Please take a moment to get to know Nicholas & Rachel, a great couple in Colorado hoping to adopt.
You can find out more about them and contact them by visiting their adoption blog:
http://rachelandnicholas.blogspot.com/
Update: Congratulations to Nicholas & Rachel!
They adopted a baby girl in February.
"Life has no limit if you're not afraid to get in it"
In the Beginning...
We met as college students living in the same apartment complex in the fall of 2004 at Brigham Young University. We slowly got to know each other and, after 8 months, started dating right at the end of the school year. During the next summer Rachel went home to Oregon and Nicholas headed off to Ohio for an internship. We were both surprised by how often we called and e-mailed each other after only a couple weeks of dating. When we got back to college in the fall we continued to date and in November of 2005 we were engaged. We were married 5 months later in April 2006 in the Portland Oregon temple.
Since then we have finished our bachelor’s degrees from BYU and then moved to Colorado where we both began our graduate degrees. It has been an exciting 5 years together as a couple and we look forward to all the unexpected events of the future!
Nicholas’ Thoughts on Rachel
Rachel is an amazing woman. She is beautiful, talented, courageous, and a lot of fun to be around. When something is important to her she goes after it full-throttle. For a long time now she has wanted to be a mother and be able to focus her life on that most-important task, but in the meantime she has worked hard to prepare herself by building her testimony of God’s love, going back to school for her Master’s degree, and working with children in church and professionally.
Rachel’s Thoughts on Nicholas
My first year of college was a defining time of my life. It really caused me to live on faith, since I had no money to live on! One of my roommates sat me down at the end of the year and told me straight out that I could be happy despite all the problems my family and I were having. Shortly after that I began dating Nicholas, and I have never been happier! The Lord gives us trials, then blesses us for seeing them through and trusting in Him. Nicholas is a blessing for which I thank God daily. He is a brilliant and humble man who takes his role as provider for his family seriously, yet in a fun and patient manner. He has a solid testimony and everyday with him is a joy.
Not to brag too much, but he also earned the cutest smile award in his preschool!
Our Thoughts on Adoption
We did not want to begin the adoption process without knowing this was the right choice for our family. After much prayer, fasting, and discussion, we knew this is what we should be doing for our family.
We know that a baby can never have too much love, and therefore we feel very comfortable with an open adoption. Rachel loves taking pictures which we would be happy to share along with letters and other updates. We would be comfortable with receiving updates from you too. We are willing to explore a level of openness that is comfortable for everyone.
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