have been praying for strength and peace for you on this journey. We so greatly admire your courage and know you have tremendous love for your baby.

We are high school sweethearts, now married nearly twelve years, and we are best friends. We are pretty easy going and we love to laugh! We both grew up in big families so there was never any doubt that we wanted to be parents. After years of trying to start a family, we were blessed to welcome our daughter Norah three years ago. We have all dreamed of growing our family, but for medical reasons we are unable to have more biological children, which is how our hearts were opened to adoption. Norah is spunky, bright, and wildly creative. She keeps us laughing and on our toes every day and she is so excited to be a big sister.

Trav works as a credit manager, Steph works two days per week as a physical therapist while Norah goes to preschool, and Steph is thankful to be at home with Norah the rest of the week. We also have a sweet dog, Sophie, who loves to play and snuggle and always wants to be wherever we are. We are an active family and love trying new adventures, but we’re homebodies too…there is no place we’d rather be than having dinner together at home, playing games or running around the backyard!

We value our time together as a family and as a couple. Whether it’s our routine everyday life or a fun new adventure, spending time together is our top priority. We also know to be good parents we need to have a strong marriage, so we take time out for dates, a weekend getaway, and just snuggling up to share ice cream and watch repeats of “The Office” after Norah goes to bed.

We value friends, family and traditions. We are blessed to have most of our extended family nearby, so there are tons of aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents to love and spend time with. Birthdays and holidays are always big, loud, crazy times, with lots of food and lots of laughs! We enjoy getting together with friends and family for no reason at all, just to hang out, BBQ, or watch the Broncos.

We value our faith. We love the Lord and our faith in Jesus is part of who we are as individuals and as a family. We attend a non-denominational church that we are very involved in and we are thankful to have awesome friends in our supportive, loving church family. We are passionate about sharing our faith with our children and showing them God’s love in our home.

We realize this letter and profile book are simply a glimpse of who we are, but the most important thing we want you to know is this…Your child will be loved unconditionally, encouraged, adored, valued and will be raised in a home filled with love, faith, and laughter! It is with grateful hearts we share our story with you and we hope to share an open adoption relationship with you as well. We’ve appreciated the chance to introduce ourselves and pray that something beautiful may come from our paths crossing.

Sincerely,

Travis & Stephanie

Thank you for considering us as the family that will raise and love your child. We cannot comprehend the difficulty of placing your child for adoption, yet we believe you are so brave and heroic. Being pregnant and knowing that you may not be able to provide what your child needs is incredibly wise. We respect and admire your courage and we want you to know that we see your child as an especially meaningful and precious gift to our family.

We met at college in our off-campus dorm and had a lot of fun spending time together. There is a running joke in our family that if we like somebody we have to throw something at the other person. Dan thought that the best way to show Erica that he liked her was to revert to elementary boy tactics by throwing an orange at her! Somehow it worked…we got married 4 years later and will be celebrating our 5th anniversary this May! 

Right now our family consists of the two of us and our dog Lakiya. We like being outside a lot, especially in the summer, so we can go hiking, camping, and taking Lakiya to the dog park. At home we like to read, watch movies and eat popcorn, and play board games with our families. We also volunteer at our church; Erica is part of a team working with middle school girls and Dan helps out with the high school group.

Erica started her own wedding planning and design business and plans to continue working from home when we adopt. Erica enjoys reading classic books, sewing, and jewelry making.  Dan enjoys Erica’s laughter, her love for middle school girls, her creativity, organization, and the quirky things she does that makes life with her fun.

Dan is a civil engineer and works a lot on dams. His friends enjoy joking with him by calling him “Dan the Dam Engineer”. Dan enjoys baking, photography, and kite flying. Erica loves Dan’s sense of humor, his emotional and spiritual strength that keeps her steady, his incredible patience and understanding, and how he loves other people.

Our families live close by and we see them often. We enjoy eating meals together, playing board games, and making excuses to see each other more. We are really glad that we have three sets of parents within 30 minutes of us who will get to enjoy being grandparents (some for the first time).

Adoption has always been important to the both of us. Two of Dan’s cousins were adopted and two of Erica’s childhood friends were also adopted. When we were dating we learned that we were not going to be able to have children of our own. It was very hard for us at the time, but with our good adoption experiences, we have been looking forward to how adoption would shape our family! 

We believe that having an open adoption makes sense for a child. Just about every child that has adoption as part of their life story struggles with their sense of identity and belonging. We believe that an open adoption will help them understand themselves better. We look forward to all of us talking about what this open adoption will actually 

 We want to thank you for giving us a chance to show you a little bit of who we are and we look forward to meeting you. We want you to know that although we don’t yet know you, we admire your courage in this difficult time and we are praying for you.

With our love,

Dan and Erica

Dear Birth Family,

…we continually pray for you that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. We pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling…  Ephesians 1:16-18 

We cannot even begin to imagine what you are going through presently.  Our hearts are full of love, compassion, and prayers for you and your precious baby.  We are praying for God to give you wisdom, hope, and guidance in His calling for you and your child.  We are also praying that the Lord would help you know if our family is part of His calling for you.  May you enjoy a glimpse into our family! 

Wes… loving, tenderhearted, sense of humor…  Wes is a man of God, a humble servant leader, a faithful husband, and a loving father.  He provides for our family through his job as a firefighter at the Air Force Academy.  We are blessed that he works 24 hours and then is off 24 hours, which allows him to be home with our family every other day!  Wes is from Wisconsin, and we enjoy visiting his family and making memories together at least once a year.

Christina… optimistic, encouraging, patient…  Christina is blessed to be living her dream of being a wife and stay-at-home mother.  She grew up in Kansas, but most of her family presently lives in Colorado Springs, which is a blessing to have family near us.  We enjoy spending time with them and celebrating birthdays, holidays, and special occasions together.

Noah… full of joy, energetic, loving…  The Lord has richly blessed our lives through Noah.  He is a spunky and sweet 3-year-old boy who has a zest for life and a love for others.  We know he is going to be a wonderful big brother because he finds great joy in loving, holding, tickling, hugging, and giving kisses to his baby cousins and young friends.

Sierra…  friendly, loyal, smart…  Sierra is our sweet Sheltie dog, who is one of Noah’s best-friends.  She plays chase with him, fetches balls he throws, snuggles with him, helps tuck him in bed, and is a faithful companion to all of us.

What our family enjoys the most is spending time together!  We also enjoy being with family and friends, reading, working out, biking, playing at our nearby park, camping, hiking, and having fun together outside in God’s creation.

Our passion is to love!… to love Jesus Christ and glorify Him, to love our spouse biblically as demonstrated in Ephesians 5, and to love our children unconditionally as our heavenly Father loves us.  Our vision for our children comes from Matthew 22:37-39 – that they would love the Lord with all their heart, mind, soul and strength and that they would love others as themselves.  We know that our greatest calling as parents is to shepherd our children’s hearts.  We also want to equip them with a biblical worldview, strong character, and practical life skills, and we desire to help each one of them fulfill their God-given calling and potential.

 After having multiple miscarriages, the Lord has called us to adopt a precious child into our family because of our gratefulness for the Lord adoptiong us as believers in Christ into His family, because of our love for children, and because of our desire for a sibling for Noah.  Our church, family, and friends are supportive of God’s calling for our family and are excited to welcome another child into our family.  So, know that your child will be greatly loved, celebrated, prayed for, and blessed by many loved ones!  We also want you to know that we are hoping to have an ongoing relationship with you involving visits and get togethers for special occasions.

We hope you have enjoyed getting a glimpse into our family, and we hope to have the privilege of getting to know you and your precious child.  We are praying for both of you!

 With love and prayers,

Wes, Christina, & Noah

Hello! We are Bryant, Jodie and Kensington.

Though we don’t know what kind of journey you have been on, we have been praying for you and trust that God will lead you to the right family.  Thank you for taking the time to get to know us a little better.

We are committed to raising your child in a love and grace filled home; a home of laughter, joy, hope, faith and adventure.   We invite you to share in that adventure.  Our hope is that you will be able to experience the joys of your child’s development through an open relationship with our family.  We want your child to have a strong sense of identity that is rooted in the love of both birth and adoptive parents.

 We have 1 biological daughter, Kensington, who is 3 ½ years old.  She is full of energy and life.  Though we are unable to have additional biological children due to health related pregnancy complications, we have always wanted to adopt. We love children and are looking forward to growing our family through adoption.  Kensington can’t wait to be a big sister.  She loves to take care of babies.  She has been getting lots of practice changing diapers, feeding bottles, and giving hugs and kisses.  Before she goes to sleep every night she prays for you and your baby.

A little about us…(Bryant and Jodie)We are best friends.  We love each other very much and share the same faith, goals, and passion for life and adventure. We feel so grateful to have found each other and wouldn’t want to do life with anyone else. Our story began in Los Angeles 8 years ago where we met at a birthday party. We dated for 3 years and have been married for 5 ½ years.  Shortly after our wedding we packed our car and set off for new adventures in Colorado! We love Colorado and think it is just a wonderful and safe place to raise a family.

We are a family that loves to have fun! Every week is a new adventure for us.  During the summer we go hiking, camping, attend baseball games, picnic at Wash Park and take a family vacation. We’re always looking for a new place to explore. During the winter months we can be found skiing, sledding, making snowmen, and watching the Broncos and Bears play football.   We love to travel and visit new places. Kensington has already been on over 30 different trips.  We are an extremely active family.  Bryant runs marathons, Jodie is a certified Pilates instructor, and Kensington loves to take dance and gymnastics classes.

What do we do during the day? Bryant has a great job as a project manager and hopes to someday run his own real estate company.  Jodie loves being a stay at home mom!  Jodie and Kensington are frequently seen snuggling, having fun at play dates, visiting museums and the library, making art projects, reading, making cupcakes, going to the park, and having jam out sessions on Kensie’s pink guitar. 

We heart art! Bryant is always building or creating something new. He loves architecture and anything design related.  Jodie also has a passion for the arts.  She spent the majority of her childhood and young adult life as an actress.  She studied theatre in New York and professionally acted in Los Angeles.   Kensington is an aspiring singer and song writer.  She also loves to paint pictures.  We have chalkboards, whiteboards, and countless posters throughout the house filled with her art.

We are incredibly blessed to have family that loves and supports us.  We spend every major holiday with at least one side of the family. Every year we spend a week with Jodie’s family at their San Diego time share.  Jodie’s parents, brother & sister-in-law all live in Chicago while Bryant’s parents live in Colorado Springs and his 2 brothers live in Portland, Oregon. All of our family members are excited to welcome another child into the family.  We also have a great community of friends both in Denver and around the country that love and support us unconditionally.  Our friends are like family to us.  At least once a week we get together with another family for dinner or family activity. We have a great support network of families that also have adopted children that we see on a regular basis. 

We have a great home in a safe neighborhood.  There are 3 parks, 2 pools, a tennis court and a library within walking distance from our home.  We live in one of the best school districts in Colorado and live 2 miles from Kensington’s pre-school.  We attend a wonderful church a couple miles from home that is filled with great programs for our entire family.  

Hopefully this helps you understand a little more about us. We want to give your child and Kensington the best life possible; a life filled with faith, love, quality time, education, travel, safety, fun, community, and life experience.  We are not perfect people, but we promise to love your child unconditionally and give them every opportunity to succeed in life.  We hope that your life becomes part of the next chapter in ours.  

With love,

 Bryant, Jodie and Kensington

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 have been married for 15 years.  From the time we were married, we dreamed of having the joy of children fill our home.  Although we were unable to conceive a biological child, we have built our family through the amazing process 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!  But we’ve always known that we wanted several kids, so we look forward to growing our family even more. 

Russ works as the Director of Communication at a Christian non-profit organization that helps children and communities in developing countries.  In addition to being passionate about the developing world, he also enjoys cycling, drumming, and visual 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.  Kate definitely keeps her busy and entertained every day!  Rebecca loves cooking, nutrition, reading up on child development, hiking and travel.  Rebecca’s 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.  Kate is 2 1/2 and is a spunky, bright little girl!  She loves animals, books and being outdoors.  She adores babies and we think she will be a great big sister!

Our family is 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!

We absolutely love being parents and we thoroughly enjoy watching Kate learn and experience new things.  Russ loves helping her ride her tricycle and teaching her to kick the soccer ball.  Rebecca enjoys getting to spend so much one-on-one time with Kate.  Our days are filled with reading, painting, playdough and playdates!  We have a lot of fun just being together and sharing experiences as a family and we can’t wait to have more children to share life with.  We love to be outdoors playing in the backyard, going to the park or zoo, and going on family hikes or fishing trips with our dog, Gracie.  As you’ll see from our pictures, travel is a big part of our life too.  Rebecca has grown up both living in and visiting various places around the globe.  Russ has also developed a love for experiencing the world first-hand and we have traveled extensively since we’ve been married.  It’s been such a great experience taking Kate to so many different places.  She went on her first overseas trip to visit our family in Asia when she was 6 months old and we look forward to going on more adventures that allow our children to see various cultures and customs.  We want them to experience the world fully and all that it has to offer. 

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 and affection!  We want our children to know first and foremost that they are loved and that they belong in our family regardless of genetics.  We also want our children to know and appreciate their birthparents as well as their unique stories and heritage. Lastly and most importantly, we want our children to know that they are precious children of God.

Thank you for taking the time to read about our family. We hope this will give you just a glimpse into who we are.

Russ & Rebecca

Dear Birth Family,

Right off the bat, we want you to know that we think it’s RAD that you are considering the route of adoption for your baby! Your courage is inspiring, to say the least! We pray that you will have strength and courage to continue on in your process of finding the right family.

 This letter is really hard for us to write because we want to give an accurate picture of who we are and hope that the few words that we write and the few photos you look at are sufficient for you to know us a little bit better.  We are Dave, Tara and Hunter and we are happy to share some of who we are with you.

 First and foremost, we are extremely passionate about Jesus!!! We live in a way that is very outspoken about how much we love the Bible and how we strive to follow the teachings of Jesus and we teach Hunter to do the same. I just don’t think you could know us if you didn’t know that!

 Second, family is extremely important to us! We live 20 minutes or less from all of our siblings, parents and Hunter’s cousins. We have a large support system and we love to get together as much as possible.

 Right from the beginning of our marriage, we talked about adopting a child! Tara was adopted by her Dad, and he was adopted as well, so a heart for adoption runs in our family history. About five months after we got married, we found out that we were pregnant with our son, Hunter, who is now 7 years old. We waited a couple of years and then started trying to have another child, and we ended up trying for about five years, which was a tough time for us for sure. We didn’t feel right about going down the road with doctors and infertility testing, so we knew that this was our time for adoption.

 We, (Dave & Tara) absolutely love what we get to do! We started a non-profit five years ago called, Worship and the Word Movement and we get to travel around the world and speak and lead worship at conferences, help run a skateboard ministry, and put on a huge, Christian music festival in the Summer, called Heaven Fest. (Plus, lots of other fun stuff too!) Dave does a majority of the work outside of the home if we aren’t traveling and Tara stays home to school Hunter, who is in 1^st grade.  

 Dave can’t wait to get home each day, and Tara and Hunter usually wait by the door to see who will get to hug him first. (Hunter usually wins.) We love to play games at night, watch movies, play music, wrestle and just be around each other. Dave loves to play soccer and is one of the fastest runners that Tara has ever seen. Tara loves to play volleyball and Hunter got to play flag football last season and got to hike the ball, which made him feel pretty important. Dave has a wall of guitars in our music room (twelve guitars to be exact)! Tara is currently learning piano and is writing songs. Hunter has a drum set and loves to bang on it but really loves dancing to the music more than anything.  Our home is warm and inviting and we host a lot of dinners for our family and friends, and if we could define our family in one word, it would be “together”!

 One thing is guaranteed… your baby will be loved. With that said, we are trusting Jesus to help you pick the right parents for your little one, even if it’s not us. If you want to hang out, get to know us, and hear more, we’d love that!!

 Grace to you in LOADS!!!

 Dave, Tara, and Hunter

We would like to thank you for your choice to bring a life into this world, and for considering us to be the parents of your beautiful child. We are truly honored. We are Justin and Dara and we cannot wait to bring another little one into our home! We got married on Sept 11, 2004. After several years of trying to have a baby of our own, we decided to skip the invasive fertility treatments, and grow our family through adoption. We adopted our daughter Kensie as a newborn and our lives have never been so full of joy. Kensie was born in Nov of 2010 and we have an open adoption with her birth mom. Having Kensie in our lives has made us realize how much love we have to offer, not only to Kensie, but to another little one as well.

We are a Christian family, growing in our faith everyday. We very much enjoy going to Church, which is located right across the street from our house. Our Church has a fantastic kids program that we cannot wait to get involved in with our children. We enjoy being a very active family. Some of the things we like to do include swimming, traveling to new and exciting places, visiting our many nieces and nephews, and building big forts with blankets in the living room with Kensie. We live in a wonderful neighborhood in a small mountain town that is full of children. Currently there are about 10 kids under 8 years old running around. Our house is two stories, with the kitchen, dining room, living room and laundry room on the main level, and 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms upstairs. The nursery is right across the hall from our bedroom.

Justin was born in California. He very much enjoys mountain biking, snow skiing, turning wood bowls on his lathe and watching sports on TV. His family is spread out from California to Atlanta to New England. He is the oldest of 4 kids. He has a younger brother and two younger sisters. His two sisters are married and between the two of them he has 5 nieces.

Dara was born in Nebraska. She enjoys going to the pool with Kensie, holding any and every baby she can get her hands on, skiing with Justin and cooking. Dara has a big family that is mostly in Nebraska and Missouri. Her parents divorced when she was 3, both remarried and had more kids. She has 1 real brother, 3 half siblings and 5 step siblings. Everyone is starting to get married and have kids. Right now she has 9 nieces and nephews.

We work together at a great little company where Dara is a cabinet designer, and Justin is a cabinet installer. There are three of us in the company, and we are all like a close family. Currently Dara works just two days a week, and we have a great nanny that comes to our house to stay with Kensie. Most likely, when another baby joins our family, Dara will become a full time stay at home mom.

We are excited to get to know you and develop an openness with you that we are all comfortable with. We understand that every situation is different, but please know that our preference would be for an open adoption. We want our baby to grow up knowing where they came from, and that they are loved very much.

We pray that God will bless your life in more ways than you can imagine.

Dara & Justin

Dear Birth Parents,

We would like to start by thanking you in advance for getting to know our family and considering us as a possible “forever family” for your baby.  We cannot even begin to know what you are going through right now and the strength you must have to consider the gift of adoption.  We know that by making this decision you only want what is best for your child, and we hope you will consider us.

We attend a non-denominational church with an amazing adoption program.  The church put on a series just over a year ago that really brought adoption into our hearts.  Danny has two children but Jolene was not able to have children of her own.  We have always had such a strong desire to share in the life of a child together.  After attending the series at our church and after spending a lot of time in prayer, we feel that adoption is what God wants for our family.

We met at a management seminar in Colorado Springs almost 5 years ago and started dating shortly after.  Golfing was actually our first date and boy was that hard!  We found that we love so many of the same things: golfing, fishing, camping, hiking, any outdoor activity.  Both of us are also avid sports fans!  We love the Broncos, Rockies, Av’s, and any other Colorado team.  Jolene is also a Chiefs fan but when push comes to shove, she will root along with Danny for the Colorado teams because they have her heart. 

December marks our 3^rd wedding anniversary, we have become best friends and we are more in love than ever!  Danny’s girls are Sonni and Morgan.  Sonni is 12 years old and an avid Irish Dancer.  She is such a kind and gentle girl.  She loves children, especially babies.  She serves regularly in the nursery and toddler classes at our church.  Morgan is 9 and she loves gymnastics, riding her bike, and spending time with her friends.  Both girls love to play, laugh, be silly, pretend (they’ve made up some wonderful plays together) and spend time with family.   

They are really looking forward to having a little brother or sister.  Morgan can’t wait to finally be a “big sister.”  We also have a dog named Austin.  He is a Peagle which is a Pekinese and a Beagle combined.  He is a pretty silly dog, who is perfect for kids!  He really loves his human family.

We have both been blessed with incredible extended families that are so excited for us and the journey that we are on.  Danny comes from an amazing Hispanic family from Texas. The day we decided to tell his parents that we were considering adoption, they told us that they had just been talking about adoption for our family the week before.  Danny also has two older sisters and an identical twin brother.  Jolene is originally from Missouri and also comes from a wonderful family.  She has lived in Colorado for 15 years now.  She is the baby of the family and has two older brothers that she is still very close to.  Her parents are so excited, they even purchased a brand new crib for our newest addition!

We admire your courage in making this decision and we trust that God will guide you.

With love and admiration,

Daniel & Jolene

Dear Birth Parents,

As we write this letter it seems awkward to address a person (people) whom we don’t at all know, but who will soon be an invaluable part of our family’s lives.  We can imagine that you are in a place of searching – seeking the right direction for you and your baby, regularly questioning your decisions, and wanting to find a family who will provide the unconditional love and support that you so desire for your child to have. We know this decision has likely been a difficult one and we pray that God and others have been able to support and comfort you in your journey!

We (Brett and Abigail) met over ten years ago in college.  Over the years our relationship has changed and matured and our ten years of marriage have seen great heartache, amazing accomplishments, and everything in between.  Our daughter, Sydney, is an active three-and-a-half year old who fills each day with silly rhymes, questions, and laughter.  Though we have had difficulties with pregnancies, we have both felt very strongly in our desire to adopt (since we were first married) and have pursued this route rather than further fertility treatments.  We pray that the Lord will give us patience and hope as we excitedly await the coming of our next child through adoption.

Though we now live in California, Abigail grew up in Colorado.  Since most of her family still lives in CO, we are able to visit 3-4 times per year.  Abby is a stay-at-home mom who used to teach 4^th and 5^th grades in a local elementary school.  Along with mothering our daughter, she works as a part-time, online adjunct professor for Colorado Christian University.   Growing up in CO, Abby loves to ski and spend time outdoors.  She also grew up playing soccer and still enjoys playing on a women’s adult league here in CA.  Along with those activities, Abby loves to garden, sew, socialize, and cook.

Brett grew up in CA and knew at an early age that he wanted to be a psychologist.  After completing six years of graduate school and earning a doctorate in Psychology, he now has two thriving practices where he sees clients both young and old.  Though he grew up long-boarding down twisty roads and mountain biking, Brett now participates in less life-threatening activities (thankfully)! In his spare time Brett likes to bike, play softball and basketball, watch sports, and hang out with family and friends.  As a family we love being outside, camping, hiking, going to the beach, entertaining and participating in church activities.

Though there are so many more details to share, we hope that we will one day have the opportunity to share our lives personally.  We look forward to working with you to provide the best care and support for your child. Thank you for taking the time to read about our family and, most importantly, for having the courage to complete your pregnancy and seek what’s best for your child.  We pray that you will feel God’s peace and comfort today and in the days to come. 

With love and gratitude,

Brett and Abigail

What a fun job it was putting together the story of us just for you.  We feel truly honored that you are taking some time to get to know us a little bit more.  We want you to know that you are a hero to us.  It takes unknown courage to come to this choice. It is a humbling experience of giving & receiving.   Whether or not you choose us to partner with you, we pray the words you read & the pictures you see leave you with encouragement, confidence & added strength.

We are J.D. & Leif.  We have been married for 10 years.  We have one son, Diego, whom we adopted from Guatemala. He is 4 years old & a bundle of energy & imagination!  J.D. currently works in Financial Planning while I, Leif, am privileged to be at home with our son.  Being active & healthy is important to us so you will find us out at the parks, riding bikes, in the gym or doing something fun with friends, although we all love a good movie!!!  J.D. enjoys keeping up with sports both professional & college.  He is the family organizer & keeps us on time & on track day to day.  I am the creative one.  While he keeps us on track…I remind us all to have some fun in the process.  We are both thankful for the balance we bring to each other!  I enjoy all kinds of artistic endeavors mainly whatever I find to be inspirational at the time.  I LOVE spending time with friends & family.  I am an only child so my family is made up of my parents, who live in Arizona, & my mom’s extended family in Illinois.  J.D.’s parents live in North Carolina.  He also has a brother & sister-in-law in Georgia as well as a sister & brother-in-law in North Carolina. J.D. also has a large extended family.  So when we have the opportunity to get together with extended family it is ALWAYS fun fun fun!

We know that we are on a new adventure as a family.  You may find that you want to join with us in that adventure.  We welcome the opportunity to see if our lives uniting in adoption will be a good fit for us all.  We have no set ideas of what our relationship will look like.  We expect only that it will be something that becomes more clear as we come to know one another.

May you find peace & wisdom as you walk on this path,

J.D. & Leif

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 Birthparents,

Thank you for taking the time to look at our family. 

Our deep desire during this very difficult time is to offer you hope; hope in our love for your child and hope in our love for you.  

We want to provide a welcoming and loving Christian home for your child.   We currently have one child, Skyler Grace.  She is in 3rd grade and enjoys going on hikes with our dog Duke, playing the piano, and playing with her friends and family.  Kris is a stay at home mom.  She spends her time volunteering at Skyler’s school, coaching with an elementary running program, teaching Sunday school, and trail running with our dog Duke and friends.    Mike is a middle school math teacher and wrestling coach.  Some of Mike’s interests include snowboarding, hiking, running, hanging out with friends, and going on trips with our family. 

Our prayer is that God would shape us into the family your child needs.  We also pray that God would mold us into the family you need as we walk along side you with love and support. 

We do not know what that will exactly look like, but we hope to discover that together. 

Sincerely,

Mike and Kris

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

Thank you for reading our letter and getting to know a little about us. We know this decision can’t be easy for you and we can’t imagine what you’ve gone through so far. We admire your strength and courage and we pray that you are at peace with the decisions you are making.

Our names are Chris and Dana and we’ve been married for almost four years. We met on Yahoo Personals and fell in love quickly. The foundation of our marriage is built on unconditional love, communication and honesty. When we reflect on our childhood, we share similar memories of family time made of fun, laughter, learning and just simply enjoying each other. Our strong family ties have made us who we are today. From the beginning, we knew that our greatest desire was to have a family. The only question was how many children. After years of struggling to get pregnant, we began fertility treatments and learned on that journey that God’s plan for us was to build our family by adoption.

Dana’s words on Chris:

When reading Chris’s online profile, the items that drew me to read more were; his sense of humor, positive outlook on life and his faith in God. Chris is my better half and best friend. He lived in various states across the Midwest and on the East Coast growing up and I know that’s why he, his sister and his brother are thick as thieves. Chris is a Senior Master Technician at a local Ford dealer and has been working with Ford for the past 21 years.  One of the things I love about his job is that he never has to bring work home; this gives us family time every evening. On the weekends, Chris is an outdoor enthusiast and likes to spend that time exploring beautiful Colorado. He is truly at peace when fly fishing, camping and hiking. He has a passion for enjoying life and seeks adventure. Chris is my rock.

Chris’s words on Dana:

Dana is the love of my life and best friend. She is kind, caring and loving. One of the things that attracted me right away to her online profile was her confidence to be herself. Her quirky sense of humor, beautiful smile and cat like green eyes had me hooked. She is my true partner in life. Dana grew up in Minnesota with one older sister. Her family is very close and they can’t go more than a day or two without talking on the phone. She has two nephews that mean the world to her. Dana has worked for the same company for 13 years as a manager and takes pride in treating team members, peers and customers with a kind heart and fairness. Some day Dana hopes to return to her true passion and open her own Salon Day Spa. In her free time, she likes to volunteer coach for soccer (Kindergarten through 5^th grade), go for long walks in the neighborhood, camp, hike, play recreational volleyball and entertain house guests.  

Our passion for the outdoors, mountains, streams, and wilderness is what brought us to the beautiful state of Colorado. Although we miss our families, they have a great vacation spot. Both of our families are very excited for us to begin the life long journey of parenting and are extremely supportive of our adoption.

We have 2 pugs that keep us very busy; Oscar and Roxie. They are both so full of personality; Oscar knows all of his toys by name and he will retrieve them one by one when asked to. Roxie likes to watch TV and carries on conversations with every animal that appears. They are great with kids and are ready to love a two-legged sister or brother.

Our home is located in a cul-de-sac in a newer neighborhood with great neighbors and lots of children of all ages. The elementary school is a block and a half from our house with a new city park next to it.  The church we belong to is very warm and welcoming, which made us feel right at home. The youth and Sunday school programs are very popular in the community. We love being members of the congregation.

Our promise to you is that we will love, cherish, care and provide everything possible for your child. It is important to us that your child knows the love and compassion you have for them. We are excited to grow our family through an open adoption, expanding our family through you and your family. You will forever be a part of our lives.  

Thank you so much for taking the time to consider us as adoptive parents for your child.

With love and admiration,

Chris and Dana

Thank you for taking the time to look at our profile.  We have great admiration and respect for you and your decision for choosing life and considering adoption for your child.   We know these decisions take tremendous courage and are out of much love and sacrifice.   We are honored you would take the time to get to know us and consider us as parents for your child.

Our story began in Denver where we met at a work softball game.  The enjoyment of the outdoors, sports and friends brought us together and now we’ve been married 8 wonderful years! Our decision to adopt came before we were married, knowing we wouldn’t be able to have children biologically, but always knowing we wanted a family and little ones to love.  Our dream became reality, when we were blessed with the adoption of our daughter, Kalea, in June 2009.  We are so grateful and blessed to have Kalea in our lives! She brings us so much joy and we are so excited to add another little one to our family.

Heather’s words on Chad: Chad was raised in Madison, Wisconsin, in a wonderful and loving family.  Being from Wisconsin, Chad is an avid Wisconsin sports fan.   Chad is also very athletic and enjoys playing many different sports, including ice hockey and golf.   He moved to Colorado after graduating college and enjoys his work in the financial industry.  Although Chad is sometimes quiet, he is quite the “joker” and is always fun to be around.  I admire Chad for his integrity, loyalty, and patience.   My love for him has grown even stronger as I have witnessed him being such a good father.  He looks forward to the weekends and hurries home after work so he can play with Kalea.  Chad is truly a dedicated husband and father!

Chad’s words on Heather: Heather grew up in a great family with two younger sisters, in Grand Junction, Colorado.  She moved to Denver to continue her education and career as a paralegal.   She enjoys being in the beautiful outdoors, whether it be on a hike, walk or hanging at the pool.  She likes to shop, cook, decorate and work on various art/craft projects.  Heather is creative, organized and pays attention to the little things.  She has a big heart, and is very caring and loving which makes her a great mom.  We are blessed that Heather is able to stay at home and thankful for her support network of other moms/friends able to do the same. Heather is an amazing person and an amazing mom. I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful wife!

Individually and as a family we value relationships.  We cherish our time spent together, with our families and friends. Some of our favorite memories come from our trips to Wisconsin, vacations with friends, family time at the Colorado and Wisconsin cabins, celebrating holidays to playing cards and just exploring and introducing new adventures to Kalea.  We are blessed to have such great families that we talk to and see so often.  Both our families have been so supportive and are beyond thrilled to have Kalea in the family.  They are all looking forward to another child to love and spoil.

Kalea is full of joy and happiness.  She constantly makes us smile and laugh.  She is quite expressive and social with not only her friends, but all her stuffed animals.  Some of her favorite activities include playing outside, bubbles, going to the pool or park, playing blocks, making us tea or coffee in “her” kitchen and playing with all her friends.

Our home is full of love and laughter and we often share our home with family and friends.  We enjoy hosting cookouts, ping pong tourneys or having friends over for the “game.”  We enjoy spending time outdoors, such as trips to the park or pool, hiking, and biking, a game of golf or just hanging outside with all the neighbors…just to name a few.   We live in a family oriented community close to great schools and parks.

We desire and are committed to an open adoption, although we are sensitive to your needs and comfort level and hope to establish a relationship that works well for everyone.  As you consider us as adoptive parents, and if we are chosen, please know your child will grow up knowing this decision was out of love and compassion for them.  We promise to unconditionally love, nurture and care for your child.  We want to expose your child to all of what life has to offer through education, travel and opportunities and are committed to helping them reach their God-given potential.  Thank you for taking time to read about us and the life we share together.  We wish you courage in the days ahead and will continue to pray for your decision and the journey before you.

With love, Chad and Heather

Thank you so much for letting us share our lives with you! We know you have a lot of decisions ahead of you and we admire the journey you are taking. We are thankful that you’ve chosen adoption and we pray that God leads you to the perfect family for you and your baby.

A little about us…We have known each other since high school, but it was not until college that we started dating and fell in love. We have now been married for almost 9 years and our relationship has only strengthened with time. We are lucky to be married to our best friends!

We have always wanted to have children and began trying to get pregnant shortly after getting married. Through struggles with infertility, it became clear that God was leading us to grow our family through adoption. As soon as we made the decision to adopt, we felt such a peace and hope for our future as parents. In January 2009, we were blessed with the birth of our adopted daughter, Emilyn. Parenting has brought us joys that we had only dreamed about and we are so excited to add another little one to our family! Our families and friends are a very active part of our lives and have been so supportive of our decision to adopt a child. They love being grandparents, aunts and uncles and are excited to have another kiddo to adore.

We live in a mid-sized community in Central Colorado. It has a great small-town feel but is still close enough to a major metropolitan area to enjoy all that a big city has to offer. The schools in our district are some of the best in the state and we have an elementary school within walking distance of our house. We live on a quiet street near a large open park and have two playgrounds within a few blocks. In our family time, we love to be outside and we are close to trails for great hiking and biking. We also enjoy spending time at zoos, swimming pools, museums, sporting events and family church events.

We are so excited to complete our family through adoption! We understand that the process of adoption is a lifelong journey that doesn’t end at placement and we sincerely hope to have an open relationship with our child’s birth parents. Adoption is a common topic of conversion with Emilyn, especially at night when we pray together for her birth family. Our children will always know how much their birth parents love them and the sacrifices they made because of this love. We know that the decisions you are facing mush be over-whelming and we are praying for you during this difficult time.

With Love,

Brian and Nikki

Hello! We are Tyson and Melanie, and we are humbled and excited that you are considering us as adoptive parents for your child. We admire your courage in considering adoption for your child and want to thank you for giving us the opportunity to share a little about ourselves with you.

We have been married for over 6 1/2 wonderful years and have always desired to have a family. We both come from large families and knew from the moment we met that we would follow the same path. Since we have been unable to conceive on our own, we are excited about building our family through adoption. And about 2 1/2 years ago, God blessed us with our son, Joshua. He is such a joy in our lives and desire to be able to give the same love to another child in order to continue building our family.

Tyson was born and raised in Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He currently works for Young Life (one of their camps) as a Maintenance/Construction Technician. He is very active in sports, enjoys being in the outdoors and loves all kinds of games. He is also very active in our church with the Stewardship Committee.

Melanie was born and raised in Virginia. She graduated from Longwood College. After a few years, she moved to New York to work as a nanny and then moved to Colorado to pursue a career as a Massage Therapist. Currently, she works for a local thrift store 2-3 days a week, where she is able to take Joshua with her. She enjoys being in the outdoors, reading, swimming, and hanging out with family and friends. She is also active in our church with Women’s Ministry.

Joshua was born here in Colorado about 3 years ago. He is sweet, active, has a gentle spirit, and loves to laugh. He is a true miracle from God.

We are best friends and have built our home on love, laughter, faith, trust and lots of fun. Our home is located in a quiet neighborhood in the mountains that is close to schools and our church with the great outdoors as our playground. We have 1 cat named, Tigger, who is very lovable and friendly. Melanie enjoys being able to stay home with Joshua and seeing him grow and learn, espccially with all the interaction while at the thrift store.

Since we are both very close to our families, we treasure family time whether as a vacation or holiday celebration. Our families are praying for us and look forward to welcoming the newest member of the family.

We look forward to introducing your child into our adventerous lives. We feel that children grow best in an atmosphere of love, acceptance and encouragement. We desire to provide an environment where your child has the freedom to develop their own dreams and desires.

Our faith in Jesus Christ is the foundation on which our family is built and our children will grow up with the knowledge of how much Jesus loves them. We are anxious to introduce your child to all that our Lord provides in life. We will celebrate holidays together, worship as a family, learn responsibility, explore the world and laugh always.

Thank you for taking the time to get to know us a little more. We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you into our family through an open adoption. Please know that you are in our prayers as you proceed in this process.

Take Care and God Bless,
Tyson and Melanie

Thank you for taking the time to consider us as adoptive parents for your child.  We hope you are able to get a sense of who we are through our family profile and the pictures you will see.  Our home is filled with laughter, love and happiness.  We are honored to share our lives with you.

Scott was born in Williston, North Dakota.  His family moved to Denver when he was twelve and they still reside here.  His father is in the oil business.  His mother assisted in running the family company and was a stay at home mom.   Scott attended college at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma and the University of Colorado.  He has been a professional golfer for over 18 years and also assists in the family’s business.

I was born in San Antonio, Texas and was an Air Force brat.  I have one brother who is two years older than me.  My family moved many times throughout my childhood with our final destination being Cheyenne, Wyoming.  I attended the University of Wyoming and received a degree in Social Work.  I have lived in Denver for 19 years working in the social work field.  For the past 10 years I have worked in the hospital field as a medical social worker.

Scott and I met through mutual friends.  We have now been married for 12 years and feel we have a strong and fun relationship.  There is much laughter and love in our home. Scott and I love to watch movies, travel, and have “date nights”.   Our son Blake is 7.  He is the love and sunshine of our lives.  He is a sweet and kind child who is anxious to be a big brother.  Bogee is our little Shih Tzu puppy who we absolutely adore.  We are surrounded by wonderful friends and family and are blessed in our lives.

We have been unable to have children of our own which led us down the path to adoption.  A second child in our home will be a wonderful presence and we are excited to be adding another member to our family.  We look forward to meeting you and discussing the degree of openness all of us will be comfortable with.  We have so much respect for birth parents!We honor Blake’s birth mom, Michele for trusting us to love and become Blake’s parents.  If for any reason you would like to know more about us from a birth parent’s perspective as well as her experience, Michele would love to talk to you!

God Bless you on your journey and we would be honored to meet with you.

Thank you for your time and consideration~

Heather, Scott, Blake, Bogee

Tammy White has been married for 33 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.

Leslie is new to Hopes Promise.  She is working as our Western Colorado Adoption and Orphan Care Liaison.  Leslie earned her Masters degree in Psychology from Regis University in Denver.  She has worked as a counselor in private practice and for the Veteran’s Administration counseling substance abuse clients.  She also has work for Para Church ministries as a College Campus Minister and as a Chaplain and Outreach Minister to incarcerated youth, and youth in foster care group homes. Leslie has a heart for orphan care and has had the opportunity to be involved with short term missions in Mexico and Nicaragua.  She and her husband Randy together have 5 adult children and live in a rural community outside of Grand Junction. Leslie enjoys dabbling in art, photography and spending time in the mountains. She feels blessed to be part of the team of Hope’s Promise.