Carrie
Dear Birth Parent,
MynameisCarrieandIamsothankfulthatyouhavetaken
thetimetolearnalittleaboutme.Iprayforyoudaily-forthe
couragetomakethisdificultchoice,thestrengthtogetthrough
thisprocess,andthewisdominmakingyourdecision.
Itisimpossibletodescribemyselfinasimpleproilebook
andalltheloveIhavetooffer.Ihopethatinthisshortglimpse
intomylife,youareabletoseehowmuchyourbabywillbe
loved,cherished,nurturedandguided.Ipromisetolovethis
childwithanunconditionallovethatonlymyHeavenlyFather
hasshownme.
Thankyouagainfortakingthetimetolearnmoreabout
meandmyfamily.Ipraythatwhatyouseeheretouchesyourheartandisexactlywhatyou
desireforafamily.Shouldyouchoseme,youwillbeallowingmetostartafamilyandIwouldbe
indebtedtoyoueternally.
About Me
I
Carrie
amaveryoutgoing,compassionate,and
funperson.AsaRegisteredNurseandarespiratorytherapist,itismyjobto
notonlybringhealingandcomforttomypatients,butalsototheirfamilyaswell.
Ienjoymanyactivities,especiallyanythingoutdoors,sports,moviesandtravel.
MypassionistoservetheLordwithmywholeheartandtofollowinthedirectionHeisleading.Ihavebeendoingstudentministryfortwodecadesnow,and
Icurrentlyvolunteerinthehighschoolministryatmychurch.Ihaveablast
withmystudents,goingtoretreats,hostingsmallgroups,andjustbeinga
mentor.WhenIamnotworkingorinvolvedinthechurch,Ilovetospendtime
withmyfriends,hangingoutatmyhouse(Iamcurrentlyupdatingandpaintingmyhome),andtraveling
asmuchasIcan.Ialsotryandvisitmyfamily,especiallymytwonephewsandniecewhomIloveto
spoilrotten.
About Carrie
Writen by Sally
CarrieandImetatwork,asnursesintheCardiacIntensiveCareUnit.Iamquiteafew
yearsolderthanCarrie,butwehititoffrightaway.Irespectedherasanurse,even
sooner.Shemakesgooddecisions,listenstopeople,andhasmoresympathyand
empathythanmost.She’salwayspositive,andherworkethicisawesome.Sheremainscalm,evenindificultsituations.Allofthesetraitstranslatereallywellintomotherhood.Iwasasinglemom,andraisedtwoboys.WhileIthoughtitwasthebestthingever,itwashardwork,andattimes
itwasmorethanchallenging.MyfaithintheLordledmethroughtheyears,alongwithmyfocusonhelpingmyboysgrow
tobeemotionallyhealthy,respectfulmen,andstrongintheirfaith.IknowCarriewillbefollowingasimilarpath.Iwould
trustCarriewithmyverylife,orthelifeofalovedone.IknowCarriewillbethebestmomever!
Writen by Jenna
IstronglybelievethatCarriewouldmakeanexcellentmotherbecauseIhave
hadtheprivilegeofservingalong-sideherinthehighschoolministryforteenagersatour
church.DuringthattimeIwasabletocatchaglimpseofherheartforyoungpeople,who
sheis,andhownurturingandlovingsheiswithstudentsandchildren.Carrieisastrong
woman,supportiveperson,andakind-heartedfriendwhowoulddoanamazingjobin
hernewjourneythroughmotherhood.
Writen by LeeAnn
IhaveknownCarriemywholelife-sheismyoldersister.Thatalsomakeshertheaunt
ofmythreechildren-Caleb(8),Avery(5),andCarter(3months).Mychildrenadore
theirauntandlookforwardtohervisitstoourhouse,aswellastheironeononevisits
toherhouse.ShealwayshasfunthingsplannedforthemandIalwaysknowthatwhen
theyarewithherthattheyaregoingtobelovedonandhavethebesttime.Theonly
thingthatCaleb,Avery,andCarteraremissingisacousintoloveonandjoininonthe
fun.Ifyouchoosemysistertobetheforevermothertoyourchild,justknowthatthey
willnotonlyberaisedinahomeaboundinginlove,butwillalsogainafamilywaitingto
welcomehim/herwithopenarms.
Hobbis
& favorits
Favoritethingtodo:
Passions:
Sports:
Food:
Favoritecountryvisited:
Job:
FavoriteTVshow:
FavoriteMovie:
Travelandanythingoutside
Missions,highschoolministry
Footballandbasketball
Baconandwings(notnecessarilytogether)
Kenya
Registerednurseandrespiratorytherapist
ThisisUsandGrimm
LordoftheRings.
My Home
Thisismyhome.Ihavea3bedroomand21/2bathroom
homewithplentyoflivingroomandplayarea.Ialsohave
ahugebackyardforirepits,grillingandahammock
forleisuredays.IrecentlyboughtthishomeandIlove
myneighborhood.Itisfullofdiversityandmulticultural
families.Onawarmsummerevening,childrencanbe
seenplayingthroughouttheneighborhoodandpeople
gingerlytakingwalksorgoingforarun.Ialsolivenear
thebikeandwalkingtrails.ItjustsohappensIlivejust
acrossfrommychurchwherethereis
acommunitycenterwithmultipleprogramsforkids.Ialsohavethreecats,
Sherlock,Watson,andMoriarty.They
arerambunctious,lovingcats,andbring
megreatcompany.
My cats
Sherlock,
Watson,
and Moriarty.
Enjoying lobster in Seattle
Welcoming my newesr nephew
home from the hospital
Munching on a burger in
New York City
Family
&
Friends
Our Family
Iamblessedtocomefromaverybigfamily.MydadistheoldestofNINE!
Thereare18grandchildren,andIthinkweareupto22greatgrandkidsand
wenowhaveourirstgreat,greatgrandchild!It’simpossibletogetallofus
inonepicture!Mymomistheyoungestof4.Whilemymomanddadare
divorcedtheygetalongverywell.Therelationshipshavealsohavebecome
evenbetteraftermydadacceptedtheLordhashisSaviorafewyearsago.
Mybiggestjoyisbeinganaunt.Havingmynephews,andnieceinmylifehas
changemylife.IneverthoughtIcouldhavethecapacitytoloveahumanbeing
asmuchasIlovethesethree.
I’malsosurroundedbygreatfriendswhoaresosupportiveofmeandallmy
adventuresandmissionsthatIdo.Manyofmyfriendsaremyageandhave
childrenoftheirownandweareexcitedtohavefutureplaydates.
Mother’s Family -with my mother, step dad, brother in
law, my fnephew, and my late grandmother.
These are my cousins. Only 4 are missing of the 18
1st cousins on my dad’s side
Me and my friend Jayna
My niece and nephews,
Avery, Carter, and Caleb.
My grandmother, my dad, my sister, and my
youngest nephew,Carter.
My friend Tania and me
My entire family on my mom’s side with all my uncles, aunts, and cousins.