Troy + Jennifer

Family & Home

We have a large brick home in a friendly neighborhood with lots of trees and outdoor play spaces.  There are two bedrooms available for children and a full basement for a play area inside the house. We have three full bathrooms. The neighborhood is off the main road with little traffic except for those who live here.  Neighbors regularly walk outside together and children ride bikes around the streets safely.
We are close with our families and see our parents as often as possible.  Troy’s parents live 45 minutes away and are still married for more than 50 years. They are healthy and still cut their grass and maintain a house independently.  They are supportive of our adoption process and look forward to being involved grandparents for our child.  Troy’s sister and her husband live in North Carolina close to their two adult children who are each in college or graduate school.  We visit with them every few months.  Jennifer’s parents live in Ohio and have been married 49 years.  They too are healthy and maintain their home independently.  They also are excited about our adoption process and will travel to our home frequently to visit and help care for our child(ren) once we adopt.  Jennifer’s brother and his 12 yr old daughter also live in Ohio.  We see them regularly and enjoy visits, travel, and phone calls regularly.  All of our family members are willing to offer time or resources in support of the growth of our family.  Our friends are also very supportive.  Troy and I have an active network of 12 friends whom we cycle, hike, and travel.  They are also largely a part of our faith community, so we share similar values.  Our friends understand the deep desires we have for children and hope for that for us as well. We expect that they will become ‘aunts and uncles’ to our adopted child.  Finally, we love our neighbors.  We moved into a new neighborhood in 2019 and were warmly welcomed.  Their welcome has continued and we feel that our neighbors would watch out for our child in a loving way and welcome them into our community.
While we do not have our own children, we have been involved in the lives of our siblings’ children and those of our friends.  We are godparents to a 2-year old boy of a family in our church and Jennifer is a godparent for her high school best friend’s daughter who also is named Jennifer.  Troy volunteered in youth ministry for 14 years teaching Sunday school, helping to lead youth group and chaperoning retreats, and week-long home repair mission trips with middle school to high school age youth.  He refers to them as ‘his kids’ when he tells stories of them.  Jennifer taught Sunday school for 2nd graders and volunteered in the church nursery for 10+ years.  We have several friends who have small children and enjoy interacting and playing with the children when we visit.  Troy enjoys some of the toys as much as the kids do.