Mandy Is Hoping to Adopt!

MANDY

Dear Birthmother,

Hello! My name is Mandy and I want to say thank you so much for taking the time to get to know me and considering me to adopt your baby.

I have always wanted to be a mom, and adoption has been something that’s been on my heart since I was a little girl.

Starting when I was a young teen, my family did foster care for about 10 years, and my youngest two siblings are adopted. I am so thankful for how God brought our family together. I have friends and family who have adopted, too.

I’m excited to start my family through the miracle of adoption.

About Me

I am an Account Services manager for a boot company. I work with stores all over the US that sell our boots, and I really enjoy my job! One of my brothers and one of my best friends work with me which makes it that much more enjoyable. Right after high school I joined a Christian missions organization and spent a total of about 11 years working with them off and on. Through that organization, I’ve been able to experience different cultures, and I’ve spent a lot of time in Asia. I lived in Thailand full time from 2017 until 2019, and that country will always have a piece of my heart. I volunteered with a child sponsorship program there where people from North America sponsored students so that they could go to school. Some of our students came from remote hill tribe villages where, without the help of sponsors, a lot of children had to finish their education by the time they reached middle school so that they could work in the fields.

This is a critical time where some children are trafficked. It was a very eye opening experience for me, and I am so thankful for my time there! I was also able to teach English while living there and that was a lot of fun!

In my free time I love to read and take my dog on walks. I also love to travel and spend time with my family.

How Others See Me

From my sister Haley – Mandy may be quiet and shy but has an amazing heart and was made to be a mom. She is kind and nurturing and has so much love to offer a child. I became a single mom when my kids were little, and Mandy has always been there to help out whenever needed by always attending their school and sporting events through the years. She will be an amazing mom that is patient and always gives unconditional love. She will offer a loving, safe and structured home.

Haley

Raquel

From my friend Raquel - Mandy is the absolute best person I would recommend to be an adoptive parent. She is one of the most reliable and responsible people I know. She is kind, caring, and warm. She has experience with children of all ages and two adopted siblings. She has a support system of family and friends that will welcome any child into their arms and give them the respect, care, and love they need and deserve. Mandy and I have been friends for almost 20 years, and she has continually demonstrated her gift of caring for others. Whether it was providing childcare for our friends’ children, caring for someone going through a hard time, or taking care of orphans, she is patient, consistent, and generous. She has a special ability to connect with children and lights up when she’s around them. As someone who works within the child welfare system, I am trained in identifying the needs of children and assessing a caregiver’s ability to meet those needs and provide each child with a safe and structured environment. I can truly say, not only as her friend, but also as a professional, that I believe Mandy will provide a safe, structured, supportive, healthy, active, fun and loving environment for a child to grow, learn, be themselves and thrive.

I am the oldest of 5 with 2 sisters and 2 brothers. My parents have been married for over 40 years. My parents were foster parents for 10 years, so we always had extra siblings around when I was a teenager. Except for my youngest sister, who lives in California, everyone lives within 10 minutes to an hour’s drive from each other. One of my sisters has two teenage sons. Her youngest was in a horrible car accident last summer and spent the next 3 months in the hospital recovering from a Traumatic Brain Injury. I think we’ve always been pretty close, but that brought us all closer for sure. We all get together for every holiday, with Christmas being the biggest celebration.

e m i T n u F

I love to meet my friends for dinner or go to a concert. My favorite genre is Country, and I was able to go to a few fun concerts in the last couple of years! I still have the same group of girlfriends from high school, and we live fairly close to each other. I’m also super close to a few friends from when I was on missions, and we try to get together at least once per year. We’re pretty spread out, but it’s fun to meet up with them in different locations. This past February, we met up in Cancun and had such a fun time!

Friends In cancun

Dinner with friends

Elephant ride In Thailand Concert with friends

In my free time, I love to read and listen to podcasts. I also love to be outdoors…at least when the weather is nice! I take my dog on walks as often as I can, and during the summer, we love to go on hikes. I attend a women’s fitness class bright and early five mornings a week and really enjoy the camaraderie and the way it challenges me.

Another thing I love to do is travel and experience different cultures. Thanks to my time in missions, I’ve been to quite a few Asian countries. I’ve also been able to go to England a couple of times, and I went to Paris with my mom last summer. My sister and I are planning a trip to Italy for her 40th birthday. I think the favorite country I’ve visited is Australia.

Work

I am an Account Services manager for a boot company. We sell hunting, hiking and work boots that are made in Italy. I work with the stores that sell our boots. We’re a fairly small company but are in some of the bigger stores all over the country. We’re steadily growing and it’s so exciting to be a part of that. It’s a great place to work as my bosses really care about their employees.

Pets I have one dog, Charlie, who is three years old. She’s a German Shepherd and very spoiled! She gets so excited to go on walks, rides in the car, and when anyone throws the ball for her. She loves people but can be scared of other animals – mostly ones that are smaller than her which can be pretty funny sometimes. My sister has two cats, and Charlie won’t go inside her house unless she’s dragged in there.

Home

I live in the beautiful state of Montana! I am blessed to share a home with my parents, who are so excited for another grandchild to be added to the family. We live out in the country on about 20 acres so there is lots of space to run around. Even though I live in the country, I’m not too far from town, and there are great schools very close to me.

Montana is full of beautiful hiking trails, and I enjoy taking advantage whenever the weather is nice. We are a university town, and there are a number of big ski resorts within 30 minutes of my home so we have lots of people coming from all over to visit.

Montana Sunset

View from backyard

Thank you for the time you took to review my profile. I will do my best to make your dream come true. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Everlasting Adoptions at 630-364-8361