Trent & Kelly

Hearts Beyond Words

We are Trent and Kelly, and we hope in the next few moments to answer your questions about the depth of our love and the security of our life. We asked our friends to describe us in one word or phrase so that you could hear others opinions of who we are. The first 8 responses were: funny, uniquely fantastic, warm & caring, responsible, energetic, amazing, loyal, and a reflection of God’s love.

We both want to Thank you, for being so cautious and so strong, and for taking the time to read and find out more about who we are.

In the Beginning

We met just after high school at a college orientation here in North Carolina. We became instant friends. It wasn’t until three years later that we realized being best friends wasn’t enough. We couldn’t imagine spending life without one another and so were married in 2001. Nine years and a lot of life later, we are honestly closer and more in love than ever before.

About Us

I (Kelly) was raised here in North Carolina and Trent is from up north. College and the timing of God brought us together. We are a pretty creative couple. We love art, sports, outdoors, music, education, languages, and most of all family, specifically the idea of one day having our own. Since you are being so personal with your life, please allow us to open ours up to you. In 2003 we believed we would have kids and settle into our own family life. Here we are in 2010, nearing 2011, and still believing for that dream to come true. After tests it was confirmed that it is a medical impossibility for us to have children of our own.

However, we do have hope that someone will choose us, and we can give all that we have to a little life so in need. We have hung on to faith and hope that one day this moment would come: The moment where you would consider us. The moment where without our knowing it, someone is reading our very personal story and believing with certainty that a child in our home will be taken care of beyond measure, and most importantly they will be loved beyond words.

While we do not have children of our own we do have a LOT of experience with kids. Trent and I have spent the last several years volunteering with children’s programs. Trent served as a leader in a summer camp for children with ADD and ADHD. Trent was able to use his greatest characteristics of humor and gentleness in order to help them learn a new behavior pattern but in a fun and non-aggressive manner. During college, I served as a co-teacher for 2 yr olds at a church near my campus and also assisted with the 2nd grade music choir. Together, Trent and I helped lead a ministry to kids of the city several days a week for four years.

We have taken many classes, read many books, and become the “unofficial aunt and uncle” to many many children. We love kids and always have. We are hopeful at the possibilities of one day having our own and wait excitedly until that day comes.

We have been interested in adoption for quite some time and have experienced some losses in the past but we know someday soon this wait will be over.

I must admit that I (Kelly) have almost given up hope a few times along the way, that this yearning to be a mom will actually come true. But my husband reminded me that God knows what is best and somewhere someone (other than absolutely everyone we know J ) is sure that we will be great parents. So here we are trying again. Hopefully we can restore your hope that your child will be very well taken care of and loved so greatly.

Last bit of information “about us”…. What do we do? Trent works in the clinical trial/pharmaceutical industry and I help with an International ministry from time to time but mostly enjoy being at home. Trent’s schedule usually allows for him to come home for lunch and then by 5:30 in the evenings. He is also off on Fridays so we either do “house projects” or head outdoors for a fun day.

Our Family

We have an army of grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and a very LARGE community of friends who are ready to share in the life of the child that will one day be with us. We have family and friends across the nation, locally here in NC, and even around the world that are so excited at the possibility of meeting this little one. The amount of love our child/children will receive is astounding to even me. For eight years now, people have been calling or writing to us constantly asking about the status of when he or she will arrive.

Fun Times

A great portion of our time together can be considered “fun times”. But in terms of vacations, let’s see. I’ll start this way…. From the mountains of Tennessee to the city life in New York, to the top of the Eifel Tower and over the Tower Bridge in London, from sunny beaches and all the way to riding on the backs of camels in the Middle East, we have been blessed to enjoy life so much! Between us we have visited most of the states in the US and have been to countries such as: France, Jamaica, United Kingdom, Ghana, Korea, Belgium, Germany, Israel, Bahamas, Nassau, and several other Caribbean islands.

We believe in adventure and know that this helps us to be more diverse individuals. As for fun times at home, we enjoy relaxing, building forts with our friends visiting kids, playing instruments (Trent is a drummer for our worship team), reading, playing sports, hosting dinners, and dancing (okay, so maybe I (Kelly) love the last one a bit more than he does.

Our Home

Our home here in North Carolina is only 10 miles away from Trent’s office and I (Kelly) am a stay at home (soon to be mom). It’s actually hard to explain that one to people but I love cleaning, cooking, and doing art projects so our home is usually pretty clean and organized. Having had nearly eight years to prepare, we have everything a baby could dream of for a nursery and toys. We live very comfortably and know that any child and at some point…his/her siblings, will feel extremely safe and loved everyday.

About Adoption

We have shared with you the basic details that have led us to this moment. We believe wholeheartedly in the hope that adoption brings for us as potential parents and for you as the birthparents. We are open to all forms of adoption and leave the preference up to you. We believe that whatever is best for the situation will be obvious to us all. In terms of “preferences” we prefer children; no qualifiers such as race or gender are needed. All children are beautiful and we will be the most blessed people to have the opportunity to raise one. So, lastly, THANK you! We are truly thankful that you have read words and hopefully got a glimpse of our hearts and our sincerity to be parents. We pray that you have peace in making your decision!

If you’d like to learn more about this family contact us by either calling our birthmother hotline operator at 1-877-890-4673 (HOPE) or by e-mailing us.