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Iowa
Presbyterian/Reformed
Nathan 14 yr
• passionate about coding
• on a local robotics team
• logical and black and white
• severely allergic to peanuts & tree nuts
• thinks it will be great to welcome another sibling
• loves our family game nights
Deborah 12 yr
• our night owl
• loves to read for hours on end
• a talented artist
• has ADHD
• loves to be creative with both color and words
• has a huge heart of compassion
• thinks it will be so much fun to welcome another sibling
• the thing she loves about our family is having a loving mom and dad
Daniel 10 yr
• all boy
• loves whittling and woodworking
• wants to be a lumberjack
• outdoorsman
• has ADHD and dyslexia
• loves helping the farmers
• tender and loves to snuggle
• when asked about welcoming another sibling he says, "I’ll love him or her like I love my baby brother, Judah"
• the thing he loves about our family is freedom, he says "If I want to cut down a tree, I can"
Ellie 8 yr
• full of life
• if it has sparkles, glitter, or butterflies that's all her
• loves to dance, sing, create
• loves to play with her little brother
• loves to play outside with our dog, Lady, and various barn cats
• thinks it will be FUN! Fun! fun! to welcome another sibling
• the thing she loves most about our family is having friends
Judah 1 yr
• all toddler
• so much fun
• loves life
• full of smiles
• curious as a cat and quick on the move
• loves to sing wheels on the bus, twinkle twinkle, the itsy bitsy spider, and etc.
4
• We live in rural Iowa.
• Bryan is a pastor of a Reformed Presbyterian Church.
• Olivia is a homeschool and stay at home mom.
• We value: faith, joy, and love.
• In our home, kids are safe, wanted, guided, and deeply loved.
(by Olivia)
Character: thoughtful • humble • patient • loyal • protective • teachable
Things he loves: friends and family • teaching • reading • outdoors (walks/camping/hiking) • road trips & national parks • Jesus • coffee • CrossFit • family dinners
Things he's good at: being present and engaged • honest conversations • practical problem-solving (cars, home projects, life) • caring for people • encouraging others • seeing the big pictures • apologizing and repairing quickly
(by Bryan)
Character: loyal, principled, steady, thoughtful, humble, patient, honest, forgiving and loving
Things she loves and enjoys: deep conversation and friendships, meaningful traditions, making intentional memories, cooking/baking, photography, glamping, hiking, traveling, reading, cozy evenings
Things she's good at: Olivia is the queen of logistics, puzzles and problems are fun for her and with a large family it's necessary, being practical, serving others, structure, organization, and deep relationships
• passionate about coding
• on a local robotics team
• logical and black and white
• severely allergic to peanuts & tree nuts
• thinks it will be great to welcome another sibling
• loves our family game nights
• our night owl
• loves to read for hours on end
• a talented artist
• has ADHD
• loves to be creative with both color and words
• has a huge heart of compassion
• thinks it will be so much fun to welcome another sibling
• the thing she loves about our family is having a loving mom and dad
• all boy
• loves whittling and woodworking
• wants to be a lumberjack
• outdoorsman
• has ADHD and dyslexia
• loves helping the farmers
• tender and loves to snuggle
• when asked about welcoming another sibling he says, "I’ll love him or her like I love my baby brother, Judah"
• the thing he loves about our family is freedom, he says "If I want to cut down a tree, I can"
• full of life
• if it has sparkles, glitter, or butterflies that's all her
• loves to dance, sing, create
• loves to play with her little brother
• loves to play outside with our dog, Lady, and various barn cats
• thinks it will be FUN! Fun! fun! to welcome another sibling
• the thing she loves most about our family is having friends
• all toddler
• so much fun
• loves life
• full of smiles
• curious as a cat and quick on the move
• loves to sing wheels on the bus, twinkle twinkle, the itsy bitsy spider, and etc.
