Our adoption journey has been long and full of both heartbreak and incredible blessings. For years, we struggled with infertility and the losses that came with it. One of the most meaningful and painful moments in our lives was the birth of our first son, Levi. We had the privilege of loving and holding him for seven beautiful days before saying goodbye. In the years that followed, we experienced several miscarriages, each one shaping our story and strengthening our faith.
In 2019, we were blessed with our miracle baby, who brought so much healing and joy into our lives. Even with that blessing, we always knew in our hearts that we wanted a bigger family. In 2021, we experienced another loss when we miscarried our twin girls. Then, in 2023, because of health complications, I had to have a full hysterectomy. While that closed the door to growing our family biologically, it didn’t close the desire we have always had to love and raise more children.
Over time, we have come to believe that God was leading us toward adoption all along. Our journey may not have looked the way we originally imagined, but we trust that every step has brought us closer to the child or children meant to be part of our family.
We both grew up in South Texas and now live in a small town in Oklahoma. Life here is simple in the best ways. We stay active in our church and are working on building our little family homestead — a place where kids can run outside, learn new things, and grow up surrounded by love, faith, and strong values. Our home is full of laughter, hard work, and a lot of heart.
We are so ready to open our home and our lives to the child God has planned for us. Adoption isn’t our backup plan — it’s the path that brought us here, and we are grateful for the chance to grow our family in this way.
To DONATE BY MAIL, please make out the check to ABBA Fund (do not write the family name on the physical check, which will invalidate the charitable aspect of your gift ... instead either print out this page to send with it or include a separate note to request that we preference your gift toward the family profiled on this page) -- then mail your check and preference request to:
ABBA Fund, PO BOX 868049, Plano, TX 75086-8049
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**AN IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION FROM ABBA FUND ABOUT YOUR DONATION**
Using the online form on this page automatically submits a request to preference your gift to the family profiled on this page as part of ABBA Fund’s Christian Family Adoption Grant Fund. ABBA Fund administers this fund and maintains full control and administration of all donated funds. We also strive to honor our donor’s preference requests in accordance with IRS and Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) guidelines.
The IRS allows donors to state a preference of how their contribution is used and request that the gift support a particular family — and it allows the charitable organization (ABBA Fund) to fully consider that request as long as the donor understands and acknowledges for charitably given tax-deductible gifts that the ultimate authority regarding the disposition of your gift is at the discretion of the charitable organization. By using this online form, or other method described above, you are acknowledging an understanding of those IRS guidelines.