Letters

Hey there, we are Lance and Laura! We are so grateful that you are reading about us today. We hope you enjoy seeing a glimpse of our lives and to learn about us. We are excited about the prospect of being adoptive parents and welcoming another child to love, nurture, and raise in our family.

We met in 2005 through a mutual friend while at a local movie theatre. By 2009, we had both graduated from college and were working in our careers as a deputy sheriff and registered nurse. During the five years that we...

When I met Lance, I remember thinking how friendly and laid back he was. He is one of those guys who can make friends with pretty much anyone. He just knows how to talk to people!

Not long after we started dating, Lance approached me with the idea of going into law enforcement. I was super proud that he might serve and protect his community in the same way my dad did (and still does today). Lance has worked hard and serves as a deputy sheriff. I am so proud of him and all he has accomplished. He is one of the...

Laura caught my eye the first night we met. She is beautiful, has a tender heart, and cares so much about making others happy. She is devoted to her family and always puts our needs first. Laura is one of the friendliest people you will meet, and I love that she teaches Ava Grace to be a kind and thoughtful person, too.

I knew that Laura would be a great mom early into our relationship. She has been a registered nurse for 13 years, has worked in hospice and the NICU, and cares deeply for others. She has always...

Our daughter, Ava Grace, is eight-years-old. She brings us so much joy and we are so grateful to have her to spend this life with.

Ava Grace loves art! She definitely gets this from Laura's side of the family (just not from Laura..haha!). Our house is filled with canvases and pictures that she has drawn or painted. This year, she decided to play basketball, and she LOVES it! She gives us the best of both worlds because she loves all things girly, like playing with make-up and cheering. But, she also likes...

In 2017, we moved to the small, rural town in North Florida that Laura grew up in and built our forever home. We have a great amount of room to ride our ATV and four-wheeler. Our home is spacious, and we would love nothing more than to create a nursery for a precious little one.

Because of our love for country life, we designed our home to be a modern farmhouse. We sit on the porch and watch the sun rise and set, and we want to watch our children run around and create the same childhood memories we had....

Family has been and always will be a priority in our life. We both come from large, active, and involved families, with many aunts, uncles, and cousins. We talk to or see our parents nearly every day.

Growing up, we both spent summer and any time out of school staying with grandparents and spending time with cousins. These experiences created amazing memories and close relationships. We hope to provide a similar upbringing for our children and will always encourage time with family.

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We want our family to “take time to smell the roses.” We can summarize the things we enjoy and activities we do by the season.

Spring: We plan a Disney vacation! Laura and Ava Grace plant flowers. Our family gets together for a big Easter meal and our annual egg hunt at Lance's parents’ house, which involves the golden prize egg.

Summer: We love all the fun Southern activities that come with summer, like beach and...

It's hard to know where to begin...there's so much we want you to know that it's hard to fit it all here. We have prayed about this adoption journey for several years now, and we want you to know we have prayed for you and for this baby. The decisions, struggles, and emotions you may be feeling are something we can't imagine. But, we hope you have peace, comfort, and clarity knowing that we would be able to give your baby a home that is filled with nothing but love and opportunity.

Being parents is something so...