Embryo adoption was the beautiful merging of both desires of our hearts: adoption and giving birth to our own children. Snowflakes was the first organization we reached out to and instantly knew they were the right fit.

Our little copper-haired cutie charms everyone she meets and reveals the gift of embryo adoption to those who've never heard of it.

Nic was diagnosed with leukemia. We knew it was only right for us to tell the placing family about the leukemia – but we were sad to think the match might be broken.

God is truly painting a beautiful picture of family with this unique relationship we share with our placing family. We look forward to our families’ relationship continuing to grow in the years to come! 

What a wild journey we have had trying to build our family.

Despite every appointment, we were still not pregnant. I was prescribed every fertility medication and had every procedure done. After we failed with our last embryo, we were finally told, “We think we have a potential answer...”

We expected our family life to unfold in the traditional way. We had no idea that conceiving a child would be a problem. As IVF was not an option, we knew that the Lord had something different in store for us.

We cannot wait to share with our children about their amazing story and the loving sacrifice that their genetic parents made in that story to get them into our home and into our hearts.

Even though the wait had some painful moments, we are so joyful and thankful to God for our son. Infertility helped us become patient; in our waiting we trusted God and He made this miracle possible.

Around this time, I learned about embryo adoption. Honestly, I was scared.