Home Away From Home

This weekend we are going to visit our family vacation home. We just love it there. We are going to spend three days in the pool. We are also planning a hike in Zion's. Micah has been working out more than me lately, which is so unheard of. He keeps suggesting really hard hikes. Which I should be excited about, but I was secretly looking forward to an easy walk in the mountians. I guess I have to brace myself, it really is hiking season. One of our favorite times of the year. We like to hike after work on Friday's and then go for dinner. This year I am going to do a walking challenge at work. My walking team is going to go hiking every Thursday after work.

About my wife Melinda

Melinda or, Linner, as she is known to her family and friends, is the love of my life.  She is so loving, confident, kind, loyal and funny.  One of my favorite things about Linner, is how she carries herself.  She has such a witty sense of humor, she can make anyone laugh at anytime.  Melinda, is so family oriented.
I love to see her with our nieces and nephews.  She is always doing art projects or going on adventures with them.  Melinda will be a wonderful mother, she is so sweet, creative and fun.  She is a great cook too, she loves to go grocery shopping for new kinds foods to try.  Melinda is such a loving and supportive wife.  I can’t wait to see her as a mothe

About my husband Micah

One of the first things I noticed about Micah is, how tall he is (he’s 6’4”) and his blue eyes.  When he smiles you can’t help but smile with him. Peopl.e love Micah because of his fun and loving personality. Micah loves the outdoors, he is always, ready to go, camping, fishing or just on a hike Micah has such a strong work ethic, he is a Sr. Asset Manager with a financial services comapny and is well respected by his employer and his peers. I Know that Micah will be a wonderful father. Any child that meets him falls in love with him. He is so patient and so fun. I can’t wait to see him with our children. Micah is a great husband, he is my soul mate. He is sweet, gentle, funny. loving and supportive. He loves to flirt with me and likes to suprise me withflowers, just because. We have such a strong marriage that is built on love, trust and respect.

Melinda's Family

I am the oldest of four children.  I have 2- sisters, 1- brother, 4- loving parents, 5- step-sisters, 4- step-brothers, 10- nieces and nephews (and a partridge in a pear tree).  I grew up with both of my parents and my siblings, Kimberly, Stephanie and Jeffrey.  Even though my parents are both remarried, we are all still very close.  We love to get together and play games or make dinner. I am so lucky to have such a big, loving family.  I can’t wait to pass all of the love and support that I feel on to my children.

Micah's Family

I am the youngest of three boys.  Growing up my parents loved to take us camping, hiking and fishing.  My parents have been married for 40 years, they are so loving and so inspiring.  I can’t wait to be married to Melinda for that long.  We live just a few miles from my parents and my brother Barry, his wife Heather and their sons.  We are always visiting each other.  Our favorite things to do as a family are to go camping and to have Sunday dinner together.  I love my family so much.

Our Home

We live in a community full of young families like us. Our neighborhood has a lot of space for kids to play. We have a dog named Higgins, the neighborhood kids call him, Piggins, he answers to both. Higgins is a one-year-old Shih Tzu. He is very playful, he loves fetch, chase, long walks by the river
and kids. If the neighborhood kids are outside Higgins will almost always try to sneak out of the house so, he can play with them. Occasionally, the kids will come over to ask, “Can Piggins play?” 

When we were married we couldn’t wait to start a family.  We were told very early on that our chances of ever getting pregnant were very small.  This started us down a path of doctor appointments, tests and treatments. Nothing felt right.  We have pondered and prayed and we know that adoption is God’s plan for our family.  The words have not been invented that can describe how full our hearts are and how excited we are to welcome a new addition to our family.  Adoption is the answer to our  prayers.

A child placed in our home will always know

that it was love that brought them to us.

Their birthparents will be a beloved part of their heritage.

We will raise them with Christian values,

we will nurture their spirit,

respect their thoughts, foster their creativity and,

encourage them to pursue their dreams, whatever they may be

We promise to love them unconditionally,

in every way.

Oh, Higgins

Higgins burried his bone today, in the carpet. It was quite the sight. Firtst, he placed his bone in the corner at the top of the stair, but when he noticed that I was watching him, he abrubtly moved his operation into our bedroom. He found a secluded corner behind a fan. There he tried to dig up the carpet. He placed his bone in his newly dug hole and then spent the next three minutes moving imaginary dirt onto the bone with his head. I assure you that his bone is secure.

Our Story

Micah and I met at work.  I had a crush on him right away.  I tried to talk to him a few times but, he would always walk away from me.  The first things that I noticed about Melinda were her blue eyes and her red hair.  Everytime she would talk to me, I would trip over my words.  Everyone told me that he was just really shy.  So one day, I marched up to him and told him that I heard that he liked to fly fish, and that I wanted him to give me lessons.  I told her I would teach her, but first she had to go to dinner with me.  She didn’t know it, but I found out that she liked to fish so, I had my buddies to tell her how great of a fly fisherman I was, and she totally took the bait (ba-da-buh).  By the end of our first date, I was hooked (ba-da-buh, right back).  I couldn’t believe that I finally met a girlwho liked the outdoors this much.  I knew that I had found the girl I was going to marry, but I didn’t want to seem too eager.  We dated for 3 years before I asked her to marry me.  I thought that he would never ask, but he did when we were on a hike in Zion’s National Park.  I said “yes, finally, yes.”  We were married four months later.

The Adoption Option

We are moving full speed ahead with adoption. Sometimes the family that was meant to be comes to be in a different way. Adopting a child isn't a plan B- to a biological child. Our plan has always been to have a family. We are simply going about it, differently than most, similar to some, but I assure you, this is God's plan. We are sending in our paperwork this week, keep your fingers and toes crossed that our baby comes soon.