| Family Type: | Heterosexual Couple |
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| Children: | No |
| Location: | MI |
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| Religion: | Christian - Non-denominational |
dear expectant mother
Thank you for taking time to get to know us. Because of your love, we may get to fulfill our dream of becoming parents, and for that, you are our greatest hero. Considering us to raise your sweet baby is truly our biggest dream come true and our biggest blessing on this earth.
We want nothing more than to give our future child a magical childhood full of dreams, creativity, adventures, and opportunities. We will raise this child in love, grace, and joy. Our child will attend private schooling and will have many opportunities so they will receive the best learning styles that fit them well so they can thrive as an individual. We believe all children are a gift from God. We value respect, integrity, honesty, love, and being true to who you were created to be. We believe each person has value and giftings. We promise to raise our child with unconditional love and to teach them these values. We promise to be open and honest about the adoption from day one, and we will speak positively and lovingly about you and recount their story with joy.
Thank you for taking this time to get to know us and our hearts. It means more to us than gold. We want you to know we love you and think about you daily, and you are already a huge part of our family and will forever be.
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About Us
Clay is a design engineer for an RV company, and Heidi is a professional photographer and owner of her own photography business. Heidi plans on fulfilling her dream of being a full-time stay-at-home mom when our future baby arrives. We are high school sweethearts who have been married for seven years. We have been the best of friends through all the good and hard times in our relationship as we encourage each other, challenge each other, and try to live intentionally each day. We look forward to seeing each other after work each day and work well together. We enjoy being active and outside as much as possible by doing activities such as long walks in our neighborhood and local park, sailing on our boat, playing music together, riding bikes, having campfires, and spending time with family and friends. We are so excited to see each other become parents.
Our Home & Pets
We live in a traditional brick home with three bedrooms, two baths, and an office in our small hometown in Michigan. We have a dog, Perry, who is the most loving dog and is great around kids. We have a fenced-in backyard with a new playset and spend a lot of our summer evenings grilling, having bonfires, and enjoying the warm evenings. Our neighborhood is quiet, and our home is right down the road from a large park that has the biggest playground around; a new water splash pad will be there this summer. We live about a mile from both of our parents’ homes, which we visit often. Our dream and prayer has always been to fill our home with those we love as we grow our family. We believe community is important and foundational, and we can’t wait to share our home full of memories and our loved ones with our child.
Our Extended Family
We both have amazing relationships with our families and grew up in the same hometown. We also both grew up in musical families, making music a very important part of our lives that we can’t wait to share with our kids. Clay has three siblings and Heidi has two siblings, with a combination of two nephews and one niece. Heidi’s parents have been married for 40 years, and Clay’s parents were married 41 years before his dad passed away.
We celebrate birthdays with family with many balloons, confetti, favorite foods, music, cake, ice cream, games, friends, family, and lots of color. We spend every holiday with both our families and still do the traditions we grew up doing, including Easter basket hunts, Christmas stockings and cinnamon rolls on Christmas Eve, and gifts. Our families are our biggest supporters, and we value family more than anything. Everyone in our family is ecstatic for our adoption and cannot wait to meet our little one. We know our families will have the most unconditional love and support for our child, and we cannot wait to experience that.
What Led Us To Adoption
Since we’ve gotten married, we have wanted nothing more than to grow our family. This has been harder than we ever expected. We have always talked about adoption, and after five years of infertility, we have decided to grow our family through adoption. We have all the joy and excitement of becoming a mom and dad with this honor and incredible blessing of growing our family through adoption. We can’t wait to share adventures, make the best memories, and nurture our child with all the love in the world.
Fun Facts
About Heidi
| Occupation | Photographer |
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| Education | Associate of Business |
| Race | Caucasian |
| Favorite Hobby | Gardening, cooking, sailing |
| Favorite Movie | About Time |
| Favorite Sport | Volleyball |
| Favorite TV Show | New Girl |
| Favorite Book | The Chronicles of Narnia |
| Favorite Subject in School | Art |
| Favorite Tradition | Decorating for Christmas |
| Dream Vacation | New Zealand |
About Clayton
| Occupation | Design engineer |
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| Education | Bachelor of Architecture |
| Race | Caucasian |
| Favorite Hobby | Sailing, fishing, biking |
| Favorite Movie | Gone Fishing |
| Favorite Sport | Baseball |
| Favorite TV Show | White Collar |
| Favorite Book | The Fountainhead |
| Favorite Subject in School | Math |
| Favorite Tradition | Christmas Day |
| Dream Vacation | Hawaii |
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Your Baby With Confidence
As you browse our list of hopeful adoptive parents, you can feel confident in knowing that all of the adoptive families working with Angel Adoption are prepared to offer your baby a safe, stable, and loving environment along with a wealth of opportunities for a happy and fulfilling life.
Each adoptive parent has been thoroughly evaluated through a home study course conducted by a licensed agency. A completed home study means the family is emotionally, physically, and financially ready to adopt a baby.
The home study process includes assessments of each parent’s character, marital stability, financial situation, lifestyle, and medical history. The agency also runs background checks to verify there is no record of criminal activity or child abuse. In addition, a social worker will inspect the family’s home to ensure it is a safe environment for a child.
Furthermore, Angel Adoption requires each family to be educated on adopting and parenting. After a baby has been placed with the adoptive family, a social worker will continue to monitor and supervise the family. We go to great lengths to make sure all the families you have to choose from are going to be excellent parents for your baby!
Not sure how to start? See our How to Choose an Adoptive Family resource page.
If you need more help, you’re always welcome to contact us any time!