Thank You

Dear Birth Family,
Hi! We are Carrie and Jon. We are so thankful that you have taken the time to get to know us. We can't imagine the feelings that you're feeling right now, but we want you to know that we are praying for you. We are praying that you will be able to feel the peace and love that our Father in Heaven will bless you with. We hope that you will know of our love that we have for you. We admire the strength and courage that you have. We set up this blog to hopefully give you more information about us. As you read, if you want to learn more, please contact us. Our e-mail address is on the right side of the blog. Or, our full adoption profile is with LDS family services. We hope to hear from you soon.
With much love,
Jon and Carrie

Jon

Age- 30
Hair- Brown
Eyes- Green
Height- 5'10"
Occupation- Loan Specialist
Favorite Candy- Kit-Kat in Peanut Butter
Favorite Drink- Guarana (Brazilian Soda)
Favorite Animal- Dog

Jon is simply amazing! He is patient, kind, and funny. Jon goes out of his way to help everyone. He is so loving to everyone. Jon loves the outdoors. He loves fishing and camping. Jon enjoys playing and watching most sports, especially football. Jon grew up in Idaho, he attended Ricks, and then served an LDS mission to Brazil. Jon has 3 brothers and 2 sisters. His family is wonderful!

Carrie

Age- 27
Hair- Brown
Eyes- Green
Height- 5'7"
Occupation- Teacher
Favorite Candy- Chocolate
Favorite Drink- Coke
Favorite Place- Home

Carrie loves life! She is happy, fun, and loves being creative. Carrie enjoys scrapbooking, sewing, and cooking. (She is an amazing cook!!!) She is a 2nd grade teacher and absolutely loves her students. Carrie loves family. She grew up in a small town, with her entire family close by. Carrie is so kind. She loves to help and searches for people to serve.

Our Story

We met in 2003 at a singles ward. Jon had just moved into the ward that Summer, and I was still living at home finishing up my degree. My parents were called to be in the bishopric of the singles ward. When they were called, my mom begged me to come to church with them. But, I was happy going to church in my home ward.

The first time I met Carrie’s mom was at a Thanksgiving dinner. Her mom was serving mashed potatoes. When I held my plate out to get some she said, “I have a daughter that I want you to take out.” I looked at her like, “are you crazy?” Then I just asked for more potatoes.

After the Thanksgiving dinner my mom came home and told me all about Jon. She was sure that he was supposed to be my husband. Well, I kind-of put it out of my mind for a while, but I found myself thinking a lot about Jon, and I hadn’t even met him.

The first time I saw Carrie was on a Sunday afternoon. Her and her mom were walking down the hall. When I walked past them, her mom said, “Jon this is my daughter that I want you to take out.” I stood there, not knowing what to say. Then Carrie spoke up and said, “hey, it would be fun to hang-out sometime.” I was relieved that Carrie had said something. As I walked away I thought, “Well, Carrie seems pretty cool.”

We started dating. And after a few months we both knew that my mom was right, and we fell in love. One of my favorite things about Jon was that he was so easy to talk to, and he made me laugh! I found out that he was the most kind and patient person I had ever known- I knew that I wanted him forever!

It didn’t take too long for me to realize Carrie and I had to be together. I loved how fun she was. I also loved just sitting and talking to her. I soon realized that she has the best laugh; and on top of it all, she was kind and loving.

We were married in October in the Salt Lake temple. Life together is better than either one of us ever imagined.
After we had been married for a almost a year, we decided that we wanted to try and have children. Well, after years of medicine, surgeries, and medical procedures we have been unable to have children. After we had been trying for a few years, we prayed that Heavenly Father would provide us a way that we could have children. That's when we started looking into adoption. We quickly learned that adoption is a miracle. Since that time, we have been hopeful and excited about adoption.