Waiting Family Profiles

Hi! We’re Kristen and Jeremy. We are excited to start our family and believe in the value of open adoption. We look forward to getting to know you and share this journey together! Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about us!

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Hi! We are the Anfinson’s Jeremy, Stacy, Karson and our Black Lab Morgan. We are excited to once again add to our Family through adoption. Thank you for learning more about our family as you make difficult decisions for the love of your chil

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Hello, we are Daniel and Erin LeClair!  We live in Robbinsdale, MN with our two dogs, Harper and Cobie.  We are very excited to become parents through adoption.  Adoption has always been part of our family plan! Thank you for taking the

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We have always dreamed of raising a child together bringing that dream to life through adoption. We look forward to providing a loving, supportive, and engaging home for our child that is inclusive of his or her adoption story and birth family.

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Hello! First of all, we want to tell you how much we appreciate you taking the time to read about us. We cannot imagine how difficult this decision must be, but we deeply respect your ability to undertake such a loving act. We hope that as you lea

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HELLO! We are the Kleins! Mitch, Jen, London, and our dog Daphne. Mitch and I have been married for 8 years, each year seems to be filled with new and exciting memories. With the best so far being 2016 when we adopted our sweet girl London.

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“A mother’s love for her child is like no other love. To be able to put that feeling aside because you want the best for your child is the most unselfish thing I know.” ~Mary, American Adoptions Birth Mother Hello, we are Chr

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Hi! We’re Morgan & Ian. We are excited to start our family and believe in the value of open adoption. We look forward to getting to know you and share this journey together! About Us We met at a picnic on the N

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Hello, Thank you for taking the time to learn about us. We are Brian and Jessica. We live in a town house in the south suburbs of the Twin Cities with our 2 fur-babies, our dog Lena and out cat Gibson. We met when we were in 7th

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Hello and Welcome! We are Ali & Jeff. We are thrilled you are taking some time to get to know us and we can’t wait to get to know you! We understand this is a difficult decision you are making. Our hope for you is to find pe

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Hi!  We are Bjorn and Whitney Peterson from Minneapolis.  We appreciate you taking the time to learn about us.  We are so excited to grow our family through open adoption and we would be grateful for the opportunity to tell you more abou

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Hello! We are Hilary and Chime. We hope that by sharing a little bit about ourselves, you will recognize something in us that feels real and familiar to you. We want you to have confidence that your baby will have a life of wonder, encouragement,

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Hello! My name is Amy. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter to get to know a little about me. I have taught high school English for the last sixteen years! I currently teach honors English 10, after teaching Advan

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Hello! We have a lot to offer as parents and pray that God gives us the opportunity to raise a family of our own. Hopefully, this will give you a glimpse into who we are, what our life is like, and the kind of life we want to provide for our child

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We’ve spent months pouring over how to start this profile and introduce ourselves to one of the most important people we will ever encounter. First, let us say we are so humbled by your journey and your decision. We are simply in awe. Beyond tha

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Hi! Thanks for taking the time to get to know us. We want nothing more than the opportunity to nurture a child through every stage of life. We will love your child unconditionally and promise to provide a loving, supportive home and raise them to

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Hi! We’re Kylie and Bill from St. Paul, Minnesota. Thank you for taking the time to learn about us and the family we hope to build. We have so much respect for you and the journey you are on. Many of our close friends and family are part of adop

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ADMIRATION AND RESPECT Two heartfelt emotions we feel for you and the life-changing process you’re embarking upon. We sincerely marvel at your courage and wish you nothing but the best in the coming days, month, and years

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Hi there! We’re Claire & Andy, and we live on a quiet acreage in rural Minnesota with our son, our dog, and our turtles. We love animals, sports, being outdoors, the water, family adventures, and watching movies. We’ve been happily married

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Hello! We are Derek, Deanna, and Stella Fradette. We would love to embrace your child into our delightful family of 3. Derek is selfless, patient, and an instant buddy to any child he meets. Deanna is a dreamer, energetic, and likes to live life t

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  Thank you for taking some time to learn more about us, our friends and family as well as our home and plans for a child! If you like what you see, we would love to chat – feel free to reach out to us at DanAndTimAdoption@gmail.com

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Hello! We are Shawn, Shannon, & Lucas from southern MN. We know that love makes a family, and we hope that through this profile, you will be able to see the love and commitment we have for each other, our family and friends, and our future chi

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Hi! We are Marcie and Joe from the Twin Cities metro area. Thanks for taking the time to visit our page. We are excited to add to our family through adoption. We have been married since 2014 and come from big extended families. Between the two of

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Thank you for taking the time to get to know us! We are Bridget and Ryan Johnson from Elk River, MN. We are so excited for you to learn more about us as well as our family, friends and pets. We feel a deep personal connection as a few of family me

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We are so excited about growing our family through adoption.  Our hearts are full of love and laughter and we simply can’t wait to share that with a child.  It is our job to make sure your child always understands that your decision was ba

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Greetings from Mary & Paul!  We both come from big families and would like our own family to include children. We look forward to supporting our child through thick and thin, going on adventures, exploring new places,

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Hello! Thanks for taking a glance at our profile. Hopefully it gives you a sense of who we are and what kind of parents we want to be. We are excited for this adventure and excited to share it with you! About Us We

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Hello! We’re a loving family of three that can’t wait to grow. Kari and Nate love adventures of all kinds and Harrison is four and wants to become a big brother – as well as a firefighter.      

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Hello! Thank you for checking out our profile! We’re Michael and Kevin, and we’re very anxious to grow our family with the adoption of a child! We are very excited to meet you and welcome you into our lives! A little bit

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Hello!  Thank you for taking the time to check out our profile.  We are David and Rebecca and we’ve been together fourteen years.  We bought our first home in the quiet city of Chanhassen in 2013 and welcomed Avery to our family in early 2016

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Hello and Welcome! We are grateful you decided to take a moment to learn more about us! We are Andrea and Matt. We met in Maine in 2009 and started dating after Matt accepted an invitation to join Andrea’s bowling

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Hi, we’re Erin and Adam.   We’re ready.  We even bought a minivan. That’s how much we (already) love this child.  

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About Us We are so excited to grow our family through adoption!  Adoption has been our dream since our first date in early 2013.  We met online and quickly bonded over our mutual love for terrible television, board games,

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Hello! Thank you for considering giving us the greatest gift anyone could give. We don’t know your story but think that what you are considering is courageous. We want you to know that the decision you are making

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We are the Lofgrens, and we can only imagine the roller coaster of emotions that you’re experiencing right now. We’ve not yet had the chance to meet you, but we’re grateful that you have found the courage to consider an adoption plan for you

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Hello, we are Cory, Jennifer, and Ryker Gullickson! Ryker joined our family through open adoption in 2017, and it has been a wonderful adventure! We live in a small town in West Central Minnesota with our sweet pup, Nova. Our adop

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We are looking forward to becoming parents through adoption! We are ready to open our hearts to a child and hope to provide a home that is full of love, laughter, and happy memories. Our thoughts and prayers are with you as you explore adoption fo

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Dear Expectant Parent, We’re David and Dennis, and we are excited to start the next chapter in our lives by expanding our family of three through adoption. Adoption is common language in our family as both Dennis and our son Dylan

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Hello! We’re Brian and Matthew from Minneapolis. We both come from strong, loving, and large extended families and have always dreamed of being parents. Thank you for taking the time to learn a little bit about us. Our Stor

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Your strength and love are amazing.  Thank you for your interest in learning about our family.  We look forward to gaining a new extended family.  We hope you enjoy finding out more about what o

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Hello!  Thank you for taking time to learn about us and our adoption journey. We are Shawn and Travis, and we can’t wait to become playful, loving, caring dads! About Us We met in June 2013 at our church in Minnea

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We are truly blessed to have started a family through adoption a few years ago.  We understand this is a difficult decision and one that is made out of love on so many levels.  We welcome the opportunity to get to know you, for you to get to kno

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Hello, we are the Sheas! Thanks for taking the time to learn a bit more about our family! We are both are college professors who live in Rochester, MN, close to our families and many of our friends. We’ve been happily married for 15 yea

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Hello there! We are Mark and Kelly, a Christian couple from the Twin Cities. Thanks for taking the time to get to know us a bit more. We hope our story and photos will give you a glimpse into our lives. We have been praying for a baby for m

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Hello! We’re Daniel and Shahzore, two guys with a little girl and a cat in St. Paul, Minnesota. We began learning how incredible an open adoption could be when we welcomed Charlotte into the world at the hospital with her birth mother in 2017. W

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Why we want to adopt and our future aspirations From the very beginning of our relationship, we knew that we wanted to have a family of our own. We started taking steps along the way so we’d be in the best position in our

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Hi! If you’re reading this then you must be looking for us! We are Marc & Lisa DeBus and we have some open seats that we are looking to fill on our family bus and would love to make you and your child part of our family! We met in 2010 throu

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Hi! Thank you for taking time to learn about who we are and the family we are preparing to start. We hope that by looking at our profile you will not only learn a little about who we are but also about the fun-loving, adventurous, and supportive p

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