Christian Adoptions Alliance

Nathaniel & Allison

Marriage Length

6 Years

Home State

Oklahoma

Denomination

Other

Pets

Children

None

About Us

We have been married for six years. Allison is Oklahoma born and raised. Nate was born in Missouri, but lived in Pennsylvannia, Arizona, Oregon, and California before finally settling down in Oklahoma. We have one wonderful little boy named Adrian, who is three years old. The pregnancy was very hard on Allison, and we were advised to not have any more children.

We are a fairly active family. We enjoy going fishing, hunting, or to the local park on a nice day. For the past couple of years, we have gotten zoo passes. Adrian really seems to enjoy getting to run around and see all the animals. We also really enjoy spending time with our friends. We have been greatly blessed by having several families that attend our church who also have young children. We have made it a habit to have lunch with them on Sundays, so we can enjoy each other's company while our kids run around and be kids.

We have also been blessed by two wonderful sets of grandparents that enjoy being involved in our and our son's lives. Nate's parents live about 30 minutes away. We attend church with them (Nate's father is a pastor), and hang-out with them at least a couple of times a month. Allison's parents live even closer. They are both retired and graciously volunteered to watch Adrian while Nate and Allison work. We see them fairly regularly including when we go on our annual family trip to Branson, Missiouri.

We are looking forward to growing our family through any of the following adoption opportunities:

Type

Open , Semi-open , Closed

Gender

Any gender

Race

Any Race

Circumstances

Differently-abled
Older children up to age Age: 2
Twins
Multiples
Sibling groups up to 2

Nathaniel's TESTIMONY

Having a father for a pastor, I grew up in the church. At one point we were going to one service on Saturday, three on Sunday, plus Wednesday night. It got to the point where my mom had to make a new Sunday School curriculum because I had heard all the stories. When I went off to college and especially after I joined the Marines, I had to decide if I was going to make the faith of my father my own. I cannot say that I always made it to church on Sunday morning, but I did maintain my relationship. After getting out, I have made attending and being involved with church a priority in my life.

Allison's TESTIMONY

I grew up going to church every Sunday and was always going to Sunday school. When I went off to college, I struggled with feeling like an outsider in a new church and ended running away from the faith. After I graduated, I realized that the void I had been feeling was not getting filled, and I didn't like the person I had become without my faith, without God. I decided to start going back to church again and slowly but surely, Sunday after Sunday, I was starting to love myself again. That void that I had been trying to fill with other things was getting filled by the endless love of God. I now volunteer in both my church's children and youth ministry where I get to teach and share my journey with others.

Letter to you

Our Christian Commitment

We attend church regularly going both on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights. Our church hosts a marriage class that we have really enjoyed doing together. When that is not in session, we also help out with the youth or with the children's program. Our chuch has a really good children's program that Adrian has a lot of fun in. He's made quite a few friends through it. We try to make sure we bring our faith home with us. We pray before eating dinner together and a few Bible stories have made it into Adrian's bedtime reading rotation. We do try to spend time with our church friends outside of church to help strengthen the bonds of coummunity. We will often go to the zoo or to the park or to each others' houses for dinner.

Vision For Raising A Child

We want to be good parents. Of course we would love to raise children that are smart, and successful, but more than that we want them to be good. We want to raise children who are secure enough in their faith that they are not scared to ask questions. We want to raise children who take their faith seriously, and do not see Christianity as just that thing you do on Sundays and Christmas Eve.

And we want to raise children who know that we love them. Even when we need to be strict with them, in fact, especially when we are strict with them. We want to raise children who, when they hear us say, "No" do not hear "No, I don't want you to have fun." or "No, because I said." But rather, "No because I want what's best for you, and this is not it." We understand this will not always be easy, which is why we want to be parents who are loving, patient and wise.