We are Jared and Angi, best friends first, husband and wife, and parents to the spunky creator Grace and the curious adventurer, Liam. Jared is an engineer for the U.S. Air Force and the family handyman. Angi spends her days with the kids, at home and out and about. As a couple, we enjoy dancing, board games, and day dreaming about home improvement projects. As a family, we love trips to the park, taking walks, and sharing scoops at our favorite ice cream parlor. Adoption has been a part of our story as long as there&'s been an "us", but when we talked about it, it was always "someday" or "when we can afford it". One day we realized that those were just excuses, and really, they were a telling way of how adoption was really a Plan B for us. We were willing, and yes, we even wanted to adopt, but we wanted the American dream first. And then, if there was time and money left, we&'d go for it. That changed in November 2012. We went from thinking of the logical reasons we could keep waiting, to wondering why in the world we were. It came down to simple truths. We have room in our hearts and home for another child and there are many that are waiting for families. We are not rescuing anyone, we don&'t believe adopting will earn us any favor with God, but we know that He gave us a passion for parenting waiting children and we are just following through with the work that He began in us. We have been matched with a beautiful little boy who is almost 2 years old and will be a perfect addition to our family. We hope to travel to China in January to bring him home!
