Robert & Kaylyn H.

are adopting a child from United States of America

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Thank you for taking the time to read this. There's so much to say on this topic but we've tried to keep this concise!

We’ve always considered adoption alongside biological kids as one way to live out our beliefs. We think Russell Moore says it best in his book, Adopted for Life: “We believe Jesus in heavenly things—our adoption in Christ; so we follow him in earthly things…”

But not until recently have we really understood all of the implications. And we’re still learning. There’s a lot of work and there’s risk and there’s unknown (similar to a pregnancy, right??). We’ve prayerfully wrestled with these things and still, we know God has equipped us to meet this need for a birth mom who’s choosing life even when it’s hard. We enjoy being parents and we simply desire to be an option for her, whoever she is. We respect her so much already—for the courage to make such a loving decision to place her baby into our arms as mom and dad.

It’s easy to get overwhelmed in this process, but we experience the most peace as we trust that God cares about details. Yet He’s graciously revealing those to us one step at a time! Which leads us to our community’s involvement - again, we think Russell Moore says it best: “All of us have a stand in the adoption issue, because Jesus does.”

  1. Please pray. It’s the most important thing you can do to support us. We'll be using this site to post updates.
  2. Adoption costs are expected to total $60,000+ for services rendered throughout the process. While we are preparing to own the financial responsibility of our decision and pay the cost in full, we also want to provide an easy way for our people to help us monetarily if anyone feels led. Your gift here is tax-deductible, but if you’d prefer to give directly via check, Venmo, etc, just let us know.

We’re so grateful our third child will be known and loved by you, just as Jane and Henry are.

If you have any questions or encouragement for us, please reach out!

Adoption Status

Home At Last

Adoption Agency

Faithful Adoption Consultants


Updates

  • Update 4

    Still waiting

    July 1, 2024

    We have now said yes to 7 cases but have yet to be matched. This is very normal but sometimes it's hard not to overthink it and wonder "why not us?!".
    We are open to either gender and any location - so far, the birth moms have been in California, Utah (3), Indiana, Kentucky, and Louisiana. Our consultant has advised us that summer can be a bit slower for whatever reason, so we took this opportunity to update our profile book with more recent pictures. Hopefully this gives future birth moms a more accurate feel for our family.
    Thank you for your continued prayers and support!

  • Update 3

    Just waiting!

    May 11, 2024

    Since our last update, we have been reviewing cases carefully and prayerfully and have said “yes” to 3. We have not been matched though as those birth moms ultimately decided another family fit their preferences better. Reasons birth moms choose different families vary greatly and we are at peace as we wait for the right case to come through. Stay tuned!

  • Update 2

    We’re active!!!

    February 29, 2024

    We haven’t given an update in a while because there hasn’t been much to report! We’re learning things really do move slowly in this process for many reasons. After waiting on our home study report to be finalized and profile books to be printed, we sent our stack of final paperwork to our consultant on Jan 26th and it’s been a long month of waiting… but we are excited to share that we are finally ACTIVE! This means we are beginning to receive cases (via email) and will review each one carefully and prayerfully. The information available varies from case to case. We have chosen to pursue newborns/infants, meaning the birth mothers that will see our family profile are currently pregnant. And all are within the continental US with the exception of NY and NJ. More to come!!

    Thank you for walking with us through your prayers, financial support, and encouragement.

  • Update 1

    Paperwork Complete!

    December 8, 2023

    We are relieved to say we've gathered all necessary paperwork! This includes notarized contracts/agreements, certified copies of various documents (birth/marriage certificates, local/state/federal clearances for criminal checks/child abuse & sex offender status, social security cards, licenses, proof of all types of insurance, financial statements, employment verification, etc), reference letters, autobiographies, agency-specific forms, medical evaluations, hours of trainings, home safety checklist, etc. Our final Home Study visit is scheduled for December 12th. While we wait for that report to be written, Kaylyn will be finishing our profile book which is what birth moms look at when selecting a family - more to come on that. Then we'll be ready to submit everything to FAC (our consultant) for review and are aiming to go active in early February. There will be more paperwork after matching and post-placement, but for now, we're feeling accomplished.

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    Good luck and Congratulations!!
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    The aroma of Heaven.
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    May the Lord bless you as you enter this next chapter. We are so excited for you guys and can’t wait to watch your family grow! ❤️