Waiting Families

We are a young (mid-30’s), energetic, fun-loving couple excited to adopt our first child. Laura works part time as a neonatal intensive care nurse. Adam works in banking and has the flexibility to work from home. He plans to be an involved, hands-on dad. We both love running, and our sweet, friendly dog, Penny. Our home is a safe and happy place, and we will be loving, supportive parents.

We are Paula, Nissan, Alexander, and Angelina, a loving interracial family! We are so excited to expand our family! Alexander joined our family through adoption at birth in July 2012 and Angelina joined our family through adoption at birth in September 2015. We are so glad that our paths are crossing, and we hope that our story can offer you a glimpse of hope during this difficult time. If you choose us to be part of your path, we promise your baby will have a happy and safe life that is full of love and fun.

Thank you for taking the time to read our profile. We are James and Marty, both born and raised in Wisconsin, and now living in a diverse neighborhood in Illinois. Some of our favorite hobbies are cooking, reading, gardening, and spending time with friends and family. We can’t imagine what you are going through, but we hope our profile gives you a glimpse into who we are and provide some comfort.

We are Michelle and Bronwyn and we live in Chicago. Michelle grew up in Houston, Texas and Bronwyn in a rural area of South Africa. While we came from different parts of the world, we found common ground in our shared values. We hope you’re reading this letter confident of finding the right family for your child. We are writing this letter to you in hopes that you find us a worthy couple capable of providing a nurturing and loving home.

Adoption has always been in our plan; we knew that having a child ourselves was going to be challenging, and our treatment options were limited. We’re a young couple (33 and 35) who have known each other for 11 years. We share similar values and our personalities fit together perfectly. We promise to give your child a safe and stable life and our unconditional love. We can’t wait to meet you.

We can only imagine what it is like for you as you face this difficult decision, and we admire the love that you have for your unborn child. After we got married, we immediately talked about starting a family. As Christians, we believe God has led us on this journey of adoption. Thank you for viewing our profile, and we hope to have the opportunity to meet you.

We are Kristen and Michael and live in the suburbs of Illinois. Kristen is a high school math teacher and Michael owns his own business. We love going on family walks or runs, and yes, all our dogs run with us even our 14-year-old, who is the youngest at heart. As we write this letter our hearts, minds and souls are filled with excitement and emotion. We promise that we will support and cherish you through this process, and are empathetic to the range of emotions that you may be feeling. We look forward to learning more about you and sharing more about us with you!

Thank you for taking time to read our profile. While you are considering adoption for your child, and hoping to find just the right family, we are nervously waiting to be chosen by just the right birth parent. Shawn was adopted and grew up in Massachusetts and Alex grew up in Milwaukee. We both still love city life and now live in Chicago with our two cats. We know that a letter like this is far too short to convey all of who we are, but we will try our best!

Thank you for taking time to look at our profile! We are Skye and RJ and we’re from Northern Indiana. Our passions have always overlapped with our choice in careers. While we both started out as zoo keepers, our careers have each taken a turn towards education. After eight years together, we’re ready to open our hearts and home to children. We hope that if you find yourself connecting to our story, we’ll be able to alleviate some of the stress you may be feeling at this time. We hope to have the opportunity to learn more about you.

Hi! We are Josh and Patty, and we are excited for you to read our profile and get to know us. We can’t begin to imagine what it is like for you making this difficult decision. We admire your bravery and the amount of love you have for your child. We cannot express enough gratitude to you for the chance to have our dream of being parents come true.

We are Alison, Zach, and Tyler. Alison is an OB/GYN, Zach is a police officer, and Tyler is a energetic, smart, fun-loving child who cannot wait to be a big brother! The selfless decision you may soon make will be hard; just know that we are here to provide support and comfort. We hope to show you that we will provide a loving home, adventures for a lifetime, stability and much more from our family as you get to know us.

I would like to begin with a very heartfelt thank you for making the courageous choice to consider adoption and for taking the time to get to know me. My name is Karen. In that spirit, I have long wanted to become a mom through adoption. I come from an extraordinarily loving and supportive community of family and friends and would feel very privileged to have the opportunity to give a child all the love I have received. I look forward to sharing visits to area museums, trips to the theater and Grant Park, and so much more.

We’re young (mid-30’s), active and we’ve been together for eight years and married for four. Billy works closeby as a finance director, and Laura works at the local library. Both of us are college graduates. We like to exercise, make dinners together, hang out with our families and travel. If you’re thinking of an open adoption, we are open to visits, phone calls, pictures or letters. We wish you the best and hope you find the right family for your child.

We are very excited to be expanding our family and we could not be happier to be given the opportunity to adopt your child. We adopted Lincoln through the Adoption Center for Family Building, and we maintain an open adoption with her birth parents and family. We hope you feel supported and loved no matter where your journey takes you. If you decide that adoption is the right decision (and you choose our family), we promise we will cherish and love your baby, and provide a safe and loving home.

Hi! We are Sam & Seth (both 32) and along with our daughters (4&6) we are so excited and grateful you’re reading a little about us. Seth is a registered nursing supervisor at our local hospital and Sam enjoys spending every moment at home with our kids. Sam’s mom and 2 of Seth’s brothers are adopted so adoption has always played a large and wonderful role in our lives. We won’t promise to be perfect parents, but we can promise to nurture and support your child and make sure they know just how loved they are by everyone in their life.

A very warm hello to you. It is both delightful and unbelievable that I am writing this letter. I am honored that you have taken the time to view my profile. My name is Ekpedeme (pronounced ek-ped-uh-may). My nickname is Pamay (pronounced Pam – Ay). It means “who but God could have given me such a beautiful child.” My parents thought a lot about what to name me; I have thought a lot about how much I would like to be a mother. I would like to know your dreams and your fears, and to answer your questions about me. I am patiently waiting to hear from you– and knowing that whatever is meant to be, will be.

Thank you for reading our letter. We can’t begin to express the immense gratitude we feel at this stage in the adoption process. We’re Grace and Shawn from Chicago and we would like to share a little about our life and how honored we would feel if we had the opportunity to raise your child. Our ethnic backgrounds have defined who we are, and we want to instill that in our child by creating an environment where they can explore their culture and know who and where they come from.

We are Shauna and Craig, both in our mid-thirties, and although we have never met, we think you are wonderful! We promise that any child adopted by us will grow up surrounded by unconditional love and a ton of laughter. We look forward to getting to know you, and hope that this letter gives you an idea of who we are and the parents that we hope to be.

We are KC, Alex, and Isaac and look forward to having the opportunity to meet you! We honor and admire your process as you consider making an adoption plan. We are a family of 3 living in Northwest Indiana with our two dogs Oscar and LuLu. Our son Isaac was adopted in 2020, and we can’t wait to see him become a big brother and help foster a connection that he and his future sibling can share with adoption as part of their journey.

We are a very open-minded couple that tries not to take life too seriously. Principles and ethics are very important to us. Loyalty, empathy, and equality are the foundation to how we live and conduct ourselves. Joking and laughing are our favorite hobbies. We really want to have a family, and it would be such a gift to have a child to love and cherish as our own. We could never truly put ourselves in your shoes but one thing we can understand is how strong you are and how much you must love your child by choosing adoption. So, thank you for being you.

We are Lindsay, Dan, Isaac, Eli, and Thea! Having been through adoption before, we know that this is not easy but can have a wonderful outcome for all involved. We have learned that every situation is unique, and we are happy to listen to your story and develop a relationship that feels comfortable to you. We are excited to start a new adoption journey, and we can’t wait to add to our family. It has been our greatest joy to become parents, and we have so much love to share with another child.

We are Cady (29) and Jack (34) and live in Chicago with our daughter Clementine (2) and our dog Goose. Cady is from Minnesota and Jack is from Illinois. We met while volunteering as small group leaders for high school students. We talked about growing our family by adoption and got to know several children with unique adoption stories during our years as volunteers, which solidified our desire to adopt in the future. We are excited about the possibility of connecting with you at this time of your life. We look forward to having the chance to meet you and to learn more about you.

Our names are Robert & Kolby, and it has always been our dream to be fathers. No doubt, if you have made it to our page, it’s love that brought you here. Robert works for a tech company and Kolby is a Science teacher. We were both born in Louisiana, and are now living in Chicago and enjoying all the city has to offer. The decision to make an adoption plan is not one that anyone would take lightly so we want to thank you for your bravery and vulnerability. Without you, our family would remain a dream, so we honor you for possibly making our dream of fatherhood come true.

We would like to begin by thanking you for considering us as the adoptive parents for your child. We know that you are making a choice for your child that comes from a place of immense love and selflessness. We would be honored to open our home and our hearts as the adoptive parents and honor your loving choice.