We weren’t looking to adopt. We especially never imagined raising a child with special needs. But when Peanut came into our lives, everything changed. This is the beginning of her story—the unexpected calling, the yes that changed everything, and the love that continues to rewrite our family’s future.

After years of living parallel lives, we realized that putting our kids first had nearly cost us our marriage. This chapter of our story is about rebuilding from the ashes—choosing God first, our marriage second, and learning how love becomes a daily choice.

We should’ve walked away But God had other plans. This is the night everything changed, the night grace broke through the darkness and gave us a reason to fight again.

We smiled for the world while falling apart behind closed doors. This chapter dives into the raw reality of young marriage, trauma, silence, and the battles we didn’t know how to fight.

We met in high school, fell fast and faced parenthood before we turned 18. Our start wasn’t easy, but graced showed up anyway. This is where the journey began.

We’ve held back pieces of our story for years But now, we’re opening up about the messy, beautiful, and grace-filled road that’s brought us here. From teen parents to adoptive parents, this is where it all begins.

We’ve started this website about 11 times.

Not because we’re trying to sound deep or polished — but because we know what it feels like to land on a blog like this and wonder, “Can these people really get what I’m going through?”

So let us be straight with you: