Welcome! Meet:

Ty + Jessyca

Elementary School Gym Teacher & Middle School Coach / Brand Manager

Wisconsin

Caucasian

Christian

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

All About Ty & Jessyca

Hi! We’re Ty and Jess, and we’ve been married for 9 years and live in Madison, WI with our dog, Stevie Nicks. We value our faith in God, spending time with family and friends, and attempting to soak up the sunshine as much as possible in the summer in Wisconsin. If you stop by on a Saturday morning, you’ll find us listening to 90s hip-hop and Motown hits in our kitchen having a dance party, stepping out to take our dog on a walk to grab a donut and coffee at the coffee shop down the street, or packing up the car to go watch Ty coach one of his middle school sports teams. We love spending time together laughing and adventuring and can’t wait to open our home and lives to our future child(ren).

Why Adoption?

Ty and I have been married for 9 years and we've been trying to start a family for over 6 of those years. In the winter of 2022, we started to seek medical help to see if there were reasons for our infertility. After several failed IUI treatments, we felt that God was pulling us toward adoption. We have a lot of love to give and feel he wants to grow and expand our family through adoption. As two Christians who didn't grow up being raised in gospel-preaching homes, the truth of us being adopted by God has always shown through our testimonies and we feel that adoption is a beautiful picture of God's redemptive plan. We are excited and feel that we have a safe loving home that would bless a child(ren).

Family & Home

We live in a neighborhood within the city of Madison, Wisconsin right by one of the downtown lakes. Our house is a small ranch-style home with 3 bedrooms, one bathroom, and a fenced-in backyard where we love having bonfires and running through the sprinkler with our dog and our friends' kids. We love spending time on our deck enjoying meals in the summer and hosting BBQs with our neighbors. Our neighborhood is diverse and there is an elementary school and middle school that is within walking distance (5 minutes), as well as 3 great parks with playgrounds, and a bike path that loops around the lake. We can’t wait to take our future children to the beach by our neighborhood, biking to the farmers market, and fishing on the lake by our home. We live 20 minutes away from Ty’s parents, who live on 3 acres of land where we spend many weekend nights enjoying a family dinner, watching football in the fall, or sledding in the winter. We love our close-knit relationship with them. We are also very involved in our church and our closest friends are in that community and also live down the street from us. Many of our closest friends have small children 10 and younger and we can’t wait to raise children with them.

How others describe me

Jess About Ty: Ty is my favorite person. He is fiercely loyal and willing to drop anything to serve someone else. He is one of the most patient people I know, willing to take the time to love, listen, and teach someone else which makes him an amazing gym teacher and coach, and will make him a phenomenal dad. He works at a bilingual school and loves working alongside a diverse population of students from all over the world. Ty is silly, fun, and always up for an adventure. He loves wrestling with our dog, Stevie, and taking her on walks to scope out fishing spots in our neighborhood. He prioritizes faith and our family above all, and it permeates into everything he does. He is truly amazing, and I can't wait to raise children with him.

Ty About Jess: Jess is my favorite person. She's fun, hilarious, and might be the wittiest person I know. She is the best listener I've ever known. She is compassionate, loyal, and constantly thinking of others and how to serve them. She loves to compete in board games, card games, golf, and other sports. She will make an amazing mom with her selflessness, compassion, joy, leadership, and patience. Her artistic talents and creativity will shine in parenthood. She has been through some difficult experiences in life and I believe this will only help her to be that much more of a blessing to our children as she knows what it means to struggle through the hard things life throws at us. She is beautiful inside and out and I can't wait to raise children with her.

How We Met

We met in August 2013 in Boulder, CO, through our church’s anniversary party at a local brewery, Oskar Blues. Our first time hanging out was with a group of friends for a game night, and we still love having game nights with friends today! We instantly connected over our love for Jesus, hip-hop, tattoos, and the Midwest. After we began dating in September, we fell in love while exploring small Colorado mountain towns, eating amazing wings and burritos all over the front range, and showing our Midwestern families around Colorado. After a year of dating, we were engaged atop Flagstaff Mountain outside Boulder.

Advice to Future Child

God loves you and created you to be the unique person that you are. Always seek to follow Christ's example of love and compassion. Trust in God's plan for you, and turn to prayer for guidance and strength. Treat others with kindness and respect, and remember to forgive as you have been forgiven. Cherish your faith and let it be a light in your life, guiding you through both joyful and challenging times. Surround yourself with good friends who share your values, and let your actions reflect the love and grace God has shown you. Always stay curious and kind, embracing each challenge as a chance to learn and grow. You can do hard things and we are here to encourage and cheer you on as you follow your passions and dreams, and here to support you when you fail or make mistakes. Remember to appreciate the present moment and practice gratitude for the little things. Life’s journey is a blend of joy, resilience, and discovery—have fun and remember to laugh along the way. And always cheer for the Green Bay Packers!

Perspectives on Open Adoption

We hope to have an open adoption with our child’s birth family. We believe it would foster a strong sense of identity and connection for our child to have those relationships with their family of origin. It promotes transparency and can reduce feelings of abandonment or confusion, as the child has access to their origins and heritage. For birth parents, we feel open adoption might offer peace of mind, knowing their child is well-cared for and loved. Additionally, we’d benefit from having more information about our child's background, and knowing how to love, care for, and best support them as they grow through life. Overall, open adoption creates a network of support and understanding that benefits all parties involved. Depending on the needs and desires of our child’s family of origin we are flexible to move towards closed as well, but would prefer open.

Favorites

Favorite Movie: The Sandlot
Favorite Holiday/Tradition: spring break, going to the beaches in Florida with family and Door County (Northern Wisconsin lake) for Labor Day
Hobbies/Interests: going to church, working out, fishing, watching and competing in sports, playing with my dog, Stevie, watching Family Feud
Dream Vacation: Hawaii
If I Could Choose a Superpower: flying

Jessyca

Favorite Movie: Grumpy Old Men or any cheesy Hallmark Christmas Movie
Favorite Holiday/Tradition: Spending the night at Ty’s parent's house for several days over Christmas break (even though we live 20 minutes away), eating good food, sledding, watching Christmas movies, and playing Monopoly. I also love our Turkey Trot tradition at Thanksgiving with all of his cousins, their kids, and his entire extended family.
Hobbies/Interests: creating art, golfing, walking to our neighborhood pizza place and coffee shop, working out, thrifting, riding bikes to the farmer’s market, walking the neighborhood with our dog, Stevie, sporting events, boating on the lake, traveling and adventure, and spending time outside with family and friends
Dream Vacation: anywhere by the water: Hawaii, any beach, or going up north to the lakes in Wisconsin
If I Could Choose a Superpower: time travel to get to see loved ones who have passed away