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David and Aimee
Hi! We are David and Aimee. Thank you for looking over our profile. We hope this helps you get a better sense of our life and the world we would like to share with your baby. We cannot imagine what you may be feeling as you consider creating an adoption plan. Please know we are praying for you as you are exploring what is best for you and your baby.
Read MoreFrancesco and Rossella
We are both from Southern Italy, Francesco from Puglia and Rossella from Basilicata. We met during our college years, while Francesco was studying Agriculture and Rossella Chemistry. We started dating and we felt at home with each other. After getting married, we lived for three years in Bari, a city along the Adriatic Coast where many of our friends lived. After our first year of marriage, we discovered that having children would be difficult for us and Francesco asked Rossella: "All this love that we have and want to give where will it finally go?" This deep question became crucial for us. We were both working at the University when Francesco received a job offering from a University in Florida. We decided to move to the USA without imagining what was awaiting us, and a beautiful adventure began. We lived for three years in Florida where Francesco worked as a horticulture research scientist and Rossella as an elementary and middle school Montessori teacher. Then we moved again when Francesco became a professor in Central Pennsylvania and Rossella started working as a secondary school teacher. We are very grateful for these years of marriage in which we had a very rich life and met many friends from all around the world. Among them, we encountered some families that had welcomed children through adoption, and looking at their experience full of love, we started thinking about adopting. Francesco's question, "All this love that we have and want to give where will go in the end?" became a prophecy and a foretelling of our desire to adopt a child.
Read MoreDaniel and Leona
Dear Friend, We are excited to share a little about our life with you and look forward to meeting you. We are praying that you feel God's presence as you go through life's journey, both now and in the future. Welcome to our family profile.
Read MoreJoshua and Lyndsay
Hello, We are Josh and Lyndsay and we thank you for taking the time to take a peak into our lives, family and friends. Thank you for considering your choices. We are so excited to be adopting again and bringing another child into our home and creating a bigger family! We hope our story will help you in making your choice. Please know that no matter what family you choose, we wish you and your child all the best. We hope you can get a sense of who we are by looking through our profile. We look forward to meeting you.
Read MoreAaron and Alison
Dear Birthparent(s), Hello! We are extremely grateful that you are taking the time to look at our profile. Both of us understand that the decision you are making is a very difficult one. It takes strength, courage, and a lot of love to consider the path of adoption for your child. We are praying for you and the decision you have ahead of you. Our names are Aaron and Alison and we live in Virginia. We were married in 2007 after meeting in college serving in a local youth ministry. It was the classic country boy meets city girl story. Although from different backgrounds, we both value our faith and our families. After experiencing infertility for 7 years, we were unexpectedly blessed with our son, Elijah. After Eli was born in 2018, we knew right away that our family was not complete. We feel that adoption is a beautiful picture of God's love for us, so we want to pursue this option as we continue to grow our family. We have a lot of love to give and are excited about opening our home and hearts to a little one.
Read MoreTyler and Lauren
It is not easy to compress all of the experiences in our lives and the love we have to give in one short summary, but here is a bit of relevant information about ourselves: we both work in a high school, Tyler as an English teacher and coach and Lauren as a school counselor and leader of cultural exchange trips overseas (previously a world language teacher). We both come from mid-sized, worldly, active, and loving families who are very much personal, positive parts of our daily lives. We have two intelligent, kind, beautiful, energetic, and humorous daughters, and they bring light and life to our lives each and every day: Quinn, our thirteen-year-old, is with us for shared parenting time (our daughter from Tyler’s previous marriage); and Brielle, our five year-old, was welcomed into our family through adoption. As for Lauren’s life journey leading to this letter, she has known since her teenage years that she is medically unable to bear children. Because of that, we have always known that adoption was in our future, and we have embraced that reality. Our goal has been to create a family that has the similarly beautiful energy, love, and sibling relationships that both of us experienced while growing up. We are very fortunate to have a positive relationship with Brielle’s birth family as well, and that only adds to the love that encompasses our family and our children. Overall, we consider ourselves kind, down-to-earth, active, generous, religious, open-minded, and humorous (we think?) individuals. We love to travel, love to learn, and love to experience and immerse ourselves in other cultures. Above all, we love to watch our daughters grow, and we love to nurture and help others. We certainly are incredibly excited to do the same with another beloved child in our lives.
Read MoreMichael and Faith
Hello! Thank you for considering adoption- it's a brave choice. We wish you a journey full of comfort, hope and encouragement. We recognize that whatever situation you are in, you have difficult choices ahead of you. No matter what you decide, we hope you feel loved and supported. Our goal for this profile is that you get a sense of who we are and the type of family we would provide for your child. Thank you for taking the time to look at us as potential adoptive parents. The journey that has lead us to adoption has been a difficult one. We have had two babies, each died within hours of being born. We didn't know it at the time, but in-depth testing revealed a genetic disorder, meaning the same thing could happen if we tried again. We decided we didn't want to take the chance and opted to pursue adoption instead. We adopted a baby in 2019 and it has been an amazing experience. Our son is 4 now and we are excited to add another baby to our family. We can't wait to see what God has for us in the future. -Mike & Faith
Read MoreHarry and Sheila
Thank you for taking a few moments to look at our profile! We hope this gives you a glimpse into our lives and that it helps you to get to know us a bit. We truly believe that every encounter has a purpose, and that God has brought our lives together for a reason, even if only for these few moments so that we can include you in our prayers. We can't imagine the immensity of the decision that you're faced with, and we thank you for choosing life for your child. If you choose us to parent your child, we assure you that we will honor you in every way possible.
Read MoreAJ and Rachel
Hello, we are Rachel and Aj! We hope that this small look into our lives will provide you with the warm fuzzy feelings of love and happiness, and that you also know that feeling is what we feel every day we share our love. We appreciate the consideration of sharing a life with your child. It is our fondest wish that we will be a perfect match for your consideration!
Read MoreCooper and Tracey
Hey, there! :) We're Cooper and Tracey Spaulding—a twenty-something couple living in Lansing, Michigan raising one toddler, two furbabies, and a business. Thank you for taking the time to view our profile. We can't imagine how difficult this decision is and we have so much compassion for what you must be feeling in this moment. Thank you for your courage and bravery. We are humbled to offer you this glimpse into our lives. We hope this page offers an authentic view of who we are: two people who live fully, fearlessly, and with Christ at the center of it all. As high school sweethearts, getting married and having children has always been cemented into our plans. And while infertility has been an unexpected chapter in our story, carrying deep pain and grief, it is also what has led us here. In 2021, we experienced the adoption of our daughter, Ava Grace. Witnessing the sacrifice and courage displayed by her birth mom is hard to even put into words. It's incredible to see God's tender healing and redemption at work, not just for us but for her birth mom as well. We're forever grateful, forever bonded, and forever changed by this experience. Ava Grace is spunky, sweet, and so so funny. Being her parents is the greatest joy we've ever experienced. Her giggles are infectious, her questions are endless, and she's always got a song to sing. We truly cannot wait to watch her fall in love with her future sibling (she has SO much of it to give). We want nothing more than to provide your child with a safe and loving home where they will be supported, held, encouraged, and deeply (so deeply) cherished. We also look forward to supporting you on this journey however you need us to show up—providing a constant stream of grace and encouragement every step of the way. In the meantime, we continue to pray that God lends the wisdom and guidance you need to make this incredibly important choice.
Read MoreDonovanne
Thank you so much for taking the time to learn more about me, my family and friends. My name is Donovanne, and I am so blessed and excited about the possibility of loving and nurturing your child. I hope this book gives you a glimpse into my loving family and the wonderful life I've been blessed with, and that it helps you in making a decision. Even without having met you, please know that I've been praying for you and this child since the very beginning of this process. I grew up in a small Southern town, the youngest of three daughters between my mother and father. We lived in a close-knit neighborhood, right across the street from my aunt and cousins, and only a few minutes away from my grandparents. When you hear the saying "it takes a village to raise a child" it's very true. Back then, neighborhoods were more like families. Of course, there were ups and downs... no family is perfect. But the one thing that remained constant throughout my life was LOVE. In my family, we had many matriarchs... those grandmothers, aunts and cousins who would help raise a child in the bat of an eye. These older, wise women knew the importance of banding together to help each other in times of need - and with no judgment. They had lived through the tough years of post-slavery and civil rights, and they worked and fought hard for a better life for their children and the children of others. To them, you didn't have to be blood to be considered family, and I feel their spirit lives in me.
Read MoreMike and Emily
Hello! Nice to ‘meet’ you. Thank you so much for taking the time to read our profile and get to know us. We are so honored that you are choosing to learn about our family as you consider adoption as an option for your child. We know that this process can be daunting, and while we can’t begin to understand what you are going through, we are inspired and impressed with your strength and courage and with the abounding love you already have for your child. We want you to know that we are here for you and will walk alongside you for as long as you’ll have us, whether your decision is to parent or make an adoption plan. As parents to three kids ourselves, we understand the responsibility to protect and prioritize our children, just like you are doing now as you consider your path forward. We are a hopeful adoptive family because we know that we can provide a home where a child can feel loved, safe, and happy, but also find meaning in living for Jesus and in loving and serving others from all walks of life. We want to extend a place within our family through open adoption, not only to your child, but also to you as an essential part of your child’s life. We believe that we can best protect and prioritize an adopted child by maintaining a link to birth family and culture as much as possible while raising them. We are open to adopting a child (or twins) of any race or ethnicity up to four years old. Please know that as you continue your journey, we are praying for you and asking God to give you strength, peace, and comfort. We sincerely hope that our love for you and the new life you created will shine through in this book. With great love and appreciation, Mike + Emily
Read MoreFAQs about adoption
Can I choose the family for my child?
Yes! You can review our online profiles of families who would like to adopt a child and learn all about their personalities and interests. If you decide to place your child for adoption, you’ll be able to meet with the adoptive families you like best.
Are there different kinds of adoption?
You will provide input into the type of relationship you desire between yourself, your child, and the adoptive parents. You can guide the level of communication and contact you have with your child and their adoptive family.
How can I find out my rights as a parent?
You always have the right to explore your options in a safe environment. And you have the right to have all your questions answered honestly and completely. You have these rights, no matter where you are in your pregnancy.
If I’m using drugs, can Bethany still help me?
Yes. Our counselors will help you consider the best options for you and your baby.
My child is already born. Can I still make an adoption plan
In many cases, you can still place your child for adoption after he or she is born.
Finding peace through open adoption
“Bethany made my adoption journey the best choice for me and those I care for. Three different families have become one because of the love and respect that we share—and I’ve found my place as a birth mom in each one of them.”
- Tamara
"When I was pregnant and pursuing an adoption plan, people told me I needed to ask forgiveness for “abandoning my child.” They wanted me to feel ashamed, but Bethany helped take the sting out of their words by reassuring me I had no reason to feel shame. Now my vision is to keep telling this story so other birth moms know they’re not alone.”
- Gloria
“Ten years ago, I was pregnant for the first time, and I was in jail. Making an adoption plan for my son didn’t mean I loved him any less; I just didn’t want my child to end up in the system. My life circumstances wouldn’t mean a life sentence for him.”
- Tamara
"When I found out I was pregnant with twins at age 18, I didn’t know where to turn. I thought, ‘How am I going to become the mom I want to be?’ Bethany helped provide care for my boys while I found a stable job. Today, my boys are thriving in my home.”
- Brijon
“Today, I am substance-free. I’m married with two biological children and two stepchildren. And I still have thoughts and emotions to process about that difficult time in my life, including my decision to make an adoption plan. That’s an experience most people just don’t understand."
- Gloria
Have questions?
Do you want to make an adoption plan or learn about your other options? Fill out a contact form or speak to a Bethany counselor at 1.800.BETHANY