Hello! We are Evan and Amy.

Thank you for visiting our profile--we are grateful to share a little bit about ourselves with you! We admire your courage and selflessness as you consider what would be best for your child. We imagine you might be feeling overwhelmed, and our prayer is that you will come to feel a deep and lasting peace as you make this decision. We would love to get to know you.

We have seen the redeeming power of adoption through adopting our son, Rowan (now 2.5 years), as an infant. Our whole lives have been transformed through being his parents and having the chance to love him. But our family is not complete yet! We have a special place in our hearts and home for another precious child. Our dream is to have siblings, both adopted, who are true friends and know how deeply they are loved.

Thank you for taking the time to read about us and our family--we are honored you are here!

About Us

We met at a Halloween party on a hot, humid Texas night while Amy was finishing grad school and Evan was teaching elementary school. From the beginning, we enjoyed getting to know each other, and while we were dating, we mostly went on long walks and cooked together. In our 7 years of marriage, we've come to hold many hobbies in common: running (a few half-marathons), watching sports (including going to college football games all season), traveling (we took a hiking trip in Canada most recently), and cooking together. We also like to debate ideas, talk through our opinions, and challenge each other’s thinking. From the beginning, our shared Christian faith has always been central to our relationship. Parenting has been our greatest adventure so far; we work hard at it, and enjoy it more deeply than anything else.

Though we have very different personalities, both of us absolutely love working in education. Evan is an assistant principal at a junior high, and Amy is an English professor at a small university. Both of us love watching students grow and being part of the energy and challenges that come with a school. We are also thankful for the flexibility of the academic calendar and the ability to spend more time with our own family.

Home and Family

We live in a quiet neighborhood in East Texas; it’s the kind of place where neighbors know each other and the kids ride their bikes out front or play games they've made up. Our son loves to run through the sprinklers in our backyard or take our German Shepherd, Kiaya, for walks around the neighborhood. There are plenty of things in our community for him to enjoy: swimming pools, parks, children’s museums, libraries, splash pads, a wonderful church, good schools, etc.

Though we both love our jobs, our family is our priority. We do life together—the fun days, the mundane tasks, the sadnesses, the exciting events, and the challenges. We have lots of family traditions, from eating "breakfast for dinner" on Sunday nights to making real gingerbread houses for Christmas.

We are the sort of family that talks about how our days were and knows what is going on in each other's lives. We are so thankful for our extended family, and we get to see them often—our Texas family and our Colorado family as well. We have five nephews and a niece, ranging from 3 to 8 years old.

More about Evan

• Loves ALL sports, especially English soccer and college football

• Has been all over the world, including studies abroad in Australia and Italy

• Has never met a dog he didn't love

• Can smoke a mean brisket

More about Amy

• Loves to write handwritten letters

• Keeps traditions alive (and enjoys finding new ones)

• Taught in Thailand for a year

• Is happiest while hiking or sitting in front of a fire

Thank you!

We are very grateful that you are considering us as you decide what would be best for your child. Though we don't know you personally yet, we believe what you are doing is courageous and caring. From the very beginning, we want your child to know about you, and we are open to you being part of their life as they grow up. We know that you will always be an essential and important person to them. If you choose us to parent your child, we are committed to giving them a loving home and doing everything in our power to give them great opportunities and the skills they will need in life.

Thank you for taking the time to read our profile—we'd love to get to know you better!