About Jonathan
Occupation: Veterinarian
Education: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Farm Animal: Pigs
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Vacation: Backpacking
Favorite Holiday: Easter
Favorite Memory From Childhood: Going to an antique tractor show
Hobbies: farming, playing harmonica, hanging out with my family, and tinkering around the farm
About Shana
Occupation: Part-Time Adjunct Professor and Full Time Mom
Education: Master’s Degree in Agriculture and Extension Education
Favorite Color: All of them!
Favorite Farm Animal: Goats! They’re so snuggly and funny!
Favorite Food: Tacos!!
Favorite Vacation: Anywhere different from home.
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Memory From Childhood: Playing in the creek
Hobbies: farming, singing, being involved in the community, and spending time with family
| We Prefer a Child Who Is… | |
| Gender: | We have no preferences for gender. |
| Race: | We have no preferences for ethnicity. |
| Openness: | Open or Closed, Letters, Updates and Visits- We want you to be as comfortable as possible with the level of openness. We have an excellent relationship with our daughter’s birthmom! |
Why Adoption?
Adoption has never been a second choice for us. Shana has planned to adopt children since she was in high school. After Shana had major health concerns with her pregnancy, it confirmed that adoption was the right path. We adopted our daughter in 2020 and in 2023 we both decided that we didn’t feel our family was complete and wanted to adopt again. The meaning of adoption has changed for us with experience. We have built a deep connection with Nola’s birth parents and consider them family. Each of our children is loved in a unique way, but there is no difference in the amount of love we have for our genetic child and our adopted child. The same will be true with a future adopted child. Shana’s views of adoption were deeply influenced by her grandmother who was adopted as a small child and did not connect with her birth family until she was older.