Letters

Hello! We’re Megan and Christopher. Thank you so much for taking the time to learn more about us and our family.

We met each other while working together during college. While just friends for some time, our relationship began to grow into something more as we shared a common faith and a love of theology, education, ministry, and coffee. Chris took a bit longer to warm up to the idea of dating, but less than a year after dating we were engaged. Four months later, in 2013, we were married.

In 2013, we had our first daughter, Annette,...

We live in a 100-year-old, brick home located across from our church. It’s surrounded by corn fields and soybeans, although we do have some neighbors nearby. It’s incredibly peaceful, and our kids love exploring nature outside. Even though we live in the country, we are only a ten-minute drive from town and family/friends, and are just 30 minutes away from Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The kids love to go bug hunting as well as watch all the farm equipment during the planting and harvest seasons. We have a fenced-in yard with a swing set, trampoline, and...

As a family, we love to be outdoors. We visit the park often, take walks down our country road or along the river in town, and enjoy seasonal activities like visiting the apple orchard every year and regular zoo trips. As a homeschool family with a lot of flexibility, we also look forward to more family traveling in the future and cross-country sightseeing.

Megan loves cooking, and the kids enjoy helping. Megan is a vegetarian, although the rest of the family is not, and she loves experimenting with new plant-based meals for everyone to enjoy. As a family, we...

Thank you so much for taking the time to learn a little bit more about us. We know this decision is anything but easy. We want you to know that you are loved. Your child is loved. Your story matters.

If chosen as adoptive parents, we promise you that your child will be so very loved in our family. We will seek to raise him or her in the love and knowledge of Christ and with a deep desire to love God and love others well. You can also be assured your baby will receive a never-ending supply of hugs and kisses from their big brothers and sister.

From the moment I first saw him, I knew Chris was a world changer. He’s confident, smart, funny, outgoing, and most importantly, kind. He loves God, he loves others, and he desires to lead people.

As a friend, Chris is caring and vulnerable. As a pastor, he’s a strong leader, compassionate to those he serves, and wise and intentional in his teaching. As a dad, he’s the world to our children. He guides them, teaches them, reads to them, cares for them, plays with them, and truly loves them. As a husband, he’s my rock. He knows me better...

Megan has a huge heart for other people and feels deeply. She is also determined. She must do everything with excellence. These traits—her huge heart and her determination—make her a force to be reckoned with in everything that she does. Her heart and determination, fueled by empathy, lead her to seek justice for the hurting people in the world.

These traits also make Megan an excellent mother. She acknowledges the importance of her children's thoughts and feelings and seeks to guide them gently as little ones made in the image of God, deserving of...

Annette (5) is a typical first born—outgoing, strong, and determined. She’s also very kind and empathetic. She feels deeply for herself and also for others. She also is a mama at heart and loves caring for her baby brothers. She makes all of us laugh and spends lots of time on arts and crafts. She loves books and is learning to read. She also loves dancing and gymnastics. She’s a great big sis who is excited about another baby in the family.

Abraham (4) is our wild one, always full of energy, and definitely...

We are grateful to have nearly all of our close family on both sides nearby. We enjoy cousin zoo trips all summer long, cook-outs and campfires on Sunday afternoons, lake days with Christopher’s side of the family, and regular cousin play dates. We also are grateful to have amazing friends that not only invest in us and love us well, but they also invest and love our children well.

The holidays are always filled with a lot of fun, games, and laughter. On Chris’s side, we have a big Christmas Eve celebration that includes homemade tacos, a family...