Welcome! Meet:

Jason + Adrienne

Chaplain / Engineer

Georgia

African American

Christian

All About Jason & Adrienne
Why Adoption?
Gallery
Family and Home
How We Met
Advice to Future Child
Perspectives on Open Adoption
Favorites

All About Jason & Adrienne

Hi, we're Adrienne and Jason. We share an easy and loving home with our 8-year-old daughter, where laughter and joy are the foundation of our relationship and home. Jason, a dedicated engineer working from home, delights in making bunny-shaped pancakes and cherishes family time. He enjoys football, movies, and working out. His calm and reserved nature complements Adrienne's outgoing and compassionate spirit. As a hospital chaplain and minister, Adrienne finds joy in helping others and deeply respects all faiths. She loves reading, listening to audiobooks, music, meditating, and laughing over comedies. Together, we balance each other perfectly, creating a nurturing environment filled with love, respect, and shared cultural heritage.

Why Adoption?

We’re excited to adopt and can’t wait for our daughter to have a sibling to grow up with. We also want to share our love with another child. Adrienne’s work with kids has shown us the importance of a stable, loving home for children. We’re ready to give a child the love and care they deserve.

Another reason we want to adopt is because we cannot safely have another child. I, Adrienne, take two migraine medications that cause birth defects. Adoption gives us the chance to safely grow our family.

Family & Home

Currently, we live in a five-bedroom house where family music and friends often gather. Our home is often filled with our eight-year-old daughter’s friends because of impromptu parties and regular children's Bible study.

Our subdivision is culturally diverse in the Greater Atlanta Area. What has helped to build community is sending our daughter to the world’s best in-home daycare. It is in our subdivision and we have built close relationships with the other students and parents from the daycare. We have also built a very close relationship with the daycare teacher. She is now affectionately known as Grandma and has become best friends with Adrienne’s mother who lives 10 minutes away. We continue to build relationships with the daycare children and parents and anticipate that will be the case with our next child. Amara still attends the school for after school and Adrienne and her mother continue to volunteer. The school has become a part of our family.

Many of our neighbors have become our family. After living here for nearly 10 years we have a lot of support, laughter and love for our family.

How others describe me

I, Adrienne, describe my husband Jason as protective, caring, and loving. He is the smartest person I have ever met and always makes me feel safe. I appreciate that he supports me when I try new things. Jason is incredibly hardworking and such a good listener which is important to me since I listen and talk to people for a living. As a father, he's amazing and he always knows how to make us laugh. What really stands out is how good he always puts the people he loves most first. He has the kindest heart of anyone I have met.

My wife is loving, outgoing, and an amazing mom. She has a huge heart and is very encouraging to everyone. I appreciate that we can talk about everything together. Adrienne is remarkably patient and a wonderful listener. She brings so much laughter to our life and I am convinced she wants to be a comedian. I love her adventurous spirit and even-tempered nature. It is because of her personality and patience that she has been such a good mother and over the years she has done so much with our daughter’s friends too. We really appreciate her.

How We Met

Jason and Adrienne were introduced by a mutual friend on a blind date. After they met, they both wanted to be just friends. They stayed friends for a year and a half.

In 2013, something changed. They started to like each other as more than friends and began dating. They loved trying new restaurants together. Even though they lived 90 minutes apart they still saw each other every week.

In 2014, Jason asked Adrienne to marry him, and she said yes. The next year, on June 27, 2015, they got married in Marietta, Georgia. What makes their relationship work so well? They always make time to laugh together, they're patient with each other, they listen to each other and friendship is the heart of their relationship.

Advice to Future Child

Our love for you knows no bounds. We are here to support and guide you through every step of your journey, cherishing the incredible person you are destined to become.

Let honesty and strong moral principles be the compass that guides your actions. Integrity builds trust and shapes your character, laying the foundation for a fulfilling life.

Treat others with compassion and understanding. The kindness you extend will uplift those around you and enrich your own heart, fostering meaningful connections.

Discover what ignites your spirit and dedicate yourself to it. Always feel free to ask questions, even the hard ones. We are here to provide answers and for those we don't have, we'll find them together.

As a person of color, we want you to take pride in who you are. Know that your heritage is a gift and while we may not share the same DNA, we share a cultural bond that we will celebrate and honor together.

Remember, our promise to you is unconditional love and support. We are committed to nurturing your growth, understanding your unique experiences and standing by your side as you navigate life's newness.

Perspectives on Open Adoption

Having grown up in families where adoption is a part of our history, we've witnessed firsthand the profound effects it can have. These experiences have instilled in us a strong belief in the importance of open adoption. We've seen the challenges that can arise from closed adoptions and the profound joy when family members reconnect with their birth families.

Before embarking on this journey, we dedicated ourselves to understanding the emotional impacts of both closed and open adoptions on adoptees. Our goal is to ensure that our future child and their birth parents experience this process with as much ease as possible. We recognize that while we're filled with excitement about expanding our family through adoption, birth families will face significant grief. It's our intention to help alleviate some of this by fostering open dialogue, consistent communication, and deep understanding.

Favorites

Jason

Favorite Movie: Romantic Comedies
Favorite Holiday/Tradition: Birthdays. Birthdays are so special. They are just for that one person. You get to invite your friends and do whatever you want.
Hobbies/Interests: social media, reading, podcasts, helping others, playing with my daughter, writing
Dream Vacation: Ghana
If I Could Choose a Superpower: flying

Adrienne

Favorite Movie: Coming to America
Favorite Holiday/Tradition: Christmas
Hobbies/Interests: football (Carolina Panthers), cycling, making silly jokes, solving tough problems, total math geek, believes in coffee
Dream Vacation: Dubai
If I Could Choose a Superpower: flight