Derek and Ashley

After years of being involved working with infants, children, and teens, we are so excited to adopt a child and be parents! We have worked and served voluntarily with children for most of our life and it has fueled a passion in our hearts to love with everything we have. We have so much love in our marriage and cannot wait to share it with our child! Derek and Ashley

About Derek

Education: Associates in Industrial Instrumentation and Electronics
Occupation: Automation Supervisor
Tv Show: Lethal Weapon
Dinner: Lasagna
Disney Character: Peter Pan
Hobbies: Playing guitar or working on classic cars
Quote: “Keep your heart in all diligence for out of it springs the issues of life.”- Solomon from Proverbs 4:23
Childhood Memory: Traveling out west for 2 weeks with my family and Grandparents.

About Ashley

Education: Pursuing Associates of Health Information Management
Occupation: Medical Secretary
Tv Show: Victoria
Dinner: Chicken and Waffles
Disney Character: Hitch Hiking Ghosts from Haunted Mansion Ride
Hobbies: Reading/Bubble baths
Quote: “I never look back darling, it distracts from the now.” – Edna Mode from the Incredibles
Childhood Memory: Listening to country music with my grandma

Why Adoption?

We have loved and adored working with children for so many years. Through ministry or working at daycares, we have found so much joy in loving children. They are so much fun, and it feels good to be needed by them. We always had hopes for adopting because of how much we have loved children that were not biologically ours. We found out that we had “unexplained infertility” and have only been pregnant once. We lost our daughter halfway through the pregnancy. We are nervous to try again, and believe adoption is still the path we want to take. It’s always been on the table and a topic of discussion. We strongly feel led by God to this path. Derek and Ashley