Kendall & Emily

Greetings from Pennsylvania. Together we feel a strong call to adoption and are excited to welcome our first child into our hearts and family this way. We are a Christian couple that strongly believes all children are precious to God. Our home has been described as one filled with fun, creativity, consistency, and love for others.

We would love to take the time to talk with you about what you would like to see happen for your child’s future.

Who We Are

We have known each other since 2021 after some of our siblings set us up to meet. Two of Emily’s sisters, her cousin, and Kendall’s brother and sister all tried to get us together at different times. They were obviously good matchmakers as we got married the following year.

We are very different from each other yet complement each other in unique ways. Emily is the visionary dreamer, and Kendall is the rational thinker. We both enjoy hiking, completing puzzles, board and card games, watching TV/movies, and our evening devotions.

Emily has long had a desire to adopt since hearing about its impact during a sermon as a teenager. It has become a shared passion as we look to expand our family and welcome children into our hearts and home. We strongly believe that God has called us to be parents, and we look forward to sharing our love and favorite activities with our child.

About Emily

Emily works part-time for a seasonal greenhouse caring for and selling flowers. She also works occasionally for a local dairy store and at a tea house. She enjoys working with her hands and seeing the joy her jobs bring to individuals. Her passion is traditional homemaking.

Emily’s hobbies and interests include – Crocheting and Sewing, Cooking, Gardening, Reading

She looks forward to being a mom and having the ability to watch a child grow and develop into the best person they can be.

Some things Kendall admires about Emily – Her delicious cooking and baking, how beautiful she makes the yard look with flowers, her vision, and go-getter attitude.

About Kendall

Kendall works for a nonprofit as an IT Technician and coaches high school volleyball in the spring and fall. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and love of volleyball with the students.

Kendall’s hobbies and interests include – Volleyball, Disc golf, Civilization (computer game), Playing games, Listening to music

Kendall looks forward to developing shared interests or supporting the interests and hobbies of a son or daughter.

Some things Emily admires about Kendall – His never-ending PATIENCE, the time he takes to interact with his nephews and nieces, and his willingness to wash dishes and do laundry.

Family and Family Time

Both of us have been blessed with large extended families. Kendall’s immediate family lives within a half hour of each other. His parents and sister’s family attend the same church as us and we have many meals together each month. Most of his extended family also live in the area. We are blessed to have family so close that we can lean on and share many happy memories with over holidays, mini vacations, and game nights.

Emily’s parents and younger siblings live in New York state on a farm, with one brother in Montana. Although they are not all close by, what time we can spend with them is special. Weekly phone calls and family chats are extremely important. We do get to spend a lot of time with her sister’s family who lives close to us, and enjoy hosting our nieces and nephew for sleepovers and playdates.

Family time for us involves eating meals with each other, playing games, watching shows, or just spending time together.

Our Home in Pennsylvania

We live in a quaint little town in eastern Pennsylvania. We both enjoy living in the country and as former farm kids, we appreciate the agricultural heritage it showcases. There is a local dairy with glass bottled milk and a popular fall fair where our nephews show pigs through 4H. During the warmer months there are local produce stands and endless cornfields. There is also an old railroad that has been turned into a 20+ mile long walking/bike path.

We live in a nice 3-bedroom bilevel home with a fenced-in backyard and a small veggie garden. A slide off the back deck is a unique quirk to our home enjoyed by our nieces and nephews.

We also have a small aquarium that is home to a snail named Turbo and a few neon tetras.

Our Promise to You

We have been eagerly waiting to grow our family and are ready to put our best foot forward in parenting our child.

We will strive to be parents that take the time to help our child learn about life and how to interact well with those around him or her.

We look forward to seeing our love multiply with a larger family as we spend time together.

As we go on this journey, we are open to continuing contact with you as you begin this journey too.

We’d love to talk or answer any of your questions. Please call or text Lifetime at 1.800.923.6784.

In Closing

We are grateful that you may consider us as the adoptive parents of your child. We cannot wait to become parents and look forward to the home we can provide for a son or daughter. We pray every day for the relationships that open adoption will create.