Families Ready to Adopt a Baby | Open Arms Adoption Network

Below are some of our hopeful adoptive families in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware. Our families are diverse and include singles, couples, LGBT families and families of all religions and races. Interested in learning more about any of these adoptive families or others?
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Brian & Anton

Hello, we are very excited (and a little bit nervous) to introduce ourselves to you! Thank you for taking the time to learn about…
- Brian & Anton
  
  Hello,
  
  We are very excited (and a little bit nervous) to introduce ourselves to you! Thank you for taking the time to learn about us. We can’t express enough how excited we are to become parents through adoption and share our love, laughter and life. We hope this snippet will allow you to get to know us a little!
  
  Anton & Brian
  
  Fun Facts about Brian & Anton
  
  Favorite foods: We love to eat all different types of food, especially spicy foods!
  Favorite Places: We love to travel, particularly to Indonesia (where Anton is originally from) and other Southeast Asian countries
  Favorite Hobbies: Anton really loves tennis, both to watch and play, and we both enjoy seeing movies
  Favorite Holidays: Christmas is our favorite holiday because we get to see Brian’s family
Debbie & Ted

Hello! We are Debbie and Ted, a deeply loving couple who have been married for over 8 years. Having a child has always been…
- Debbie & Ted
  
  Hello! We are Debbie and Ted, a deeply loving couple who have been married for over 8 years. Having a child has always been a dream of ours and expanding our family through the gift of adoption is very exciting for us. We promise to create a home for a child that is filled with love, warmth, and support. Although we do not yet know you, we admire your courage in making this decision, and are honored that you are considering us to be a part of your child’s life.
  
  We know that this is a difficult decision and one that you are making out of love and in the best interest of your child. Hopefully viewing our photos and reading about our lives will give you a better understanding of who we are and what we hope to share with a child. Thank you for taking the time to review our profile. We wish you the best as you make this decision.
  
  Warmly,
  
  Debbie and Ted
  
  Fun Facts about Debbie & Ted
  
  Favorite Places: We both love picnicking and walking in Central Park and at the Brooklyn Promenade, going to the Maryland shore with family, and visiting our friends in Paris.
  Favorite Foods: Debbie likes eating the meatloaves, steak, roast chicken and layer cakes Ted cooks. We also like going out for bagels and lox and other deli specialties.
  Favorite Sports Teams: Ted likes his hometown Buffalo Bills, Debbie roots for her alma mater, the Maryland Terps (fear the turtle!), and we both like going to nearby Yankee Stadium to cheer on NYCFC (soccer) and the Yankees.
  Favorite Hobbies: We both enjoy cooking, playing Scrabble and other games, going to theater, music and dance performances, and reading mystery novels.
Matthew & James

Hi, we’re James and Matthew. James is a musician, and Matthew is a high school teacher. We have been together for almost 20 years,…
- Matthew & James
  
  Hi, we’re James and Matthew. James is a musician, and Matthew is a high school teacher. We have been together for almost 20 years, and we are excited to share our love with a child.
  
  James can’t wait to read books with lots of funny voices to a little person. Matthew is excited to sing songs and cook together. Or maybe we can just walk to the playground and swing on the swings. We want to show our child as much of the world as we can. We want to help them learn who they are and what they have to offer the world.
  
  We want you to know how we respect and admire your strength and tenderness. Thank you for reading about us.
  
  -Matthew & James
  
  Fun facts about Matthew & James
  
  Favorite places: Maine, Italy, Cape May, and the Chesapeake
  Favorite foods: pasta, apple cake, home-made pizza, and a big steak
  Favorite hobbies: reading, cooking, hosting friends, and exploring
  Favorite music: classical, jazz, blues, r&b
Rebekah & Evan

We are Rebekah and Evan and we are honored to be considered by you in helping us grow our family. We've been on the…
- Rebekah & Evan
  
  We are Rebekah and Evan and we are honored to be considered by you in helping us grow our family. We’ve been on the family growing journey for several years and can’t wait to share our lives with a child. We have so much love to give as do our extended families. We’re so excited to watch our child grow into their own identity and shower them with everything we have to offer.
  
  We are surrounded by love from our big families, close friends and everyone is very excited to welcome a child into our lives. We’ve been together since 2008 when Evan was looking for musicians to join a band he was forming (Rebekah is also a musician and plays frequently). A band was formed as was a marriage-to-be. Aside from a shared love of music, Evan is an artist (but has an additional career he loves) and Rebekah is a seamstress and product designer.
  
  After many years in Brooklyn, we live in Connecticut surrounded by nature. We love enjoying our home and our peaceful surroundings and exploring the quaint towns nearby.
  
  Thank you so much for taking the time to learn more about us. We know that you have an incredibly hard decision to make and we wish you all the strength, wisdom and support in your journey.
  
  Rebekah and Evan
  
  Fun Facts about Rebekah & Evan
  
  Favorite Foods: Evan makes a mean chocolate cake which is his grandma’s old recipe. We’re also currently obsessed with the Ben & Jerry’s flavor, “Minter Wonderland.” Usually, we love sushi, cheeseburgers, Evan’s mom’s brisket and Rebekah’s homemade soups.
  Favorite Hobbles: We love to decorate our home, play music (Evan at home and Rebekah in a band) and Evan loves to bake.
  Favorite Places: We love nature so we’ve been really happy in the mountains, woods and the beach. Our favorite places have been a combination of nature, history and culture. Some examples are Israel where Evan spent a lot of time, Greece where Rebekah spent a bit of time, Tanzania and Stockholm.
  Favorite Holidays: Let’s face it, even though he’s Jewish, Evan loves Christmas (it’s so pretty!) and so does Rebekah. We enjoy spending time with Rebekah’s family during the holiday. We usually spend New Years and July 4th upstate New York with close friends which we look forward to every year.
Nichole

Hello! How do I even come close to expressing the appreciation and admiration I have for you for considering an adoption plan for your…
- Nichole
  
  Hello!
  
  How do I even come close to expressing the appreciation and admiration I have for you for considering an adoption plan for your child. I wholeheartedly respect your decision and I’m humbled by your love for your baby.
  
  My journey to motherhood has been a long road, but one I’m 100% committed too. Adoption has always been a part of my family and I knew that I would be forming my own family one day and that adoption would be a part of that journey.
  
  I have always been creative, and I decided to study journalism in college. Over the years, my passion for being creative has evolved and I’m now a Creative Director for a marketing agency.
  
  Thank you for taking a few minutes to learn about me. I truly embrace everyday with gratitude and try my best to live a life of my own making.
  
  I wish you nothing but peace and love!
  
  Fun Facts about Nichole
  Favorite places: Hawaii and London
  Favorite hobbies: Running, hiking and museum going
  Favorite holiday: Christmas
  Favorite foods: Ramen and anything BBQ
Valerie & Marcie

We are Valerie, Marcie & Harlow. Thank you for taking the time to learn a little bit about our family. We admire your strength,…
- Valerie & Marcie
  
  We are Valerie, Marcie & Harlow.
  
  Thank you for taking the time to learn a little bit about our family. We admire your strength, courage and love you have for your child.
  
  It was our dream to become parents and fill our home with memories of laughter, being silly and lots of love! In 2018, Harlow came into our lives through adoption. We are so lucky to have her in our life. She is a happy, active and curious baby who is pure joy! She will be a caring, loving and protective big sister for sure.
  
  We both love children and reading books, playing games, building forts and exploring the outdoors. In our home we LOVE to cook! We also enjoy gardening, art projects and dancing to Taylor Swift or Beyonce before bedtime.
  
  We are business owners, so we have very flexible schedules. We will be there cheering our children on at school events, sporting games, recitals or whatever they are passionate about.
  
  Thank you for considering us to be part of your child’s life. We are so excited to grow our family and make lifelong memories!
  
  Fun Facts about Valerie and Marcie
  Favorite places : nature! We take a hike every Sunday morning to relax. Restaurants – we love to eat out!
  Favorite foods: pizza of course! and pasta and lots of veggies. and Val has a serious sweet tooth…
  Favorite hobbies: cooking and having friends over for dinner, traveling, going to events in the city
  Favorite holidays: christmas, christmas, christmas. lots of eating and family.
  
  Learn more about Marcie and Valerie by viewing their profile here.
Jess & Jacque

It's lovely to meet you! We're Jess, Jacque and Rafael. Jess and Jacque have been together for 6 years (married for 4) and Rafael…
- Jess & Jacque
  
  It’s lovely to meet you!
  
  We’re Jess, Jacque and Rafael. Jess and Jacque have been together for 6 years (married for 4) and Rafael joined our family via adoption in November 2018. Adoption has changed our lives and we are so happy that Rafael made us a new family of 3.
  
  We are honored you’re taking the time to get to know us. We want to let you know how much we respect your decision to consider an adoption plan for your child. We know that this is a difficult decision and we are humbled by your strength, courage and love for your child.
  
  We truly hope that this book can help convey the love that we both have for life, our son and how much love we have to give.
  
  Jess & Jacque
  
  Fun Facts about Jess & Jacque
  
  Favorite places: Jacque- New Orleans, New York and Amsterdam; Jess: Sydney, New York and Seattle
  Favorite foods: We both love to cook, we cook and eat pretty much anything. We love Italian and Mexican food the most!
  Favorite hobbies: Jacque is an avid reader, she reads every day. Jess loves to cook and has started to restore furniture.
  Favorite holiday: We loved taking our son to Australia for Christmas 2019 . We spent over a month there!
Jim & Ben

Hi! We are so grateful and honored that you're taking the time to learn more about us. We recognize that this is a difficult…
- Jim & Ben
  
  Hi! We are so grateful and honored that you’re taking the time to learn more about us. We recognize that this is a difficult time for you. We both truly admire you for your strength, compassion, and courage in making this difficult decision.
  
  We have been together for over 10 years, married for 5, and live in the suburbs of Philadelphia. We were very blessed to have our son, Ethan, join our family through open adoption at birth about 2 years ago. Ethan’s also excited about the welcoming a new member to the family as well!
  
  Our neighborhood boasts plenty of kids and one of the best school districts in the state. Jim’s extended family lives just down the street and Ben’s extended family is in his hometown of Pittsburgh. We spend a lot of time with family – from weekly family dinners with Jim’s family, to spending a week or two with Ben’s family in Pittsburgh, we love our families.
  
  To us, family is all about being together and being loved – unconditionally. As parents, we love showing the world to our family, whether through trips to the Jersey shore or across the globe, cooking out in our own backyard, riding bikes, or just spending time together with family and friends.
  
  We cannot wait to share our unconditional love and welcome another child into our home and our hearts. Thank you for taking the time to read about our family!
  
  Love,
  Jim & Ben
  
  Fun Facts about Jim & Ben
  Favorite hobbies: We love road trips! On one special road trip, Ben was picked to be a contestant on the price is right in California!
  Favorite places: We love to travel and some of our favorite places have been a European Cruise, Walt Disney World, and National Parks (including the Grand Canyon).
  Favorite holidays: Christmas and spending time with the family each year is very special to us. We also enjoy summer BBQs around the 4th of July!
  Favorite foods: There is a “create your own pizza” shop nearby and we go there once a week, so probably PIZZA!
Amy & Sam

Hello! Thank you for taking the time and energy to consider us as you make your decision. We appreciate you. We are Amy and…
- Amy & Sam
  
  Hello!
  
  Thank you for taking the time and energy to consider us as you make your decision. We appreciate you.
  
  We are Amy and Sam, and we are grateful to introduce ourselves. Sam grew up in the country in Pennsylvania, and Amy grew up in the suburbs of New York City. We have been living together in Brooklyn for about 10 years.
  
  We love to spend time together, spend time with friends and families, play games, cook together, and explore new and familiar places.
  
  After deciding that we would like to become parents, we chose to expand our family through adoption. Amy’s mom was adopted, and some of Sam’s cousins were adopted. We are looking forward to growing our family in this way.
  
  Gratefully,
  Amy & Sam
  
  Fun Facts about Amy & Sam
  Favorite places: Many of our favorite places are around our neighborhood in Brooklyn. We have so many wonderful friends nearby, and we are lucky to be able to meet up with them in Prospect Park, local music venues, or great restaurants. We also love going to Sam’s family’s beach house off the coast of Connecticut or Amy’s family’s cabin in the Adirondacks.
  Favorite foods: Amy: french fries and Chinese takeout; Sam: pizza, cheeseburgers, Amy’s homemade mac n cheese
  Favorite hobbies: Together we love to hike, cook, and play games. Amy enjoys exploring new places with friends, creating arts and crafts, and volunteering for progressive causes. Sam loves to bake breads and pastries, read science fiction and fantasy novels, and explore nature.
  Favorite holidays: We love spending time laughing, eating, and hanging out with our friends and family. We get to do that for Christmas, Passover, Halloween, and Pride!
Marissa

Hello. My name Is Marissa and I’m glad to be able to introduce myself to you. I want to commend you for your courage,…
- Marissa
  
  Hello,
  
  My name Is Marissa and I’m glad to be able to introduce myself to you. I want to commend you for your courage, rooted in love in being on this journey. I am a queer Afro-Latina who has always loved children. I am ready to be a parent and offer a safe and loving environment for them. My friends would describe me as a natural caregiver who is always kind and stands up for others when things are unjust.
  
  I believe in the strength of the village and am very connected with my family and friends. We are all excited to welcome a new life into our village and share our love and gifts with them. I look forward to welcoming a child in my world and sharing old traditions and creating new ones.
  
  I have had my share of ups and downs. I was married for several years and tried starting a family. I never had a child and later the relationship ended in divorce. It was definitely not the plan I had envisioned for myself. While it was difficult and painful in many aspects, I felt the universe knew best what was right for me. What that experience taught me, was that there are many ways to build a family and that adoption is one of them. I am excited to welcome my first child into my family.
  
  Thanks for taking the time to get to know me.
  
  -Marissa
  
  Fun Facts about Marissa
  Favorite places: the beach or a lake,
  Favorite hobbies: Singing in a choir, hiking in the woods, traveling
  Favorite food: mangos, avocados and noodles
  Favorite music: 90’s hip hop and electronic music to dance to
Edgar & Tom

Hi! We are Edgar and Tom. Thank you for taking the time to learn more about us. We know this is a challenging time…
- Edgar & Tom
  
  Hi! We are Edgar and Tom.
  
  Thank you for taking the time to learn more about us. We know this is a challenging time in your life and we understand that it takes courage to consider adoption for your child.
  
  Edgar’s story begins in Mexico, Tom’s in Massachusetts, but our story together begins in Queens. It’s where we met in 2010, where we have lived the entirety of our relationship, and where we chose to get married. It’s a community that represents our values of diversity and inclusivity. And it’s where we hope to start our family.
  
  We are at a point in our relationship where we feel ready to grow our family through adoption. Ready to dive in with everything we have to help a baby grow and flourish in a loving home.
  
  -Edgar & Tom
  
  Fun facts about Edgar & Tom
  Favorite places : Edgar: New Mexico and Montreal, Scotland. Tom: Paris, Maine and any Broadway theater
  Favorite foods : Edgar: Guacamole, pizza, pasta with vodka sauce. Tom: pie, chocolate, pizza and sushi.
  Favorite hobbies: Edgar: driving, going to see concerts, traveling. Tom: skiing, hiking, swimming, biking, eating, going to see live concerts or performances, spending time with friends.
  Favorite music: Edgar: Spice Girls, Kylie Minogue and Nerina Pallot. Tom: John Legend, Chris Thile and classical choral music.
  Fun facts: Edgar has met two out of the five Spice Girls. Tom sings in a choir and has been a singer since he was in middle school.
Missy & Dani

Hello! We are Missy and Dani and we want to thank you for taking the time to get to know us as you consider…
- Missy & Dani
  
  Hello! We are Missy and Dani and we want to thank you for taking the time to get to know us as you consider what choice will be best for you and your child.
  
  We are a loving couple who simply want to be the best versions of ourselves that we can be. We value honesty, compassion, family, respect, and equality. We spend our time cooking and trying new foods, traveling, learning, being active, and enjoying down time together. We have known for a long time that we want to grow our family through adoption and are excited to welcome a baby into our lives. We will love and support a child in becoming who they want to be, honor their history, and provide them with opportunities to grow and explore their own passions and interests.
  
  We hope this gives you a glimpse into what our family, values, and lifestyle looks like. Please know that no matter what you choose during this difficult process, we wish you and your child all the best.
  
  Love,
  Missy and Dani
  
  Fun Facts about Missy & Dani
  
  Favorite places: We enjoy traveling and seeing new places often, but especially anywhere with lots of nature and culture to explore. Some of our favorites have been Thailand, New Orleans, and the Adirondacks. We also always look forward to our family beach trips every year.
  Favorite foods: We both love cooking and finding new restaurants and food trucks to try out. Missy loves pizza and potatoes in all forms. Dani’s favorite food is anything that Missy cooks and all types of Asian foods.
  Favorite hobbies: Spending time with friends/family, working out, reading, traveling, and cooking!
  Favorite music: Our love for Indie/Folk music brought us together in the beginning, and we spent a lot of summers at music festivals. Missy also likes any music that can get her pumped for a workout. Dani mostly enjoys Rap and Hip Hop, or anything that she can have on in the background while working.
  Fun fact about us: Missy joined the rugby team in college just to get to know Dani better, even though Missy was a former cheerleader!
Marian & Jesse

Hello, and thank you so much for considering us as adoptive parents for your child! We can promise you we will not take parenting…
- Marian & Jesse
  
  Hello, and thank you so much for considering us as adoptive parents for your child! We can promise you we will not take parenting for granted and hope this letter and photos give you a glimpse of the type of parents we will be. While we will never know all you are going through, we wish you comfort now and peaceful times ahead.
  
  The two of us have wanted to have a family since we met 15 years ago. Both of us had siblings close in age growing up, and we would love for our children to have a similarly close relationship. We have been over the moon since becoming parents to Ellis through adoption. Now that Ellis is a toddler, we are all ready and excited to grow our family once again. A lot of our approach to parenting is influenced by our experience as teachers. Jesse is an elementary school teacher and Marian teaches middle school. We both think it’s important for children to explore interests, enjoy education, and grow creatively. We will ensure your child will have the opportunity to explore, learn, and create throughout their life with our full support and love.
  
  Thank you again for getting to know us. We sincerely hope to have the chance to get to know you if and when you are ready.
  
  With love,
  Jesse and Marian
  
  Fun Facts about Marian & Jesse
  
  Favorite places: Paris and New Orleans
  Favorite foods: Nachos and Pizza
  Favorite hobbies: Playing music, sailing, and hiking
  Favorite holidays: Christmas and the 4th of July
Jamie & Charles

Hello! Thank you for reading our profile and getting to know us! We’re Jamie and Charles. Throughout our relationship we have gone on adventures,…
- Jamie & Charles
  
  Hello!
  
  Thank you for reading our profile and getting to know us! We’re Jamie and Charles. Throughout our relationship we have gone on adventures, grown our community, and have eaten many delicious meals. We’re ready to start our family through adoption and we hope you get to see who we are as people, partners, and as potential parents.
  
  We have lived in New York our whole lives. Charles grew up in Queens while Jamie grew up in Massapequa, Long Island. We call Brooklyn home and are lucky to be surrounded by a community of beloved friends and family.
  
  Jamie runs her own business as a creative marketing agency while Charles works full-time as a copywriter. Together, we’re creative people who love traveling, food, new experiences, and music. We also enjoy the smaller moments like sharing a dinner table with those we love.
  
  We want to share this life with our family. We want to raise our child with a sense of curiosity and openness to new experiences. We can’t predict the future, so we can only hope to raise our child to be free to pursue what makes them happy. We’re humbled that you are reading our book and spending time with us. Jamie and I wish you the best through your journey.
  
  Fun Facts about Jamie & Charles:
  Favorite places: We love to travel and explore new cultures. Some of our favorite trips have been to Mexico City, Barcelona, and Seattle.
  Favorite foods: We are always trying and cooking new food, but Charles’ fish tacos are always on the menu. We recently participated in a Kenyan cooking class where we cooked some great food including curry and chapati.
  Favorite music: Music is a constant part of our lives. We love going to concerts and go every year to the Newport Folk Festival.
  Favorite hobbies: Aside from going to concerts and traveling, Jamie enjoys riding her bike around the city and baking. Charles grew up playing handball and enjoys going on bike rides with Jamie.
Jon & Sami

We are Jon and Sami. Thank you for taking a look at our profile. We are honored you might consider us to be part…
- Jon & Sami
  
  We are Jon and Sami. Thank you for taking a look at our profile. We are honored you might consider us to be part of your child’s life. We respect you and your decision and wish the very best for you.
  
  We have been together for 7+ years and married for 3+ years. We love each other and are excited to grow our family. Our life is filled with art, music, laughter, travel, family, friends, traditions, and more. We enjoy exploring cities, cooking, and time in parks, and look forward to welcoming a child into our family.
  
  -Jon & Sami
  
  Fun Facts about Jon & Sami
  
  Favorite places: We have a summer tradition: one week at a lakehouse in upstate New York, another week at a beach house at the Jersey shore! Throughout the year, we love visiting family in Florida and going to Disney World and Universal Studios.
  Favorite foods: BBQ, nachos, fro-yo, and trying new recipes together at home. Every Saturday we get egg-and-cheese bagels from the corner bodega and eat them at the park together.
  Favorite hobbies: reading, hosting and spending time with family and friends, exploring city museums and parks, and road trips
  Favorite holidays: Sami enjoys cooking Thanksgiving dinner, and Jon loves a big traditional family Christmas
Grace & Michael

Hello! We are Grace and Michael and we’re grateful to be among the parents you are considering for your baby. We are parents through…
- Grace & Michael
  
  Hello!
  
  We are Grace and Michael and we’re grateful to be among the parents you are considering for your baby. We are parents through adoption to our one year old daughter, Jane, and we are so excited to continue to grow our family.
  
  We know we can never truly understand the emotions you are feeling, but we hope it will bring you peace knowing that your decision will give a child a life of love and support, no matter which couple you choose. As you read through this and other books, know that you will find the right family, one that will love and cherish your child unconditionally.
  
  Within these pages, we invite you to take a look at our lives as we show you all the love a child will receive from us, our family, and our friends. We can’t wait to have another child to love, nurture and support. We look forward to playing games, reading bedtime stories, and helping them achieve their dreams. We love adventure and immersing ourselves in other cultures, and it is our dream to give our children the world.
  
  -Grace & Michael
  
  Fun Facts about Grace & Michael
  Favorite places: Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. We met there in 2007 and lived there for a couple years after college and now we go back whenever we can.
  Favorite foods: We love it all! From pizza to sushi to Ethiopian – we are willing to try anything!
  Favorite hobbies: We love to travel and explore new places – really getting to know the culture, meeting new people and trying new things.
  Favorite holidays: It’s so hard to choose just one but we have loved starting family traditions with Jane with all of our holiday celebrations. We especially love celebrating her birthday!
Jaimie & Mike

Thank you for taking the time to look at our profile! We are Jaimie and Mike. We have a strong, loving family with a…
- Jaimie & Mike
  
  Thank you for taking the time to look at our profile! We are Jaimie and Mike. We have a strong, loving family with a lot of extended family, neighbors and friends in a loving community.
  
  We live in a diverse and safe neighborhood that we are very active in. We have a young daughter and Mike has a grown son who lives on his own. We are very excited to welcome a child into our family through adoption. We feel so blessed to have loving, supportive grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins and a big house with a huge garden. We strongly value education and spirituality. Jaimie is a teacher in an excellent school.
  
  We are devoted to our family and to giving unconditional love and nurturing to all the children in our family, neighborhood and community.
  
  Much love,
  
  Jaimie and Mike
  
  Fun Facts about Jaimie & Mike
  
  Favorite places: Camping in the Pocono and Catskill Mountains, paddling on beautiful lakes, cuddling on our comfy sofa by our woodstove
  Favorite foods: Chicken wings, pizza, sweet potato fries, pecan pie, tossed fresh veggies from our garden, grilled salmon
  Favorite sports teams: Eagles, Phillies, USA gymnastics, Philadelphia Union soccer team
  Favorite hobbies: kayaking, camping, watching movies, comedy, going to music, art and theater festivals
  Favorite holidays: Halloween, birthdays, Thanksgiving, Winter holidays
  Favorite music: Brazillian, World Music, Soul Music, Roots Music
Anna & Keltie

Hello! We are Anna and Keltie, and this is our son Bayard. Wherever you are at that leads you to consider adoption, we are…
- Anna & Keltie
  
  Hello!
  
  We are Anna and Keltie, and this is our son Bayard. Wherever you are at that leads you to consider adoption, we are grateful for the opportunity to share our profile with you. We hope the photos give you a sense of the love and playfulness that we live by.
  
  We love being a family. With so much to share, we look forward to welcoming another child we will cherish and nurture. We have always envisioned a family with siblings who play and grow together. We know Bayard will be a wonderful big brother and that our love as parents can only deepen as our family expands.
  
  Having created our family through adoption, we value and respect every stage of this unique process. We honor your journey and are humbled by your strength. Thank you for taking the time to get to know us.
  
  With love and gratitude,
  Anna, Keltie & Bayard
  
  Fun Facts about Anna & Keltie
  Favorite places: Art Museums, Mountains, Beaches, Home, Playgrounds (says Bayard)
  Favorite foods: Any and All Fruit, Pecan Pie, Sushi, Ramen, Tacos, Chocolate
  Favorite hobbies: Cooking, Bicycling, Ceramics, Gardening
  Favorite music: Beyonce, Nina Simone, Stevie wonder, Joni mitchell, Fela Kuti, De La Soul
Sakinah

Hello. My name is Sakinah and here’s a sneak peek into my life, the people, activities and experiences that bring me joy. One of…
- Sakinah
  
  Hello. My name is Sakinah and here’s a sneak peek into my life, the people, activities and experiences that bring me joy.
  
  One of my favorite quotes is “the most wasted of days is one without laughter”. I love entertaining friends and family at my home and look for any opportunity to be outdoors.
  
  I have over 20 years of finance experience. My career started out in investment banking. This work was incredibly rewarding but left little time for a life outside of work. I currently work in the nonprofit sector. Work is important to me but my most important contribution to society will be raising a healthy, confident child. I am excited to be adopting, including my child in current family traditions, such as Sunday suppers and summer vacations in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and creating new family traditions.
  
  I live in a safe, racially diverse neighborhood in Philadelphia close to family, hiking trails, a library, and recreation center.
  
  I appreciate the time you’re taking time to get to know me. Thank you. I’m wishing you the best.
  
  -Sakinah
  
  Fun Facts about Sakinah
  Favorite foods: Pizza
  Favorite hobbies: Reading, Hiking, Camping, Climbing, Hosting dinner parties
  Favorite holidays: Easter
  Favorite music: Reggae, Motown
Billy & Mike

Hi! We’re Billy and Mike and we are so grateful that you are taking the time to get to know us through our family…
- Billy & Mike
  
  Hi! We’re Billy and Mike and we are so grateful that you are taking the time to get to know us through our family profile. We recognize that you are making an important but very difficult decision for you and your family. We admire your strength and courage!
  
  We’re a fun-loving couple that likes traveling, cooking, learning, and playing board games.
  
  We have always known that we wanted children and we are very excited to expand our family through adoption. We have been together for over 14 years and are prepared to welcome a child into our home. As a same-sex couple, adoption is the option that we feel would be the best fit for us to grow our family.
  
  We are very excited to enter this new chapter of our lives together!
  
  Fun Facts about Billy & Mike
  
  Favorite places: We love to travel! One of our favorite trips was to South Africa. We enjoy visiting museums and historical sites to learn more about the places we visit. We also love Disney World.
  Favorite food: Billy loves to bake. He makes delicious pies, cookies, and cakes. Our favorite cuisines are Korean, Thai, and Mexican.
  Favorite hobbies: We love board games, karaoke, cycling, and taking care of our plants and our dog, Jasper.
  Favorite holidays: Billy’s favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. Mike loves Halloween and Christmas.
Aileen and Tim

What an emotional time this is for all of us! You are deciding how to provide the best possible future for your child. We…
- Aileen and Tim
  
  What an emotional time this is for all of us! You are deciding how to provide the best possible future for your child. We are waiting for someone to give us the great honor of welcoming their child into our family. We love having children in our lives. They bring such joy, love and laughter. We cannot wait to build our family through adoption. In the past, we were foster parents to babies who we cared for temporarily. We have always known that we wanted to adopt in order to make a child a permanent member of our family.
  
  We are blessed to have wonderful support from family and friends, many of whom live nearby. They, too, are eager to meet the little one who will be joining our family. Have you heard the phrase, “It takes a village”? We have a strong village around us to help raise a child. If you choose us to adopt your baby, you can be confident that there will many loving hands & hearts carrying your child through life.
  
  Thank you for looking at our book. Please know that even if we never meet, we are supporting the decision you make for your child. We send you love & hope.
  
  Aileen & Tim
  
  Fun Facts about Aileen & Tim
  
  Favotire Places: the Zoo, Maine, the beach
  Favorite Foods: Italian , Indian, Korean, Pizza and fresh peaches and apples from our favorite orchard
  Favorite Hobbies: Listening to jazz music, taking long car rides, arts & crafts, cooking, hiking, gardening
  Favorite Holidays: Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving
Christiana & Dan

Hello! We are Dan and Christiana! We are so honored and humbled that you are choosing to look at our book and learn more…
- Christiana & Dan
  
  Hello! We are Dan and Christiana! We are so honored and humbled that you are choosing to look at our book and learn more about us as you consider making an adoption plan. We greatly admire your strength and courage.
  
  We’ve wanted to have a child since we found each other and after struggling with infertility for a few years we are excited to grow our family through adoption. We are kind, fun, goofy, loving people and we can’t wait to share these qualities with our future child.
  
  The home and life we’ve created together in Philadelphia is full of so much love, friends, family, creativity, good food, laughter and music! We feel blessed by the chance to show you a bit of our lives through these pages, and wish you all the peace and love as you follow your path today and always.
  
  -Christiana & Dan
  
  Fun Facts about Christiana & Dan
  Favorite places: The beach, the woods, our house
  Favorite foods: Pizza, smoked fish, anything Christiana bakes
  Favorite sports: Figure skating, street dance competitions, kickboxing
  Favorite hobbies: Cooking/baking, playing music, spending time with friends
  Favorite holidays: Passover & Christmas
  Favorite music: Stevie Wonder, Tom Waits, Earth, Wind & Fire, Ella Fitzgerald
Kath & Nick

Hello! We’re Nick and Kath, and we feel so lucky to have this chance to “meet” you! We met and fell in love in…
- Kath & Nick
  
  Hello!
  
  We’re Nick and Kath, and we feel so lucky to have this chance to “meet” you! We met and fell in love in high school, and even though our lives took different directions when we went to college, we just couldn’t seem to let go of each other. All these years later, we’re married and living in Philly. Nick is a doctor in the second year of his residency for Internal Medicine. He started out as a lab scientist after college, but he decided to go to med school when he realized he enjoyed working with people more than mice. Kath is a high school English teacher and the Dean of Student Life at her school. She gets to work with kids, teach the books she loves, and plan fun community activities for her students. Nick loves chess and baseball, Kath loves old-timey jazz music and FaceTiming with her siblings, but the most important thing we have in common is 18 years of loving each other.
  
  We both come from big families (four siblings each!), and it’s always been our dream to build a loving family of our own. If you choose to make an adoption plan, and if you choose us to parent, we will be overjoyed to welcome your baby into a home full of books, music, cousins, homemade cookies, and unconditional love. We will never understand what you’re feeling as you make this decision for your baby, but please know that we’re rooting for you, whatever you decide. We wish you comfort, peace, and tons of loving support.
  
  With love and gratitude,
  Nick and Kath
  
  Fun Facts about Kath & Nick
  
  Favorite places: Our high school (where we met when we were 16!), our roof deck with our favorite view of Philly, and the beautiful hiking trails in our New Jersey hometown
  Favorite foods: Eggo waffles, bananas, and takeout from our favorite Indian restaurant
  Favorite hobbies: Travel! Nick’s mom is from France, and Kath’s dad is from England, so we have lots of great places to visit loved ones. Nick speaks French, which helps us get around when we’re outside the U.S.!
  Favorite holidays: Literally any excuse to see our families! One year, Kath’s family realized that our ages all added up to 200, so we threw ourselves a 200th birthday party.
Charell & Stephen

Hi, there! We wanted to thank you for considering us as you make an adoption plan for your child. We know this isn't an…
- Charell & Stephen
  
  Hi, there! We wanted to thank you for considering us as you make an adoption plan for your child. We know this isn’t an easy decision, but we also know it comes from your deep love for them. We hope to extend that love as adoptive parents.
  
  We hope this website you a sense of who we are as people and as a couple. But above everything, we want you to know that everything we do is fueled by our sense of love: shared compassion for each other and for others.
  Early in our relationship, we knew we wanted to grow our family through adoption. Our dream is to give our child every opportunity they need to have a joyful, fun, safe, and magical experience growing up. We want to help our child discover their passions and pursue their dreams — whatever they are — and we want to help them grow up with a sense of wonder, kindness and hope about the world. We know that everyone deserves that chance.
  
  May this profile share a sense of who we are as people and the type of parents we will be together.
  
  With gratitude and deep respect,
  Charell and Stephen
  
  Fun Facts about Charell & Stephen
  We both love birthdays and celebrate for a full month.
  We invented a card game and started a company to actually make and sell it as a hobby during the pandemic!
  Charell loves Paris, so Stephen saved up to surprise her with a trip there, where he proposed.
  We love the Marvel films and have seen every one.
  Charell was one of the top tennis players in her state in HS.
  Stephen likes to create things: art, music, or in writing.
  Both of us have been professional writers during our careers.
Emily

Hi, I'm Emily. I am quick to laugh, smart, kind and compassionate, driven, a lover of people and nature, and fiercely committed to taking…
- Emily
  
  Hi, I’m Emily. I am quick to laugh, smart, kind and compassionate, driven, a lover of people and nature, and fiercely committed to taking care of myself and those around me.
  
  Since I was a small child, I have dreamed of becoming a mother. To pour myself into my children. Raising kind, compassionate, confident children who are free to be their unique selves, secure in who they are and the knowledge that they are valuable, loved, and supported.
  
  After so many years of waiting and wanting to be a mother, I couldn’t be more thrilled to be starting my family through adoption. Thank you for considering me to mother your child. No matter what you decide, I know your decision will be made with love.
  
  I can tell you all kinds of things about myself but may these pages do more than that. May they SHOW you who I am and the life that I live.
  
  -Emily
  
  Fun Facts about Emily
  Favorite places: the beach, hiking and Morocco!
  Favorite foods: fresh figs, lamb tagine
  Favorite hobbies : gardening, creating skin care products from plants/flowers, beading jewelry
  Favorite holidays: Thanksgiving and Christmas – getting together with friends and family over good food, lots of love and laughter
Sheri & Josh

Hello! We are Sheri and Josh. We have been together since 2007 and were married in 2013. We met while working at a community…
- Sheri & Josh
  
  Hello! We are Sheri and Josh. We have been together since 2007 and were married in 2013. We met while working at a community center in Manhattan as a preschool teacher and youth sports coach. Working with children has always been a central part of both our lives. Our journey has led us to this exciting opportunity and we’re looking forward to starting a family of our own!
  
  We understand the importance of this decision and are very appreciative of you taking the time to see and learn who we are. We hope this book allows you to get to know us a bit more.
  
  Fun Facts about Sheri & Josh
  Favorite places: The many places we call HOME- NY, Philadelphia, Puerto Rico
  Favorite foods: Comfort foods- Mac & Cheese, Arroz con gandules, Pernil, Brisket
  Favorite sports teams: NY Yankees, Philadelphia Eagles, NY Knicks, NY Rangers
  Favorite hobbies: Watching movies, Bbqs with friends & families, Travel/road trips
  Favorite holidays: Thanksgiving- the holiday all about food and family!
  Favorite music: Love all kinds! We listen to everything from Salsa to Doo Wop to Hip Hop to Jazz and everything in between- literally everything.
Kia

Hi, I'm Kia! Let me first greet you with a greeting of peace for your heart and mind. One of my favorite people, my…
- Kia
  
  Hi, I’m Kia!
  
  Let me first greet you with a greeting of peace for your heart and mind. One of my favorite people, my brother Khoy, joined our family through adoption. He and I are the same age and we were raised like fraternal twins. While I understand what it is like to be a member of an adoptive family, I can’t imagine what this experience is like for you.
  
  I truly believe all things work together for good. One of my favorite motivational songs is “Alright” by Kendrick Lamar, as in “We gon’ be alright!”. It has encouraged me through some tough situations.
  
  Because of my experiences, I always knew that I would adopt one day and now that day has come. I am single, and I live in Northern New Jersey. I come from a pretty good sized family that all live in the New York Metro area/ South Jersey and also the DC area. With 4 brothers, I have plenty of nieces and nephews that I adore and dote on but I can’t wait for the day to have a child in my own home that I can care for and happily offer my best to every day.
  
  Let me thank you for considering me to adopt your precious child.
  
  -Kia
  
  Fun Facts about Kia
  Favorite places: New Orleans, Paris, Atlanta, LA, any beach where the water is BLUE
  Favorite foods: Pizza in NY or NJ made by Italians, greens w cornbread, bone in rib eye, mac n cheese, yams
  Favorite sports teams: Duke BB. Washington Football Team LOL.
  Favorite hobbies: singing, dancing, seeing live performances, exploring new places
  Favorite holidays: Thanksgiving. My birthday. Juneteenth
  Favorite music: 90s RnB, 60s RnB, 90s Hip Hop
Thomas & Arreon

We're Thomas and Arreon, and we're so happy that you're taking some time to read our profile and get to know us. We are…
- Thomas & Arreon
  
  We’re Thomas and Arreon, and we’re so happy that you’re taking some time to read our profile and get to know us. We are grateful and honored that you might consider us to parent your child.
  
  As you’ll discover in our book, we value living life to the fullest and maintaining close relationships with family and friends. We love our jobs and the fact that we have the opportunity to make positive change in the world every day.
  
  We’ve always known that we wanted our family to include children, and we’re looking forward to sharing our lives with a child. Thank you for taking the time to consider us!
  
  -Thomas and Arreon
  
  Fun Facts about Thomas & Arreon
  
  Favorite places: Broadway & the beach
  Favorite foods: sushi, fried chicken
  Favorite hobbies: cooking, making music, traveling
  Favorite holidays: Christmas
Octavius & Gordon

Hello! We are Octavius and Gordon! We are grateful for the opportunity to introduce ourselves to you! We are very excited to be growing…
- Octavius & Gordon
  
  Hello! We are Octavius and Gordon! We are grateful for the opportunity to introduce ourselves to you! We are very excited to be growing our family through adoption, and thank you for taking the time to get to know us!
  Our relationship is all about respect, kindness, honesty, and creativity. Through all the ups and downs of life, we feel so lucky to be moving forward side by side.
  
  With love and gratitude,
  
  Octavius and Gordon
  
  Fun Facts about Octavius & Gordon
  Favorite Places: The Beach, the woods
  Favorite foods: French Fries, ANY & ALL Mexican food
  Favorite Hobbies: Hosting Parties, Learning Japanese, Quilting
  Favorite Holidays: Christmas, Halloween
Miraida & Alex

First, we want to thank you for reading about us as you consider your options for you and your baby. We know this is…
- Miraida & Alex
  
  First, we want to thank you for reading about us as you consider your options for you and your baby. We know this is a difficult time in your life, and we admire your great strength and courage.
  
  We are Miraida and Alex and we live in a diverse and family friendly neighborhood in Brooklyn with lots of parks, restaurants and cultural events. We have accomplished many educational and professional goals. We are parents through adoption to our 3 year old daughter Leyla, and we want to expand our family through adoption.
  
  We are excited and ready to welcome another child into our lives. As you look through this book, we hope to show you some of the happiness, love and support we enjoy with our family and friends.
  
  Whatever you decide, we wish you the best and are honored that you took the time to learn more about us.
  
  Fun Facts about Miraida & Alex
  
  Favorite places: Puerto Rico! (this is where Miraida’s from & family lives here), Brooklyn (where we live) , Anywhere with a beach, France
  Favorite foods: Pepperoni pizza! Monday night is Pizza nite at our house 🙂
  Favorite sports teams: NY Yankees, Brooklyn Nets
  Favorite hobbies: Travel, Cooking, Running, Sports
  Favorite holidays: Thanksgiving
  Favorite music: Too much to list here!
Kenny & Will

We are Kenny and Will. We have been together for over seven years and have made our home in New York City. We are…
- Kenny & Will
  
  We are Kenny and Will. We have been together for over seven years and have made our home in New York City. We are so grateful to you for taking the time to look through our photos and read our story to get to know us a bit more. We are best friends in life who are madly in love with each other and we cannot wait to grow our family. We know this is an enormous decision you’re making and we want to wish you all the support and love during this time. Thank you for considering us.
  
  Fun Facts about Kenny & Will
  Favorite places: Rome, Amsterdam, San Diego, New York City
  Favorite foods: Chocolate Chip Cookies, Sour Patch Kids, Coffee
  Favorite sports teams: SF Giants, Sacramento Kings, SF 49ers
  Favorite hobbies: Theatre, Running, Reading, Traveling
  Favorite holidays: Christmas!!!
  Favorite music: Lauryn Hill, Tracy Chapman, Sam Cooke, Adele

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Congratulations

Congratulations! Meghan & Mark have adopted!
- Congratulations! Meghan & Mark have adopted!
  
  Hello!
  
  We are Mark and Meghan. Thank you for taking the time to get to know us a little better! We know you are facing an incredibly difficult and overwhelming decision and we can’t begin to imagine what you are going through. We admire your strength and courage throughout this complicated journey.
  
  We always knew we wanted to grow our family and become parents. It has been in our hearts to do that through adoption. We have a lot of love to give and we would be honored to be selected to be a part of your baby’s life.
  
  We have been married for over ten years and have a two year old daughter, Zannie, who joined our family by adoption. We are a fun, loving family that enjoys laughing, being active, traveling, and hosting get togethers. We would give your child all the love, support and opportunities to explore his or her own passions that we possibly could.
  
  We hope that you will learn a little bit about us from this book and we wish you all the best in making your decision. Thank you for considering us!
  
  -Meghan & Mark
  
  Fun Facts about Meghan & Mark
  Favorite Hobbies: Adventures near and far! The zoo, aquarium, hiking, road trips, sightseeing, and travel are all favorites! We also both love beach volleyball!
  Favorite Sports Teams: Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies!
  Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving! We host both our families and many friends at our house each year!
  Favorite Places: Disney World and the beach!
  
  Learn more about Meghan and Mark by viewing their profile here.
Congratulations! Andrew & Mo have adopted!
- Congratulations! Andrew & Mo have adopted!
  
  Hi! Thank you so much for taking the time to consider our profile and we are grateful that you have chosen to learn more about us. We can only imagine how much you must be going through at this time. We admire your strength and courage in considering adoption and we feel honored that you’re considering us to be part of your child’s life.
  
  We are Maurice (people call me Mo) and Andrew, and have been together since 2007 after first meeting in Philadelphia. We got married in 2016, and we live in a family-friendly neighborhood outside of Philadelphia. We have a two-year-old son, Rhys, who we welcomed into our family through adoption and we can’t wait to see him become a big brother.
  
  We are excited to welcome another child into our family. We both grew up in big families and it’s been a dream of ours to expand our family, and have our children play with his/her cousins and extended family.
  
  We feel blessed to become parents for a second time, and it’s important for us that our children grow up proud of every part of who they are and their history. We promise to open our hearts and provide a child with unconditional love and support. We hope this book provides you with a sense of who we are, and the loving family we will welcome another child into.
  
  Thank you for learning more about us. We appreciate it!
  
  Fun Facts about Andrew & Mo
  
  Favorite places: We love spending time at the beach and most of our vacations are in the warm sunshine. Hawaii has been our favorite vacation together! With most of our families in Ohio and Georgia, a lot of trips are spent visiting our extended families.
  Favorite foods: We love to cook. Andrew is a big baker and loves to make desserts, cookies and cakes for family celebrations. Mo enjoys grilling and sharing his family’s southern comfort recipes with Andrew and Rhys. We also really like to try new restaurants around Philadelphia.
  Favorite sports teams: We love college football season. Andrew’s family is big Notre Dame fans and Mo, having grown up in Georgia, loves SEC football!
  Favorite hobbies: We spend as much time outside as we can – playing in the yard, going on walks and hikes, and swimming.
  Favorite holidays: Thanksgiving has always been our favorite holiday together – enjoying great food with family who live close to us. The Christmas season is also one of our favorite times of the year, especially now that we get to experience it with Rhys.
  Favorite music: We like all kinds of music, including R&B, Country, and Yacht Rock. These days toddler tunes are on heavy rotation.
  
  Learn more about Andrew and Mo by viewing their profile here.
Congratulations! Stevi & Jason have adopted!
- Congratulations! Stevi & Jason have adopted!
  
  Hello! Thank you for taking time to view our book. We hope to give you an idea of who we are as you consider making an adoption plan.
  
  We look forward to parenting a child in a loving home and providing a child with the opportunity to live their biggest dreams. We hope that the blend of our personalities will help shape a balanced child, who will become a happy, determined, generous and self-sufficient adult. We highly value education, independence, and personal confidence, but above all happiness. Finding joy in one’s life is not necessarily a given and we look forward to helping a child find that which brings them joy no matter their age.
  
  We do not have any children currently, but have been preparing to adopt for a few years and are excited to grow our family. We have a big, loving family. Our parents, siblings, nieces and nephews live nearby and we enjoy spending lots of quality time together.
  
  We understand your choice takes courage and we wish you strength and comfort as you make the decision that is right for you.
  
  -Stevi & Jason
  
  Fun Facts about Stevi & Jason
  Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving! We’ve started a recent tradition of hosting Thanksgiving at our house for family near and far. We love having our aunts, uncles, and cousins flying into town and staying with us for the week.
  Favorite hobbies: We love being physically active. We live nearby 600+ acres of wooded trails we enjoy hiking in on a regular basis. We also love reading and traveling. We’re always looking to learn something new through reading and we love experiencing new areas together while traveling.
  Favorite places: Anywhere with s a mountain range!
  Favorite foods: Southern soul…Mac and cheese, Greens, Cornbread, and Fried Turkey!
  Favorite music: Motown, Jazz, Hip-Hop, R&B and Pop
  Favorite sports: We enjoy both watching and playing tennis and soccer.
  
  Learn more about Stevi and Jason by viewing their profile here.
Congratulations! Reshma has adopted!
- Congratulations! Reshma has adopted!
  
  Hello,
  
  I appreciate you taking the time to learn about me.
  
  As long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a mom. I’ve also always known that I am capable of loving a child that didn’t come through me. I consider adoption a special and unique way to become a parent.
  
  After 15 years of establishing myself as a professional working in education, I’m ready to devote myself to motherhood. When my baby arrives, I will take a few months off and my work is such that I can work from home as needed. I also have a whole village of family members and friends who are ready to support my child and me.
  
  In my free time, I spend as much time as I can with loved ones. I also enjoy cooking, running, hiking, and being outdoors in general. Whenever possible, I travel so that I experience other cultures and expand my worldview.
  
  There is no shortage of love and blessings in my life. I’ve enjoyed many privileges–a great education, meaningful work, travel, and the opportunity to build and sustain bonds with many wonderful friends and family members. The one dream that I have not yet fulfilled is to become a mom. I am ready to be a parent and help a little one achieve his or her hopes and dreams.
  
  Thank you again for reading this profile. I’m wishing you the best.
  
  Reshma
  
  Fun Facts about Reshma
  Favorite places: Prospect Park in Brooklyn, upstate New York, the coast of Maine, and London.
  Favorite foods: pizza and mint chip ice cream
  Favorite hobbies: hiking, cooking, and travel
  Favorite holidays: Thanksgiving
Congratulations! Stacy has adopted!
- Congratulations! Stacy has adopted!
  
  Hi!
  I want to start by acknowledging the difficult decision you are considering and let you know how much respect I have for you. I am so excited to become a parent, and hope that through this book you will see how much love and support I have to give to a child.
  
  I was brought up in a very loving home and have a small but close knit family. Some of the best memories of my childhood include my brother and cousins. Family is so important to me and I dream about the day that I will get to see my child create similar memories with their own cousins.
  
  I love to travel and explore new places, and can’t wait to share new experiences with my child. I am excited to play in the park, teach them to respect all living things, go to museums and movies, explore all that the city has to offer, and experience the world through their eyes. Most importantly, I want to raise my child to live a happy life in which they feel confident, loved, and supported enough to pursue their own dreams.
  
  As you continue reading, I hope you will get a sense of who I am and what I have to offer a child! Thank you for taking the time to learn a little more about me!
  
  -Stacy
  
  Fun Facts about Stacy
  
  Favorite places: I love spending time in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, sitting on a beach, and being at home with friends and family.
  Favorite foods: NY pizza!
  Favorite hobbies: Hiking and exploring new places near and far
  Favorite holidays: Thanksgiving and Christmas (or really any holiday that involves spending time with family and eating good food!)
Congratulations! Benny & Miguel have adopted!
- Congratulations! Benny & Miguel have adopted!
  
  Hello! Thank you for taking the time to get to know us and to catch a small glimpse into our lives. We are Miguel, Benny, and Candis Ariela, a bilingual, Latino family formed through adoption and living in a suburb of New York City. Our Costa Rican, Puerto Rican, and Dominican heritages are at the center of our culture and who we are as a family. Our family extends to a wide and diverse circle of friends and relatives whom we love, and who are an important and stable part of our lives. Our hearts are excited to welcome another child into our home through adoption and to share the abundance of love and joy with which we have been blessed. We would love to learn more about you and what you want for your child. We are also happy to share more about ourselves in a way that will support your choices and your decisions during this important moment in your life.
  
  -Benny & Miguel
  
  Fun Facts about Benny & Miguel
  Favorite Places: Miguel has been traveling to Costa Rica since he was a child, Benny has traveled to Puerto Rico since he was a child, and together we have traveled to both places several times. Because we are deeply connected to these two places, they are truly our favorites. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil holds a special place in our hearts because it was the first international trip we took together. Japan is also high on our list because of the many wonders we experienced so different from anything we had ever seen. In the U.S., the west coast, from Seattle to San Diego, keeps us going back to visit for the majestic mountains, great weather, and laid back cultures.
  Favorite Music: Benny is a big fan of 90s R&B and Hip Hop. Some of his favorite artists include Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, and Jay-Z. Miguel’s go-to playlists usually include 80s New Age (Depeche Mode, Bronski Beat, Yaz), Soulful Folk (Joan Armatrading, Tracy Chapman, Suzanne Vega), and Indie Pop (Billie Eilish, Cia, Florence & the Machine). We both love classic salsa, merengue and bachata, and generally any fast tempo rhythms that make us get up out of our seats and dance.
  Favorite Foods: We eat in on most days. While we’re both pretty good cooks, we both agree that Benny is especially gifted at creating meals that titillate the senses, nourish our bodies, and comfort our souls. He is creative and somehow figures out how to make meals out of the most random ingredients. So hands down, our favorite foods are those prepared by Benny, because they are made with love. That said, of the many options outside of our home, Miguel would eat lobster, shrimp, clams and oysters for every meal if he could. Benny is all about Indian and Thai cuisines. He also collects hot sauces from every city he visits, while Miguel has a very low tolerance for spicy food. We both love sushi, Mexican cuisine, Spanish tapas, and pasta. At the end of the day, there’s nothing we won’t at least try. But when we’re looking for comfort, a simple bowl of rice and beans with some pernil (pork roast) and fried sweet plantains is all we ever really need.
  Favorite Holidays: Our favorite holidays are those that are centered around family, friends and community. From Thanksgiving to Christmas and New Year’s, what excites us most are the rituals of breaking bread, celebrating life, reuniting with many of those we don’t get to see very often, and remembering what may have been lost. For us, these holidays are about sharing our blessings with others. We cook all night from sunset to sunrise, we queue up joyful and meaningful music, and we open our hearts and our home to give thanks, to feast, to laugh, and to dance.
Congratulations! Jamel & Orrie have adopted!
- Congratulations! Jamel & Orrie have adopted!
  
  Hi! We’re Orrie and Jamel. We appreciate you taking the time to look at our profile. We know this requires a lot of thought and prayer, and we admire your strength and courage in making a plan for your child. As a couple, we like to laugh and have fun together. We believe in friendship, love, respect and not judging others, always trying our best, and having a spiritual and moral core, and we do our best to reflect this in what we do and say.
  
  We have always wanted to expand our family, and we are looking forward to becoming parents through adoption, and this new chapter in our lives.
  
  We hope our profile gives you a glimpse of who we are.
  
  -Orrie & Jamel
  
  Fun Facts about Orrie & Jamel:
  Favorite places: Almost any beach, Las Vegas, Washington D.C., and sitting at home on our patio.
  Favorite foods: Good ol’ soul food: mac and cheese, greens, yams, fried chicken. We also love Mexican and Chinese food.
  Favorite sports teams: We are a house divided: Orrie loves all things Philly! His favorite teams are the Eagles and 76ers. Jamel roots for the Steelers
  Favorite hobbies: Orrie has a podcast and collects sports memorabilia. Jamel likes to read, dance and craft.
  Favorite holidays: We both love Christmas and celebrating birthdays.
  Favorite music: Mostly R&B and hip hop, especially golden age hip hop of the 80s and 90s, reggae, and jazz. Jamel also loves classical music, musicals, and the artist Prince.
  
  Learn more about Jamel & Orrie by viewing their profile here.
Congratulations! Tohm & Darryl have adopted!
- Congratulations! Tohm & Darryl have adopted!
  
  Hi – we’re Tohm and Darryl. Thank you for taking time to get to know us. We admire your strength and courage in navigating this difficult decision, and we hope this book gives you an idea of who we are and the life we lead.
  
  A little about us: we met nearly a decade ago, made our home in New York City, and have built a life filled with family, friends, and love. We’re fortunate to come from two large families, each with rich traditions we’ve incorporated into our life, and we’d like to share all we’ve been blessed with and grow our family.
  
  We wish you much strength and support during this time. Thank you for taking the time to consider us.
  
  Fun Facts about Tohm & Darryl
  Favorite place: Harlem is home. We moved in together in 2013 and have lived in the same neighborhood for eight years. We’re attracted to the beauty of Harlem: it’s black history, it’s tight-knit community that looks out for each other, the numerous playgrounds and parks, and the local, kid-friendly events and block parties that make us want to raise a child here.
  Favorite foods: we love eating food we grew up with. Darryl is from the Louisiana countryside and grew up on his mom’s soul food and Tohm was born in Israel and grew up prepping meals with his mom. We embrace each other’s cultures and traditions in our home: Tohm cooks a traditional soul food New Year’s Day meal every year of cornbread, black eyed peas, and collard greens, while Darryl will whip up hummus and a fresh tomato and cucumber salad.
  Favorite hobbies: we wake up early every morning, work out, and then take our dog, Titan, for a long walk in our local park. We enjoy spending this quality time together. On the weekends, we like to stay active and explore New York City on foot, visiting museums, going to concerts, and spending quality time with friends and family.
  Favorite music: R&B and Soul! We bonded over our love of music and navigated the biggest conflict in our marriage to date: Janet or Beyonce. (The answer is both!). We have music playing in our house all day and love going to see live shows. Our favorite concerts are Anthony Hamilton, India.Arie, and Jazmine Sullivan.
Congratulations! Seher & Harris have adopted!
- Congratulations! Seher & Harris have adopted!
  
  We are Seher (pronounced “Sa-hair”) & Harris. We have been together since 2006, and are excited and grateful to be starting a family through adoption.
  
  We look forward to providing a loving, safe, stable, and fun home and environment for our child, and to giving them the support and resources they need to thrive.
  
  We believe our most important job as parents will be to help our child discover what the most fulfilling life is for them, and then supporting them at each step along the way in living that life – in finding whatever happiness and success means for them, in whatever identities they hold sacred, and with whomever they love and are loved by.
  
  We are thankful to be able to raise our child with the love and support of family nearby and around the world, with the unwavering support of lifelong friends, and with the care and daily companionship of more recent friends and neighbors who have become our extended family. Our child will grow up surrounded by love in a close knit, community-oriented, diverse, tree-filled neighborhood in Philadelphia.
  
  Finally, we want to say thank you and that we are thinking of you. We can’t imagine the courage and strength it takes to make the decisions you are facing, and we want to say we will always honor you.
  
  -Seher & Harris
  
  Fun Facts about Seher & Harris
  Favorite Places: We love to travel, especially to see Seher’s family in Turkey and Harris’s extended family in Thailand, or closer by to Harris’s parents’ cabin in the mountains of central Pennsylvania.
  Favorite Foods: We love both of our mom’s home cooked meals, and also Harris’s grandma’s amazing cheesecake and Seher’s dad’s famous meatballs!
  Favorite Hobbies: Seher loves to make ceramics, do yoga, and go for walks in the woods with our dog. Harris loves gardening and basketball. We love to work on home improvement projects and to design and build things together.
  Favorite Holidays: We love Halloween, especially in our neighborhood where it’s really fun and kids come from all over the city to trick or treat.
  
  Learn more about Seher and Harris by viewing their profile here.
Congratulations! Marisa & Liam have adopted!
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- Congratulations! Marisa & Liam have adopted!
Congratulations! Amanda & Abram have adopted!
- Congratulations! Amanda & Abram have adopted!
  
  Hello, we’re Abram and Amanda. We have been together for twelve wonderful years filled with love and laughter, in a beautiful neighborhood in Philadelphia surrounded by a community of amazing friends and family.
  
  We adopted our daughter Noemi three years ago when she was five days old. She is the light of our lives, and being a family together has been an indescribable joy. We are so excited to continue to grow our family.
  
  We hope this book gives you a chance to know us a bit. Thank you so much for taking the time to read our book.
  
  Fun Facts about Amanda & Abram
  Favorite music: Abram likes classical and Irish music, Amanda likes 1990’s rap such as Wu-Tang Clan and Blackalicious.
  Favorite sport team: We both support Bob the Drag Queen and Monet Xchange
  Favorite place: Tulum, Mexico
  Favorite food: All the food!
  
  Learn more about Amanda and Abram by viewing their profile here.
Congratulations! Cosmo & Mike have adopted!
- Congratulations! Cosmo & Mike have adopted!
  
  Hi! We are Mike and Cosmo and we want to take a minute to thank you for getting to know us a little more. We understand the difficult and important decision you are making out of the love you have for your child. The two of us are appreciative you are taking the time to hear more of our story and considering us to be a part of their life.
  
  We have been together for 12 years, throughout which have shared special memories, moments, love, laughter and adventures with each other as well as with our family and friends. We love to travel, attend sporting events as well as the theater, are big movie fans and absolutely love cooking and food.
  
  Our families are very important to us and through its diversity, has been a loving support system throughout our lives. In addition to being an interracial couple, Cosmo has an adopted brother and sister which adds extra importance the role of adoption plays in both of our lives.
  
  We have always held a special place in our hearts for a child and have been excited to start a family together.
  
  ~Mike & Cosmo
  
  Fun Facts about Cosmo & Mike
  Favorite Sports Teams: We are pretty much a Philly sports household. We love going to Sixers and Phillies games regularly, but the house is divided in one sport… football. Mike being from Pittsburgh is a big Steelers Fan while Cosmo is a die hard Eagles fan. As long as they aren’t playing against each other we’re big fans of both teams.
  Favorite Places: We like to travel as much as we can but weekends at the Jersey Shore in Wildwood with the family has to be our favorite go to. Our other favorite destination is the Bahamas and has turned into a nearly annual trip we just love taking together.
  Favorite Hobbies: We like to be active and out of the house together. Both of us are avid amusement park fans and travel everywhere to experience them. We also love food festivals, movies, traveling whenever we get the opportunity and going to sporting events. Nothing beats a hot dog and a day at the ballpark in the summer.
  Favorite Foods: Do we really have to pick a favorite? We really like tasting and discovering foods from all over. One of our favorite things to do together at home is to recreate our favorite meals we’ve had from our experiences and travels. Cosmo is particular at making things from scratch and really likes cooking Italian and Southern foods.
  
  Learn more about Cosmo and Mike by viewing their profile here.
Congratulations! Nathalie & Brandon have adopted!
- Congratulations! Nathalie & Brandon have adopted!
  
  Hello!
  
  First, we would like to thank you for choosing to read our letter and learn more about us and our family. We want you to know that we truly admire the strength and courage that you have.
  
  We are Brandon & Nathalie from New York City. This will be our first adoption and first child together.
  
  We promise that we will always provide love and care for your baby and that you will always have a place in our family.
  
  We wish you the best and are honored and grateful that you are taking the time to get to know us.
  
  ~Nathalie & Brandon
  
  Fun Facts about Nathalie & Brandon
  
  Favorite Places: We love traveling and taking cruises. Two of our favorite places are Italy & Antigua and Barbuda
  Favorite Sports Teams: When it comes to favorite teams, we are legit rivals. Nathalie loves all the Boston teams & Brandon loves the NY teams. The rivalry banter between us is always hilarious.
  Favorite Hobbies: We love board games. We have a pretty large collection of them. We also enjoy watching movies to the point where we have movie night every week.
  Nathalie enjoys arts and crafts and reading. She loves to make cards, scrapbook, embroider, crochet. Brandon is an avid gamer. He also loves cooking. He enjoys taking cooking classes to try new recipes.
  Favorite holiday: Our favorite holiday is Christmas. We love spending time with family throughout the holidays. Nothing beats making Christmas cookies and gingerbread houses.
  
  Learn more about Nathalie and Brandon by viewing their profile here.
Congratulations! Alan & Sammy have adopted!
- Congratulations! Alan & Sammy have adopted!
  
  Hello!
  
  Thank you so much for giving us this opportunity to introduce ourselves! We are Sammy and Alan. We met back in 2003 and it was an instant connection as we share a lot in common not just in interests but in what is important to us. We got our first apartment in 2005 together, our first home in 2013 and on June 16, 2017, we celebrated our love together in what was the best day of our lives.
  
  One of the shared interests and what we find important to us is family. We treasure our time and experiences with our family and are beyond excited to have the opportunity to become parents. The love one has with their child is, we imagine, is unlike any other love. To provide that love to a child, to make them feel secure, to instill in them a high standard of morals and respect, to be present and give them love for them to show the world love back, to provide them traditions that they look fondly back on and repeat as adults, to shape a child into the man or woman they will become is the ultimate gift and responsibility not everyone gets to have and gets to appreciate how big and impactful that is to a child.
  
  We look forward to family dinners, celebrating the holidays and vacations to the beach, to Disney and across the world!
  
  We admire your strength and courage in considering adoption and we are honored that you are considering us to be part of your child’s life. We hope our profile helps you better get to know us and the family, friends and love we look forward to welcoming a child into.
  
  Alan & Sammy
  
  Fun facts about Alan & Sammy
  Favorite places – Definitely Greece where we had our honeymoon, Orlando and Aruba
  Favorite foods – Alan: Pizza, anything on the BBQ or tacos and guacamole! Sammy: Thai, Mediterranean and Spanish foods
  Favorite sports teams – Alan: New York Giants and Yankees! Sammy: Super Bowl Halftime Show
  Favorite hobbies – Alan: Exercise and weather Sammy: Collecting Funko Pops, playing video games and hiking
  Favorite holidays – Halloween and Christmas
  Favorite music – Alan: Top 40 and Christmas songs of course! Sammy: Anything I can dance to (pop, R&B, merengue, salsa, bachata)
  
  Learn more about Alan and Sammy by viewing their profile here.
Congratulations! Laura & Bill have adopted!
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- Congratulations! Laura & Bill have adopted!
Congratulations! Andre & Andy have adopted!
- Congratulations! Andre & Andy have adopted!
  
  Hello!
  
  We’re Andy and Andre. Although we have not met yet, we appreciate your strength, courage, and love for your baby. We feel honored that you would consider us as potential parents for your child. There’s an African proverb that says it takes a village to raise a child. We hope that this profile provides you some insight into both who we are and what our “village” is like. We met in Philadelphia on a softball field in 2010, and have been inseparable ever since. On our first date, we talked about our mutual interests and our respective plans for our lives. We both envisioned becoming fathers someday, and would like to share our love and grow our home. In some ways, we’re very similar – we both value family, loyalty, education, and enjoying life. In other ways, we compliment each other well. Andy, a corporate lawyer, is a natural worrier; while Andre, a banker, encourages taking calculated risks. Thank you for taking the time to get to know us! We hope to give you an honest portrayal of our lives together and the loving home in which we would raise our child.
  
  We cannot thank you enough for taking the time to get to know us and considering us for the honor of raising your child.
  
  With Love,
  
  Andy and Andre
  
  Fun Facts about Andy & Andre
  Favorite Hobbies: As you can see from some of our pictures we both love to play softball. It’s even how we met! We also like to travel for vacations, watch movies, read, exercise and hang out with friends doing things like Escape Rooms. Andre is also a big fan of riding roller coaster and has been on over 350 of them.
  Favorite Food: We both are big fans of spicy foods and our favorites are Thai, Indian, and Mexican.
  Favorite Sports Teams: Andre is a big fan of the Atlanta Braves (even has a small tattoo) and the Dallas Cowboys. Andy is more of a local fan and supports the Eagles and Phillies.
  Favorite Holidays: Christmas and Thanksgiving are our favorite holidays. We often spend Thanksgiving with Andre’s family in DC and Christmas with Andy’s family here in Philadelphia.
  
  Learn more about Andre and Andy by viewing their profile here.
Congratulations! Rosemarie & Jayson have adopted!
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- Congratulations! Rosemarie & Jayson have adopted!
Congratulations! Amy & Cory have adopted!
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- Congratulations! Amy & Cory have adopted!
Congratulations! Jess & Chris have adopted!
- Congratulations! Jess & Chris have adopted!
  
  Hello, we are Jess and Chris. We are so grateful that you are taking the time to get to know us!
  
  We are a fun-loving, creative couple who have been married for 17 years. We have always known that our journey to have a family would be through adoption.
  
  Chris is a musician, engineer, producer, and part owner of one of the largest recording studios in NYC. He plays the guitar, piano, bass, and drums and has been recording music since he was a teenager. He hopes to instill a love of art by sharing his passion for music and literature with our child.
  
  Jess works as a fundraiser for one of the oldest animal welfare organizations in the country. She has also spent the last ten years volunteering for a grassroots dog rescue in Brooklyn. She can’t wait to share her passion for animals with our son or daughter and looks forward to the day they can volunteer together.
  
  We both love to laugh and travel and can’t wait to expand our family. We have a warm and loving home that is always filled with a lot of laughter and good friends and family. We promise to provide a loving and supportive home for our child and will work hard every day to be the best parents we can be. We will always talk to our child about their adoption. It will become a proud part of our family story. We want them to know that we chose this path to having a family.
  
  Thank you for taking the time to consider us to be a part of your child’s story.
  
  Fun Facts about Jess & Chris
  Favorite places: Chris’s favorite place is Lisbon and Jess’s favorite place is Cuba. We both love spending time in our backyard.
  Favorite foods: PIZZA!
  Favorite hobbies: Both of us love to cook.
  Favorite music: Jess’s favorite is anything Motown. Chris is a huge fan of Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, and St. Vincent (to name a few 😊).
  
  Learn more about Jess & Chris by viewing their profile here.
Congratulations! Nick & Doug have adopted!
- Congratulations! Nick & Doug have adopted!
  
  We’re Nick and Doug, a fun-loving married couple living in a family-friendly suburb of Philadelphia. We are so grateful to you for taking the time to get to know us, and we hope this profile gives you a little glimpse into our lives, and the kind of life we hope to give our child.
  
  We have talked about becoming dads since we first started dating, and we are so ready to welcome a child into our family. We both come from big families (Nick is one of 8!), and we already have several nieces and nephews that we enjoy spending time with whenever we can. We love that our child will have lots of cousins to grow up with!
  
  When we first met, we had an instant connection. We are best friends first and foremost, and we can enjoy almost any activity if we are together. We love spending time outdoors, whether it’s hiking to local waterfalls or taking a day trip to the beach. We both really love animals, so we also like to go to the zoo whenever we can. Nick loves to cook, and Doug loves to bake, so our home is always filled with tasty food! We can’t wait to share our favorite activities and our favorite foods with our child someday.
  
  Thank you so much for learning a little bit about us. If you decide that we are the right fit for your baby, please know that they would be raised in a home full of unconditional love, delicious food, creativity, kindness, and lots of fun! Whether or not we get the chance to meet you, we genuinely wish the very best for you.
  
  -Nick & Doug
  
  Fun Facts about Nick & Doug
  
  Favorite Foods: Doug was raised by an Italian mother, so he could eat pasta & meatballs every day and be very happy. Nick’s favorite food is Doug’s homemade chocolate chip cookies – they’re the best I’ve ever tasted!
  Favorite Places: We honeymooned in Disney World, and it was just magical. We’re looking forward to taking our child one day so that we can experience the magic through their eyes. We also love visiting the Poconos for the beautiful nature walks and waterfalls.
  Favorite Hobbies: We are both creative types. Doug enjoys acting and singing in local community theater shows. Nick loves to draw and paint. He even draws chalk murals on our chalkboard wall at home, which he changes every season. We also love to have friends over for silly game nights.
  Favorite Holidays: We love Christmas because we get to see our large, extended families, and Doug gets to bake so many cookies! But we also really look forward to Halloween, when we have a tradition of decorating our house to look like Hogwarts (from Harry Potter) for the season.
  
  Learn more about Nick and Doug by viewing their profile here.

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