Tom and Alison

Thank you for reading our profile and considering us as adoptive parents. We have been thinking and praying about becoming adoptive parents, and caring for our first child together, since we were married a few years ago. We would be honored to meet you and hear more about your journey!

About Tom

Occupation: Customer Success Manager
Favorite Food: Hot wings & Chocolate
Favorite Movie: Troy
Childhood Memory: Playing Pick-up football games with friends
Holiday: Thanksgiving
Favorite Sports: Football, Baseball & Basketball
Hobbies: Hiking, Fishing, Canoeing, Watching Sports, spending time with family and friends, Boating, going to movies & traveling
Education: Bachelor’s Degree, Criminal Justice

About Alison

Occupation: Community Development Director-Assisted Living
Favorite Food: Seafood
Favorite Movie: Love and Basketball & Overboard
Childhood Memory: My dad coaching me at soccer and basketball
Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Sports: Football, basketball
Hobbies: Hiking, Running, Bicycle riding, reading, working out, entertaining, watching sports, brunch, church activities
Education: AAS in Dietetics

Why Adoption?

We feel that adoption is what’s going to make us an ‘us’. We also feel there has been true joy missing from Ali’s life despite daily blessings, because of her many years of infertility. She desperately wants to mother a child. In fact becoming a stepmom to teenagers whom have needed independence more than another mom, has made this decision even more desirable for us to do now. Ali’s infertility struggles have been deeply felt by us both, especially because it is our desire to raise a child of our own together. We both had originally wanted to adopt at this point in our lives, even before facing infertility together. Tom adopted his first child at only 8 months old, because her father was absent from her life, and since it has been such a beautiful experience, he has wanted to do it again.