Hello!
Thank you for taking the time to consider us as adoptive parents for your child! Our hearts have been bent toward adoption since we joined a community with several adoptive families and adult adoptees. We have been struck by the simultaneous feelings of sorrow and joy happening at once in our friends’ lives as they navigate healing and redemption.
Please know that we are grieving and mourning with you as you sacrifice and experience loss for the sake of your child. We know that this is not an easy decision for you.
We hope our profile gives you a genuine glimpse into who we are and what our lives are really like. The most important thing we want you to know about us is that we’re not perfect people, but we try to live with grace, humility, and love in everything we do.
Our Story
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We met through a college ministry in 2017 when we were both attending the College of Charleston! We started out as friends, but after a few months, Joe initiated an ice cream date. We dated for two and a half years during college, spending our days walking or biking around the city, relaxing at the beach, and returning again and again to the same restaurants where, over time, we began to fall in love.
After what seemed like an eternity of dating, we got engaged at Pitt Street Bridge, which is lined with palmetto trees and marsh. Funny story – even though we got Shannon’s ring finger sized, they accidentally made the ring two sizes too small, and Joe had to forcefully push the ring on Shannon’s finger, which makes for a great story.
Not even six months later, one week after we graduated from college, we got married on the beautiful Charleston harbor, surrounded by our closest friends and family.
A few years later, after moving into our dream “fixer-upper” we felt the Lord calling us to start a family. After much time of prayer, we decided to start our family through adoption!
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Hobbies and Interests
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Together we enjoy going thrifting and antiquing for unique clothes or vintage furniture. We also love going to concerts and trying new restaurants together.
Shannon's Hobbies and Interests: Running, sewing and quilting, crafting, and finding cute coffee shops.
Joe's Hobbies and Interests: Drinking coffee, being outside, spending quality time with friends, playing disc golf.
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Our Faith
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Love God and Love People - A pillar in our family is to love God (with all your heart, soul, and mind) and love others (more than you love yourself). We plan to draw on our Christian faith to guide how we share values and life lessons with our children.
Living in Community - We believe that having our child connected to our community means that we are not the only people influencing their lives — which is great because we don’t have all of the answers in life! Being deeply loved also means being deeply known, and this exists in community with others.
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My Wife
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Told by Joe
Shannon is one of the most creative people I know. She has strong vision for her many projects including beautiful crafts, sewing, and home projects. She not only uses her talent for crafting for herself (or our home), but also as a way to bless friends and family through gifts. She even brings those talents into her job working for a college ministry in the office planning events and coordinating all communication.
She brings so many unique qualities to our family. Shannon has one of the most infectious laughs you’ll ever hear and loves spending time with friends. She’s also the one who keeps us organized and thoughtful in our planning, which I know will be such a gift when we have children.
With our friends’ children, Shannon has such a natural way of showing love and joining in their fun. I love watching her chase them around as they laugh, play pretend, or put on an impromptu concert. I think Shannon will be a wonderful mother who will unconditionally love our child.
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My Husband
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Told by Shannon
Joe is one of the most steady, consistent people I know. He loves people so well with his humble and comforting presence in their lives. I see this play out in his relationship with God, his friendships, with our family members, in our marriage, and with college students he ministers to on campus every day as his job!
One thing that drew me to Joe was how funny he is! He truly does not take himself too seriously, which I think will play a part in him being such a great dad. He and his friends have so many inside jokes that are completely stupid and meaningless — they're so dumb you can’t help but to laugh.
Another thing to note about Joe is his strong compassion for people. If you get the chance to meet him, you’ll see his incredible ability to create relationships with anyone. From the person cutting his hair, to our mailman, to our recluse neighbor, Joe can create deep and meaningful relationships quicker and easier than anyone I know.
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Home Sweet Home
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We live in a 1970s ranch-style home with three bedrooms and two bathrooms in a diverse neighborhood, just outside a big city in South Carolina!
One of our greatest joys is hosting people. We regularly have our friends for dinner and a round of Monopoly Deal or Mario Party, and we also host college students over for Bible studies.
We have done quite a few renovations ourselves, including taking down a lot of original 70s wallpaper and painting almost every wall and door (with the help of our friends). One thing we’ll never change is the wood-paneled living room, which feels like pure coziness in the fall and winter, especially at Christmas.
We love to come home from retreats or long weeks to our cozy home for a place of rest and respite. We also love to use it to gather people and have intentional time with our family and friends. -
Our Promises
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If you choose to make an adoption plan through us, we promise to:
Provide a home filled with unconditional love
Surround your child with a life full of other adoptees
Commit to healing and development
Always be honest and open with your child about their adoption story and remind them of your love for them
Celebrate your child's roots and heritage
Raise your child with Christ at the center of our family
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From the Heart
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Thank you again for taking the time to get to know us and our heart for adoption. We hope to get the chance to meet you! We get so excited at the thought of you and your child becoming a part of our family, and us a part of your story.
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