Brandon & Jessica
Marriage Length
8 Years
Home State
Colorado
Denomination
Nondenominational
Pets
0
Children
Casper
6 yr
Florence
1 yr
About Us
A little about us: we met near the foothills of the beautiful Rocky Mountains at a discipleship school. When we first started our relationship, Brandon (who had never dated before) thought it'd be quite sweet to get Jess a flower. But when he took the carnation out of the car to hand it to her, the heavy flower head fell off! Not quite the impression he was hoping for, but despite the "flower that flopped", the relationship did not, and we joyfully were married less than a year later.
After 8 years of marriage, we still enjoy laughing together at life's quirky happenings and dreaming big about the future. We love and follow Jesus Christ. Because of that reality, our home is filled with peace, joy (and so much of it!), love, laughter, giggles, excitement, hope ... the list could go on and on!
To sum it up, our home and our family is a place where Light and Life are found.
We are looking forward to growing our family through any of the following adoption opportunities:
Type
Open , Semi-open , ClosedGender
Any genderEthnicity
Any EthnicityCircumstances
- Twins
Brandon's TESTIMONY
was found in that rather than in Christ I only had a part of that truth.
As a result of this dependence on others, when most of my friends either went off to collage, got married, and/or moved away. I was left with nothing. And when all seemed lost, I thank God there were 4 things I took hold of and would not let go. That God is in control, He is my strength, He came to rescue me and has promised a life of abundance in Him. I couldn't see it, but I believed it. After I was finished with school I got a job in web development. All day, every day I'd work or play some video game. My highlight of the week was going to church, where I could taste that which seemed just out of my
reach. The worship leader and her husband were like second parents to me. They didn't say much, but they lived out love and what they did say I treasured.
About 15 years ago, I started to get a strong grip on God. I started thinking, why don't I have what I have at church the rest of the week? Why can't I worship and be filled with joy always? I had thought I prayed a lot, but the level of need I recognized in my loneliness drove me all the more. Then my eyes began to open to what was eating away every part of me.. Bitterness, bitterness born in selfishness. It nearly destroyed my soul, and if it weren't for my parents and a select few key influences on my life, it would have. But what the enemy meant for evil God worked out for my good. Rather then it being a sad reality that I found no happiness in anything, it become an abundant blessing, that I now had very little to distract me from my pursuit of Christ. The world
had become utterly empty and devoid of satisfaction, I truly understood that joy and fulfillment is only found in Christ. I knew he was the only one worth living for, whether I could see them yet or not I was going after His promises. God had already begun the healing process and I was resolved to seek His face. I went to a Christian discipleship school and while there I was overwhelmed with the love He poured into me. I found myself laughing whole-heartedly, and enjoying things that I thought I never would again. I was no longer numb
to everything, and the emptiness that once plagued me was gone. Instead I cared deeply for people and I was full of love for God and only desired that I live a life that glorified
Him. And it's so astounding to me knowing that things have only just begun. I stand amazed at God's faithfulness and look expectantly towards the future majesty I will behold seeking His face.
Jessica's TESTIMONY
Letter to you
Read MoreOur Christian Commitment
We love our local church! And they, in turn, love us. Throughout the week, there are many times we are fellowshiping with brothers and sisters in Christ, this can look like shared meals, park dates, and even bigger adventures like hiking in the mountains together., We are blessed to have many people in the church who have adopted children—which we believe will help our children to feel that being adopted is a normal thing.
Vision For Raising A Child
We love being parents of our boy and toddler girl and are so excited to be adopting another little one. As our children grow up, we look forward to providing plenty of opportunities for creativity, growth, fun, and exploration. As our children grow and learn, we are passionate about soaking up as much time with them as we can and saturating them with love. In light of that, we will be bringing them along with us on our homeschooling journey. We're excited how this will give ample opportunity to read boatloads of uplifting books, cultivate strong family bonds, and have the freedom to explore many different cultural activities. We have a big vision for what parenting and raising children can look like and are often seeking out wisdom from families a little further on in their journey than us, as well as reading books by wise men and women whose children have grown up to flourish.
our family video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHIZLS66xms
ABOUT Brandon
“Can we play some volleyball?” Is a phrase I often say to Jess, who generally is happy to oblige. Though I’m not the tallest kid on the block, I can hit a mean serve. I work as a networking engineer, but am steadily working on my web-development side-business so I can work full time from home someday and be present in my family’s day-to-day life. I don’t want to miss these precious years while children are in the home!
I was a bit more of a “hermit” in my teen years, but God radically got a hold of my life in my 20s and now I love to laugh, be a daddy (I just can't get enough of those sweet baby cuddles!), and beat Jess at pickleball. This year has been extra special in being able to read aloud some of my favorite children's books to Casper and experience the wonder of those stories afresh.
To sum me up my vision in a short sentence, "I want my life to show the world who Jesus is."
EXTENDED FAMILY
Brandon's family is a bit more spread out which makes visiting them all little harder, but we enjoy sweet times in Idaho with his parents (and Brandon's brother joins us when he is able to make the trip as well!)
WORK & EDUCATION
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
6 Things I'm passionate about:
1. Having people over for dinner
2. Debating theology with a group of guy friends
3. Eating scrambled eggs for dinner
4. Practicing my spikes for volleyball
5. Playing strategy board games with friends. (It's extra fun now that Casper can join in—he keeps us on our toes with his unpredictable moves!)
6. Telling Jess, “I love you” everyday
ABOUT Jessica
I thrive in the simple everyday happenings of our home: setting traditions, cultivating beauty, making meals for my little family, tending to the garden. We’ve affectionately named our property “the littlest orchard” because of how many fruit trees I’m trying to squeeze in! I've come to the happy realization that I'm pretty crazy about fruit trees. My passion though is to create an environment where childhood wonder can flourish. This sometimes means creatively constructing a giant castle out of cardboard and other times trying to visit all the public play grounds in our town (over 24 we discovered!)
Growing up, my parents (now lovingly called “Grandma” and “Grand-daddy”) were purposeful in cultivating a peaceful, fun-loving home that we kids flourished in. Their modeling of how parenting works has been the biggest influence in how I want to raise my own children.
I love that now I get to be a momma, and am continually excited thinking of new ways to add "sparkle" to our lives.
EXTENDED FAMILY
We love visiting our family! Jess’s family all hails from Michigan and each year there is a big family get-together at a cabin in the woods. Paddle-boarding on the lake, sand volleyball, roasting marshmallows (or apples) while swatting mosquitoes, and just enjoying cousin playtime together is a highlight for us all. As our children grow up, we are grateful that on these visits there will be cousins that may match their skin color.
WORK & EDUCATION
I grew up with the best family a girl could ask for. My mom homeschooled me and my siblings (I loved it!) and then later I went on to get a bachelor's degree at a university in Graphic Design. Now I am a full-time momma and hope to cultivate that same love of learning in my own children.
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
6 Things that make me smile: 1. Long walks as a family in the evenings 2. Learning old-fashioned life skills (sewing, pottery, etc.) 3. Ballroom/Swing Dancing with my guy! 4. Collecting multi-colored eggs from our happy little backyard chicken flock 5. Dreaming up adventures for my little family. 6. Drinking homemade bubbly water
Casper
Introducing Casper. Our dear boy's name was inspired by a Dutch man who gave his life rescuing Jews in WWII. Our Casper loves to imagine grand stories in his head of his own rescues and adventures. What a blessing this buddy boy is to us. He's creative, adventurous, and oh so very funny. We have a long list of chuckle-worthy "Casper quotes", such as his statement on eating holiday treats, "Momma, here we are making poor life decisions!"
Florence
Our dear Flora. Florence was an unexpected surprise when we first started to pursue adoption after a few years of infertility. This girl loves to fill our home with joyful squealing. She's in the age of baby-to-toddlerhood where everything is new and exciting. Her favorite activity is to grab our hands and walk us wherever her heart decides throughout the house. We love to hear her happy babbles all day long.