Explore adoption
Explore adoption
The right fit
Many women choose adoption because they want their baby to have a life they feel they can’t provide. If you make an adoption plan with Bethany, you’ll get to choose a family that’s a good fit for you and your child.
Will I stay in my baby's life?
You choose the family
Explore our waiting families and read bios to get to know them
You decide the relationship
Open or closed, you can discuss with a pregnancy counselor
You choose the communication level
You can guide the level you have with your child and their adoptive family
Find a family that fits
Danny and Rosie
Dear Expecting parent, Thank you for taking the time to learn about us and for considering us as potential parents for your precious baby. We admire your strength, love, and courage in making such a selfless and loving decision. Please know that we hold deep respect and compassion for you and the journey you are on. Our hopes for Us: We trust that God will lovingly guide us through this process and lead us to the child He has chosen for our family. Our hope is to walk this path faithfully, keeping Christ at the center of our hearts and our home. We believe that in His perfect timing, He will bring the baby meant for us—one who will complete our family and fill our lives with even more love and purpose. Our hopes for You: We pray that God surrounds you with peace, comfort, and clarity as you make your decision. May He fill your heart with assurance and guide your steps every moment along the way. Above all, we hope you feel supported and loved, knowing that your courage and care are seen and deeply admired. With love and gratitude, Danny & Rosie
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Dan and Alana
Hi! We're glad you found yourself on our Family Profile. Our names are Dan and Alana. Since our first conversations about our future family - back when we were dating in college - we've always known that adoption would be in the picture. We believe that we were all adopted into God's family when we were in a time of need and we want our family to reflect that model. After getting married and taking some time to grow our relationship with each other, we've found that we are longing to give ourselves to a new family member. We are excited to start our family with and through adoption! We are also excited to get to know a family that would trust us to adopt their child, and look forward to starting a long and lasting relationship built on loving and caring for this little one together. We hope that you will consider whether your child could be a part of our family's story.
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Autumn and Zane
Hello and thank you for taking the time to look at our profile. We hope our personalities shine through and give you a glimpse into our life! We met in November of 2016 and quickly discovered that while our personalities might be opposites, we shared a deep connection on the things that truly matter—our faith, morals, and views of the world. Zane is quiet, calm, and a self-proclaimed nerd, while Autumn is talkative and outgoing. We’ve found that our differences perfectly balance us, keeping our lives fun and exciting! We got engaged on our one-year anniversary in November 2017 and were married on October 6, 2018. Our Life Together Our greatest joy is found in experiencing life together. We love to travel and explore new places, but we also cherish our time at home. You can often find us tackling home projects, whether it’s gardening or remodeling a room. Creating a peaceful and cozy environment in our home brings us so much happiness. We also love friendly competition with games, enjoy listening to music (even with our different tastes!), and were both self-taught on the guitar and drums. Weekends often involve getting creative with crafts like painting or making candles. We truly enjoy trying new things and sharing experiences, always learning and growing together.
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Tim and Hilary
Hello ~ We're Tim & Hilary and are so happy to meet you! Thank you so much for taking the time to learn about who we are and for considering us as a potential part of your journey. We can only imagine the strength and courage it takes to be where you are right now, as you consider adoption. As you read, we hope you'll feel the love, stability, and warmth that we want to share with a child. We want this to reflect not only who we are, but also the deep respect we have for you, whatever decision you make. We don't have all the right words and we know we can’t fully understand what you’re going through, but we do know this: if we’re chosen to be adoptive parents, we will carry that responsibility with immense love, humility, and lifelong commitment — not just to your child, but to you as well, in whatever way feels right for you. No matter what path you choose, we hope you feel supported, empowered, and surrounded by compassion.
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Sarah and Michael
Hi, we're Mike and Sarah! We have been together since 2009 and have been married since 2013. We look forward to becoming parents! We trust God will guide all of us through this difficult and emotional process. We hope this profile helps you learn about our family. We've lived in a few different states, but we've found a true home in mid-Michigan. We look forward to building our family through adoption and seeing what God has in store for us in the years to come.
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David and Silvia
We are Silvia and David. We want to start by telling you how much we deeply respect and admire you as you are considering adoption and choosing to bring your baby into this world. We’ve been trying to have children of our own for the last six years. We've gone through fertility treatments and consulted with a number of doctors but haven’t been successful. We have always been very interested in adoption. In fact, this is something we discussed even before getting married. For this reason, we feel very fortunate that you are checking our website and considering us as an option. We dream about being parents and having children to raise in a loving home! We have so much love to share with any child we're fortunate enough to be able to adopt.
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Rachel and Michael
Dear Expectant Parent(s), Thank you for taking the time to get to know us. We are Rachel and Michael, and we've been happily married for over six years. Expanding our family has always been close to our hearts. Coming from large families ourselves, we deeply appreciate the warmth and joy that comes from having a strong support system. Unfortunately, our journey to parenthood has included challenges, as we have been unable to have a child of our own. While this has been a difficult path for us, we have found clarity through heartfelt discussions and prayer. We believe that adopting a child is the path we are meant to pursue. We are so grateful for the example our families have set in valuing love and connection. We are committed to creating a home that is safe, nurturing, and filled with compassion not only for our future child but for you as well. Establishing a relationship with you is important to us, as we recognize the courage and thoughtfulness involved in your decision. We are committed to loving your child as our own. Thank you again for considering our story. We understand that this is a very difficult time for you, full of lots of emotions. We want you to know that we will be holding you in our thoughts and prayers, regardless of the outcome. - Michael and Rachel
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Dennis and Judith
Dennis and Judith - Hoping to Adopt·Thursday, January 31, 2019 Dear Birth Family, Thank you so much for taking the time to view our profile. It is hard to summarize your life in just a few paragraphs. We have known from the start that we wouldn’t be able to have children naturally but we knew that God had a different plan for us. We have a deep desire to be parents and would love any child that comes into our home with all our heart. It is an honor to be considered to able to raise and love your child. Whether we are chosen or not, we want to let you know how mazing and selfless your decision is. We can’t imagine how difficult this time is and the struggle you are going through. But know that we will be praying for you that God will guide your decision and bring you every possible blessing With all our Love, Dennis and Judith
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Calvin and Carol
It is a pleasure to introduce ourselves to you! We are so thrilled to embark on our fifth adoption journey! We are a family with four adopted children and two dogs. Our home is happy, bustling with activity, and full of love. We love spending time together as family. Some of our favorite things to do together are traveling, going for walks, reading, and spending time outdoors. We hope this gives you a glimpse of what we are like, knowing this is a significant decision for you. We admire your bravery and strength, and we are praying for you as you begin this journey. We enjoy an ongoing relationship with the birth moms and birth dads of our daughters and youngest son, and our older son has a closed adoption. We respect whatever openness choice you make. We have always loved children, and adoption has been on our hearts for a long time. We found out that we were unable to have biological children, and through this process, God has shown us that His plans for our family are better than we could imagine. We are very excited to welcome another child into our home through adoption, knowing that all children are beautiful blessings from above.
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Michael and Laura Beth
We are Michael and Laura Beth, and we want to start by saying thank you. We can’t imagine the courage and bravery it takes to make the decision you have. We know that God is faithful to answer our prayers and cries for help, and we pray that you feel his presence. We have talked about adoption since we were dating, and the Lord made it clear to us that adoption is how He wants to grow our family. We are excited to walk alongside you through this process and see how God provides. We believe that adoption is a beautiful picture of the Gospel, and know that God can bring beauty out of the heartache. We greatly value the love you have for your child in making this decision and don’t take it lightly. Thank you for taking the time to get to know us more!
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Colin and Wendy
We love each other and the idea of building our family. Unable to have children of our own due to unexplained infertility, we were surprised to hear of being pregnant. God had other plans and our baby miscarried. We feel we are to redirect our focus on adoption and look forward to meeting the little one that He wants to place in our lives. Colin is a loyal family member, friend, and colleague. He is well respected in our community and at work. Colin is "all boy". He loves to watch football, baseball, hockey, and lacrosse. He enjoys playing ice hockey, skiing, snowboarding, tennis and riding bikes. Colin enjoys our sweet neighbors and their children. We have eight children on our block! Many run up to greet him when he comes home from work. Colin is kind hearted, gentle, slow to anger and sweet spirited by nature. Colin is an outstanding husband and would make an incredible dad. Wendy loves to dream big and sets lofty goals for herself. She has accomplished her goals and loves to set new ones on a regular basis. She works hard and encourages others around her raise the bar for themselves. Wendy has such a loyal and kind heart. She is such a blessing to our friends and families. She loves to travel and she has seen the world. Wendy is a good steward of our resources, gifts, has such a light heart and loves to laugh. She laughs with me, at me, and for me. This has been such a blessing to our marriage. She is an outstanding wife that displays love to me and will embody that same love to a child.
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Anila and Patrick
Five Thousand Miles and Closing Salutations! We are Patrick and Anila, and we are truly thankful that you’ve chosen to read a little deeper into us and hear our desire for parenthood. Our story begins in October of 2017 with an online wink. From there it became a test of endurance that we’re both happy to say we passed. Anila lived five thousand miles away in the beautiful country of Albania, which meant our relationship slowly built up over eight months of online discussions. Having a six-hour time difference probably should have made it tricky, but when we would talk after Patrick came home from work—10:00PM for Anila most nights—the real trick was saying goodbye! While visiting Albania that next June, we both realized something special had found us. We fell in love in Albania, and when Anila visited Michigan later that summer, we took a trip to Mackinac Island, where Patrick proposed, and we married in June of 2019. A couple weeks later, we bought our home and have been building our life together since. We had agreed from the beginning that having children was important to us. In fact, the dream of adoption had been on the table from the start, as well. Though we tried for a biological child in the first year, our desire was to one day adopt a child into our family. Having not been able to conceive yet, it made our decision to adopt an easy one. In April of 2023, God blessed us with our first son through adoption. He has brought a tremendous amount of joy to our family through his sweet and vibrant personality. We know he'll make an amazing big brother, and he cannot wait to meet his new little sibling.
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