Amanda & Chase Are Hoping to Adopt!

AMANDA & CHASE

Dear Birthmother,

Thank you for taking the time to read our profile and for considering us. Our names are Chase and Amanda. We have had a desire to adopt a baby for about 4 or so years now but did not know if it would be part of our story. This year, we listened to a sermon at our church about adoption and felt that it was a calling in our life. Shortly after, we learned that Amanda could not conceive naturally, and we realized that God had been preparing our hearts for the journey of adoption. We know that we will be able to give a baby a loving home and beautiful life.

Faithful

About Us

We are 26 and 25 years old and have been dating for 10 years. We got

married nearly 4 years ago and have enjoyed living life together. We know that marrying your high-school sweetheart is not common, but we feel so blessed to have basically grown up together. We were each other’s first serious relationship and quickly realized how much fun we had together and how well we meshed with each other’s families. Our favorite thing about our marriage is that we are not only married and in-love, but also best friends. We have always bonded over our competitive nature and love for sports. We are huge Astro’s fans and love watching the games together. Chase is an Industrial Engineer and Amanda is a Financial Analyst. We both love our jobs and see ourselves staying in these jobs long-term. We have realized how short life can be and have always focused on having a work-life balance and focusing on family.

We spend a lot of time at our church and love that it feels like family. Our whole family goes to the same church, and we typically have family lunches after service. During our free time, we both enjoy spending time with our family, playing softball, spending time outdoors, and traveling. We also enjoy seeing other parts of the world, going on Missions trips, and learning more about other cultures. Between the two of us, we have been to Haiti, Africa, Panama, Dubai, and China. We find it fascinating to learn about other cultures and hope to be able to instill the same values in our children. If I had to describe the environment of our home life, it would be happy and peaceful. We are constantly joking around and making each other laugh until we are in tears.

My Love for Amanda

Rented a jeep on vacation & went sightseeing all day

I can’t help but adore everything about Amanda. She is my best friend and there is no one else I could imagine doing life with. She is the kind of person who always puts others first. What really sets her apart is her ability to go above and beyond to make people feel special and loved. She is the most thoughtful person I know, and I can’t wait to see her as a mom. Amanda can talk to anyone, and she loves to laugh and joke around. She is my rock, my support system, and the love of my life, and I feel so lucky to have her by my side. She relies on her Faith to get her through all aspects of life and will be such a blessing to her babies.

Amanda's nephew

Amanda’s MBA Graduation

My Love for Chase

Chase is the husband that I dreamed about having when I was a little girl. The love he has for those around him is amazing. Chase is generous and loves to help others and is also a very hard worker. He has a heart of gold and is the type of man that I hope our future daughter finds. I love the relationship he has with our entire family, but specifically the relationship he has with his dad. He has a strong desire to be a father and have the same relationship with his own kids.

My favorite thing about Chase is his patience. He has such a calming presence and has more patience than any other person I have ever met.

Our family often jokes that if everyone could be more like Chase, the world would be such a peaceful place. If I had to describe Chase in one word, it would be peace. He brings peace wherever he goes, and I feel honored to be his wife and best friend.

Chase in Africa loving on his new friends

Family

Amanda’s Family

Amanda’s Family Graduation

Amanda’s Family Christmas

Amanda’s Mom, Sister, & Inlaws

Christmas Eve

Our family is such a blessing in our lives. Amanda comes from a smaller family and Chase comes from a larger family. We are very close with both sides of our family and spend a lot of time with them each weekend. Amanda has an older brother and a baby sister. Amanda is very close with her siblings, but especially close with her little sister and strives to set a good example for her. Chase has two older sisters that are a huge part of who he is today. Between the two of us, we have six nieces and nephews that spend a lot of time at our house. We take pride in being an aunt and uncle to amazing kids. During the Holidays, we go to Amanda’s family functions first which are small and then go to Chase’s grandma’s house where there is at least 30+ people, including aunts, uncles, cousins, and lots of littles running around.

We start every family function off by gathering around the kitchen, holding hands, praying, and thanking God for the beautiful chaos that a large family brings. Most of the time, we have new people popping in to spend time with our family as they didn’t have a place to go for the holidays.

Christmas Eve Dinner

Chase’s Family

Family

Another tradition that we have is a father daughter date night that Chase’s dad takes his two daughters and Amanda to each year, which typically consists of a Lauren Daigle concert, dinner, and the carnival. Each Thanksgiving, we go to Amanda’s mom’s house for lunch and then head to our family’s ranch to spend the remainder of the weekend with Chase’s family. It is full of laughs, game nights and good food. The ranch has a large room full of bunk beds, so it is a very fun weekend each year for us to all spend time together. Another tradition is the “Christmas Eve Eve” movie night. Basically, the night before Christmas Eve, the entire family goes to the movie theater together. Whether, it is our Christmas cookie decorating contest, dying Easter eggs, reading a short book about the true meaning of Christmas before opening gifts, etc., each holiday brings its own tradition that we plan to carry on with our children.

Our family is the best part of our lives. The traditions that we have are something that we can’t wait to carry on with our kids.

Amanda & Chase’s Parents

Chase’s Family

Chase’s Family

Chase & Kids

Work

Chase – Industrial Engineer/Continuous Improvement Lead: My job fulfills me because it gives me the ability to solve problems. I also get to work on things to make peoples’ jobs easier and come up with solutions for their needs. My day to day is always different so I never get bored.

Amanda – Senior Financial Analyst: My job fulfills me because I am always learning something new.

My boss, who is the CFO, is also my mentor and has dedicated his time to teach me how to expand my knowledge and reach new goals. I am always excited to go to work and look forward to each day and the knowledge I will gain.

Maggie

Maggie is our three-year-old Golden Doodle that has become part of our family. She is smart, sweet and keeps us laughing. She is a big girl but has a big heart to match it. She is always happy and just wants to play or be loved on. Our nieces and nephews love to play hide-n-seek with her.

They will go hide and when we release her, she uses her nose to find them. She is their favorite and they always want to come over to see her.

We know that she will be an amazing big sister to our future babies.

Home

We live in a new, beautiful neighborhood. We own a four-bedroom, threebathroom, one-story home. The neighborhood has several awesome trails, parks, outdoor games, and pools. Our best friends live less than a mile away in the same neighborhood, so we have dinner with them a couple times a week. There is an elementary school in our neighborhood and everyone on our community Facebook page talks about how great it is. The community that we are in is very diverse and is made up of people with a all-different types of backgrounds. While driving through the neighborhood, you will always see people fishing, walking, or riding their bikes. We have a large community center where they also do events for the neighborhood.

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Thank you for taking the time to check out our profile.. If you are Interested please call Everlasting Adoptions at 630-880-3717

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