JP & Samantha

We are so blessed with our daughter Mollie through the gift of adoption.  She came into our lives after 2 previously failed adoptions.  When she was brought into our lives, it was the happiest moment we had ever had.  Mollie is a happy, energetic, and sweet almost 2 year old.  She loves dancing and singing. She loves her cousins and gets so excited when she gets to see them and play with them.  She loves reading books, which we have done since she was a tiny baby.  She also loves the outdoors and animals and waves to them all and says “Hi” to them! We are so excited at the chance to give Mollie a sibling.  She loves playing with others and is a kind little girl, whom we love with all our hearts.

We have had 2 dogs in our lives for about 11 years.  Lacey is 11, and Sadie was about 13 or 14 and was a rescue dog.  Unfortunately, we just recently had to say goodbye to our Sadie, as she became ill.  However, our daughter Mollie has been around Lacey and Sadie since she was born.  They are/were both kind, loving, friendly, and energetic dogs.  Lacey loves to go for walks and play tug of war and fetch with Mollie, as Mollie is learning how to throw.   They are  wonderful and special part of our family.

We live in a small town with lots of family close by.  Our town offers a safe environment but also many activities to participate in for all ages.  We live near parks, lakes, and beautiful scenery.  Our home offers a quiet neighborhood, just minutes from several family members.  We live close to neighborhood schools.  It is also nice that we know all of the neighbors around us.   Our house is comfortable, with a room ready for a child/children.  Our house also has a fenced in backyard and areas to play outside.

We have been together through many good times and even some not so good times.  Through it all we have relied on our faith and our relationship with God.  J.P is Catholic, as well as his family.   I was raised Lutheran, as my mom is Lutheran, however, my dad is Catholic.  J.P and I support each other and our denominations, as we both celebrate Christian values.  Mollie experiences both of our faiths and is exposed to both on a regular basis.  We are helping Mollie to know the Christian faith and she is being brought up learning about God and our faiths through participation in the church and at home.

We live in our home with our dog, Lacey and our almost 2-year-old daughter, Mollie, who is adopted. We have been together for 18 years, and have made, and now share with Mollie, many of our own wonderful traditions, such as carving pumpkins, decorating our Christmas tree, baking cookies, trips to the apple orchard, watching football together, celebrating our anniversary and birthdays each year, and watching fireworks to name a few.  We have loved being able to travel together to places like England, Hawaii, New York, and Ireland, as well as family trips up north.  We are excited to take Mollie with us as we travel as well as any other child we are fortunate to have. We are so excited with the possibility of growing our family and celebrating these traditions and travels with not only Mollie, but our other children.  We would be so blessed to welcome another child into our home and our family and to share these things with them.