Boy, Oh Boy

We hope that you're doing well.  Hard to believe summer is right around the corner! William (and his big brother Theo) are very much looking forward to no school and spending their days at the beach! 

Will is talking up a storm and  having a blast at his preschool.  He is very social and very smart too.  We wish we could bottle all of his energy...Lord knows we could use some trying to keep up with him!  Hope you enjoy this beautiful spring/summer season!

Sincerely,
Brian and Camisha

Our Bundle of Joy

Good morning, Veronica!

Just a quick note.  Jabari is doing alright, but has been teething a bit early. So, we expect to see a tooth in a month or two.  He's almost six months old. By the end of our court date this month, the adoption will be finalized!

-Sam & Sabrina

Sibling Reverly

It's been awhile since I contacted you and just wanted to say hi and send you a few pictures of the kids. Silas just turned two and is such an amazingly wonderful little boy.  He is talking at a very advanced level and is just an overall happy kid. He is truly the light of our life! Big sister Raina has so much fun playing with him (as you can see in this picture!)

-Affron & Noelle

Into My Arms...Unto My Heart

Diane,
I am so grateful and thankful to you and the entire staff at Lifetime. My journey had a few bumps along the way but I kept the faith. The lesson in all of this is that God does everything according to His plan and in His perfect time. I am blessed with a beautiful daughter and I couldn't be happier!

Warmest Regards,

Kathleen

Rob & Amy
Adopted a Girl
Through Lifetime!

Congratulations from your
friends at Lifetime!

Two Peas in a Pod

Hi Diane,

We just wanted to send Lifetime an update. Anaya turned two already last November and is talking up a storm! We had a surprise second baby last February, another sweet baby girl, McKinley. They are like two peas in a pod and we couldn't be happier!

We have kept in close contact with Anaya's birth family via Facebook. We have missed visiting with them since we moved out of state. We flew Anaya's birthparents in to join us for her big birthday celebration. It was an awesome party and we were so happy to have them be a part of her special day.

Thank you and everyone at Lifetime that helped us find our sweet baby girl and her amazing birth family!

Forever Grateful,

Ross & Callea

Joyful Blessing

Hello Lifetime Family,
Alan is a very happy baby, full of energy and he absolutely loves the camera! Alan’s adoption was final a couple of months ago and we are so thankful that Alan is ours forever!  We are still full of joy and enjoying parenthood to its fullest each and every day.  Alan is such a blessing to our family.  Thank you Lifetime for changing our lives forever!

Blessed,
Patrick & Monique

Our Adoption Blessing

Good morning Veronica,
 
Jabari just turned four months old and things are going well! After his doctor's checkup yesterday, the doc said he'll be ready for an introduction to baby food soon!  The finalization process has started and a final court date will be scheduled for us soon. Thank you for all you do!

-Sam & Sabrina

School Days

Dear Diane,

Hope all is well with you and yours. Here is a recent photo of Langston. As you see, he continues to be a beautiful, happy child. He is VERY smart and loves school (pre-school), and goes every afternoon.

He loves his teachers and fellow students, and they love him. He loves to give and get hugs, and is very special, indeed. We are very blessed.

Thanks so much!

Take care,

Robin and Val

God Brought Her to Us

Hi Veronica!

We just wanted to share the good news that we finalized Avery's adoption today! This photo was taken in court with the judge after her adoption finalization ceremony. We are so incredibly happy and blessed. This journey has been a bit trying at times but we're thankful that we never gave up and that we had you and all the other wonderful folks at Lifetime to guide us through the process.  It was all so worth it because God brought our baby to us when the time was right.  We love Avery so much and can't even remember life without her.  Thank you for all that you do...We wouldn't be parents without your help! 

-Mark and Vanessa

A Girl of Grace

Hi Veronica,

With her seventh birthday around the corner, we wanted to send an update.  Kandis is really smart and beautiful. We've really enjoyed our little girl and she loves her school, friends and family.  Thank you and Lifetime for all you do!

Thanks,
Colette & Kenneth

All Boy

Aiden is now two! He's doing great! Growing and talking like crazy. He is such a big boy now! We welcomed home his new big sister Abigail in August and they are inseparable. His favorite word is now "Abigail" from the time he wakes up in the morning til the time he goes to sleep at night. We think he loves that he's still the baby in the family. He is so full of energy and is always getting into something he's not suppose to, but he's being a typical boy! He still eats everything in sight and has gained so much weight that we just let him walk everywhere. Holding him, especially when he never keeps still, has become a difficult task. We still send his birth mom pictures and updates throughout the year. Thanks again Lifetime ladies for everything you have done for our family!

-Ryan & Brandi

Bundle of Joy

Here is a photo of our precious Kylie at two months old. Thank you for all that you do!

-Karyn and Al

Jason & Kelly
Adopted a Girl
Through Lifetime!

They share "This has been such a cool journey, and we love seeing God do His thing!"

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friends at Lifetime!

Hugs & Kisses

Hello Lifetime,

We wanted to let you know that our Lifetime baby, Bethany, is doing great! She is eight months old now, and she brings us such joy. Bethany is a very affectionate baby.  She melts into our arms when we pick her up, and she never gets tired of being cuddled. She loves to give hugs and kisses. In fact, "kiss" ("keesh") was her first word. We are glad to be able to send pictures and updates to her birthmama, who is so dear to our hearts. We heard from her recently, and she seems to be doing well.  We think of you all often and hope you are well!

Love, 
Matt and Teri Jo

Ron & Angee
Adopted a Baby Girl
Through Lifetime!

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friends at Lifetime!

The Joys of Having Boys

Hi Veronica,

We are so overdue for an update! I was talking to a future adoptive mommy this morning and talking about Lifetime, made me think about sending an update. We feel so blessed to have been perfectly matched with the lovely birthmothers of our two boys. It's hard to believe that its been five years since we adopted Eli and 16 months since we added sweet Joel to our family. Our happiness is complete!

Eli, age five, is taking gymnastics at preschool, loves the computer, is beginning to learn to read and can write his first name. He wants to play soccer next. He loves trains and his ambition (currently) is to be a train engineer!

Joel, at 16 months, is running and exploring everything. We have a Diaper Champ pail, where you flip the handle to drop the dirty diapers in….Joel dropped in daddy's cell phone and flipped the handle. We only found it because I heard it ringing while I was changing a diaper! Ha! Joel can also say many words: DaDa, Mamma, Eli, Dog, Bark, Wet, Bah-bee (baby) Ba-Baa (Bottle) and Ball. 

Again, thanks for all the care and support Lifetime showed our birthmommies and us through our adoptions. We couldn't have done it without you. 

Love and thanks,

Tim and Rachael

The Perfect Addition

Dear Diane, Libby, and the rest of the Lifetime Family,

We wanted to thank you all for everything that you have done to help us make our family complete. We know that God has perfect timing and we appreciate Lifetime being a part of His plan. Although the wait seemed long at the time, we believe God was preparing us for the perfect child and situation. As we listened to the webinars every month, we somehow knew we would be the "drop-in-the-lap" situation. When the time came, we were totally prepared because of all that Lifetime had taught us.

Kylie is the most wonderful baby! She is calm, patient, and happy and the perfect addition to our family. Our boys are so excited to have a little sister to love and protect. Although she is very petite, she is growing quickly and we can't wait to see who she becomes! We are so grateful to her birthmother for entrusting us with this child. She wanted so much for her and we are thrilled to be the ones to give it to her. We look forward to our continued relationship with her through the years!

Thank you for all of your love and support,

Al and Karyn

Cherish These Days

Hello Diane,

Madilynn is doing well despite all the delays. She is now able to walk with the assistance of a walker.  She can sign 12 words (including please and thank you), say "dada", clap hands, wave bye bye, blow kisses...so proud of all her achievements.  In this photo, you can see how big she is now.  We are still battling things medically, we have been admitted to the hospital with pneumonia twice in the last six weeks.  It appears that Madilynn may have some kind of immune disorder, but we haven't seen that specialist yet, we see her next week.  At least we may be getting somewhere closer to answers of why she is always getting sick. 
 
With that all said, she is the absolute best thing that has happened to us, and brings us so much joy each and every day!
 
Thanks,
Michelle and Jerry

One Precious Life

Hi Heidi and the Lifetime Family!

We just wanted to drop you a line to say thank you for all you have done to make our family complete. Maya was born one month ago and we have been so blessed. She is growing so quickly. It amazes us how one precious life can change a family. Our families are so excited!

We will definitely keep you updated!

-Sterling & Saundra

Bouncing Baby Boy

Hi Amie and Heidi,

We can't believe that its already been seven months since we became a Lifetime family! Evan is growing so fast...he loves bath time, and rolling around on the floor. He is trying to crawl and sit up on his own. He has two teeth and the bottom and man, can he babble very loudly! We just love it. He is such a blessing and a joy to our lives. We just want to say hats off to you all, my forever Lifetime family, and of course Evan's wonderful birthmother! We talk and share pictures regularly. She is the best. Here is an updated picture of our handsome little guy.

Love and blessings to you and all the Lifetime families out there! God is good all the time!
 
Sincerely,

Darrell & Gloria

Precious Little Guy

Hi Amie,

We're finally getting around to sending you an update on our little guy, Aidan. We just got back from his first doctor's appointment -- he's doing great. He weighed seven pounds, eight ounces at birth. Now, he's gained a pound. He's awesome!

We were lucky to spend some good time with his birth mother. I hope and think we reassured her that she made the right decision (she told us so) and we asked her a bunch of questions about his older biological sister and family history.

Thank you Lifetime for the nice package you sent!

Thank you!
Dan and Michele

Birthday Girl

Dear Diane,
We can't believe that its already been four years since we became a Lifetime family! Sydney is growing so fast and is such a blessing and a joy to have in our lives and its all thanks to you, the Lifetime staff and of course Syd's amazing birthmom! Here is an updated pic of our beautiful birthday girl.

Love and Blessings to you and all the Lifetime families out there!!!
-Shane & Polly

Diva in Training

Hello Veronica & Libby,

Can't believe that it's been five years already.  Your company has truly been a blessing! Angel turned five last week and had to miss kindergarden this year because her birthday is late, but I have her in a real good Pre-K 4 class at a local Christian school. She is a normal five year old (going on 25) dramatic spoiled little girl that talks a lot.  Very bright.  I keep wondering on how she learns all this stuff she tells me. Well, take care and I will continue to drop you a line every year!

-Juanita

Hauntingly Cute

Hi Libby and Veronica!

Hot off the presses! Here is Ty's Kindergarten picture. We thought you might like to see it. We can't believe he is going to be six years old in two months! Where in the world has time gone?

We also wanted to send Hauntingly Ghoulish Wishes for Halloween from your very own "Stormtrooper!"

Ty is loving Kindergarten and is so thrilled that he collected enough money for his school's Jog-A-Thon to earn a Nintendo 3DS...I tell ya, he has a goal and stays focused to make it!  He also ran an outstanding 22 laps during the 30 to 40 minute for the kindergarteners!

Always blessed,
Scott & Shelly

We're Living Out Our Dream Come True!

Dear Veronica and our Lifetime Family,

It is hard to believe how fast Katie is growing up! She has been keeping us so busy, it has been hard to find time to write. We are living out our dream come true! Raising our precious daughter is bringing us great joy (and a few challenges)!

Katie loves to run, climb, jump, dance and swim! She loves playing with baby dolls and pretend food and having “tea” parties with her friends. We had many family adventures this summer, including visiting our East Coast friends while on our vacation to Walt Disney World and participating in the half marathon weekend at Disneyland. Katie ran in the 100 meter dash, rode in the jogger for the 5K and cheered daddy on in the half marathon!

We pray for the staff, waiting families and birthmoms often. We enjoy talking to and providing prayer and emotional support for perspective and waiting Lifetime families. We even got to meet another Lifetime family in person recently that we had been praying for. It was so exciting to see our Lifetime children together!

We can never thank you enough for the huge part you had in creating our forever family!

Love,
Tricia, Roger and Katie

A Beautiful Blessing

Diane and Heidi,
I am beyond thankful for all of your support and encouragement during my adoption journey.  I have been tremendously blessed by Ashlyn Julia, my new bundle of joy.  I participated in her delivery and stayed with her and birthmom in the hospital.  Ashlyn is now two weeks old and is all that I ever dreamed of in a daughter.  I am so thankful for the gift that God has blessed me with and forever grateful for my birthmom for giving me the gift of motherhood.  Thank You Lifetime Family!

Love,
Julia

Boy, Oh Boy!

Hi Jen!
We are doing wonderfully! Mason is a very happy and active 19 month toddler! We'd be more than happy to talk to new adoptive families, or answer their questions. Our experience with Lifetime was miraculous for us!

Best regards,
Corey & Marla

Our Little Lady

Good morning Jennifer,

Morgan is doing great.  She is growing into a little lady right before our eyes! We would love to speak to other couples thinking about going with Lifetime and share our wonderful experience with them!

-Damion & Misty

Cool Dude

Dear Diane,

Langston has just turned three, if you can believe it! And he has started pre-school, which I must admit to being a bit wistful about.

As you can see, he continues to be handsome, happy and loving. We are blessed indeed! Hope all is well with you and yours.

Sincerely,

Val & Robin

Everything We Prayed For

Hi Amie,

We wanted to thank you again for everything you did for us and to let you know how special Jayden is to us.  He is everything we prayed for and such a blessing.  People are always telling us he looks like Adlai including my family and friends who know he’s adopted…it’s pretty funny!

We plan to send more pictures to Jayden's birthmother around the end of this month, after we take pictures of him at four months.

Take care,
Adlai & Deborah

School Time

Charles started pre-school this week! He cried for the first few days, but now he is getting used to it.  Daddy is going crazy! Besides that, we are ok—and we hope that you all are doing well.

-John & DeNise

Our 'Lil Sunshine

Hello Amie!

We are all doing well and hope you are too.  We were reflecting just this week about how fast time has gone since our not-so-little Evan came to us.  He will be two years old soon, but he appears even older!

Evan is the sunshine in our house, in fact we say, "Good morning sunshine!" when he wakes up in the morning.  Evan is our amazing learning machine; he knows some shapes, some colors, adores his grandma and his daycare provider. We've never heard from birth mom; we hope she is succeeding in the life plans she shared with us during our brief visit.

Enjoy the rest of your summer! 

- Tom & Dawnette

Our Happy Family

Hello Lifetime!

We wanted to share with you our first family photo since Ebbon came to join us on the 4th of July! His big brother Ke'le is going to be a great big brother. We are so happy to be on this side of our adoption journey! We are enjoying baby Ebbon and his sweet smile. He is such a good baby and hardly ever cries! Our lives are so much happier and better because of our little guy! Thanks for being a part of us becoming a family. We are so happy and blessed.

-Seren and Damon

The Joy of Having a Boy

Here is a recent picture of Isaac. It's so hard to believe it's been three years since we got "the call"! Isaac is a fabulous little boy, full of energy and with a great sense of humor. We are really enjoying this summer playing in the backyard and learning to swim. He loves to ride his "big boy" bike and keeps us running after him!

We are continually grateful to Lifetime for bringing our family together and we can't wait for a chance to bring another Lifetime baby home!

Enjoy the summer!

Lyn & Michael

Glowing Recommendation

Our initial contact with Lifetime Adoption was with Jen and it was very positive. The materials that Lifetime sent to us were very useful. Veronica is absolutely an outstanding Adoption Coordinator. She was very knowledgeable, professional, thoughtful, and responsive. Veronica's warm and caring nature got us and our birthmother through a very emotional process. As members of an adoptive parent support group, we often meet couples and singles who are desparately seeking to build their families through adoption. Our experience with Veronica has led us to regularly recommend Lifetime to prospective adoptive parents!

Our beautiful daughter, Autumn, is now six months old. Words cannot express the joy we feel each moment for our precious baby. Autumn is truly a gift from God!

-Jeff & Sheila

Our Lifetime Miracle

Hi Diane!

As Nicholas is approaching his 6th birthday, I get overcome with joy all over again from the miracle that Lifetime blessed our family with.  Nicholas is growing like a weed.  He starts first grade in the fall, but is already reading at a third grade level.  He loves being in front of the camera and has recently been asked to come and do a photo shoot to submit for modeling gigs!  He amazes us more and more by the day.  Thank you for blessing our family. We will definitely be in touch soon to discuss giving Nicholas a little brother or sister!  We love you guys!  

- Teneeshia

A Beautiful Blessing Beyond Measure

We are so overjoyed and feeling abundantly blessed with our new bundle of joy Alan!  He is such a precious and sweet little angel.  Alan is seven weeks old now and is growing and doing different things every day.  We thank you Lifetime for all of your hard work and assistance during this process.  This adoption experience has been amazing!  We are so thankful for the birthmom and we feel honored that she selected us to raise her baby boy. 

-Patrick and Monique

Proud Parents

Dear Amie,

Words can not express the gratitude that we have. Thank you for finding our perfect little angel. We'd also like to thank Lena's birthmother for getting us ready to become good parents. This is so worth it!

Love and God Bless,
Loreen and Lewis

Adlai & Deborah
Adopted a Baby Boy
Through Lifetime!

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friends at Lifetime!

A Dream Come True

Thank you so much Lifetime family, for making my greatest dream come true! To become a mother, only God brought this agency into my life and only God was able to give me my baby boy.  His name is Miles Lorenzo (Milo is his nickname)  He is so very beautiful, just like his birthmother.  She is a wonderful young lady and I am blessed to have her select me to raise her son.  Miles is almost six weeks old now, and his little personally is coming out already.  He is wonderful with beautiful brown eyes, sweetest little lips and a cooing laugh already.  He has stolen my heart and I never want to get it back. Thank you Lifetime Family!

Always,
Monica

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Our Boys, Our Joys

Dear Lifetime Family-

Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts for giving us the opportunity to have our forever family! God has been so amazing in leading us to you and now to our precious trio! We are so thankful for all of your help to make our dream a reality!

Thank you and God Bless each of you!

-Colby and Mary

Our Answered Prayer

Hello Lifetime,

Our Lifetime baby turned one month old yesterday, and we wanted to tell a bit of our story.  It was 1:30 in the afternoon and I was doing history with a couple of my kiddos when my cell phone rang.  It was Amie, who said she wanted to tell us about a birthmother!  She told me all she knew about the birthmom, and, when I asked about the due date, she said the baby had been born the day before!  The birthmom was waiting in her hospital room for me to call, which I did.  We had a short but comfortable conversation and became matched!

Twenty-four hours later, after two hours of sleep, a three-hour drive, two one-hour flights, and another three-hour drive, we were holding our two-day-old baby daughter in our arms.  We are beyond thrilled with little Bethany.  She is a sweet, beautiful, content baby who fits perfectly into our family and has completely stolen our hearts. We are thankful for every day we spent waiting and praying for her and her sweet little birthmom.  We see now that they needed our prayers so much.  We couldn't be happier! Thank you, Lifetime, for everything!

Love,
Matt and Teri Jo

A Mother's Love

Hello beautiful ladies of Lifetime!

Miss Alannah has been keeping us extremely busy.  I love being a mommy.  It  feels like every day is Christmas, rushing to her room to say "good morning" is just as rewarding (if not more) as opening that much inticipated gift you've wanted all year long.   
 
If you ladies remember this was a long time waiting to include obstacle after obstacle, but God didnt make any mistake(s).  He truly blessed us with the right adoption center and the right baby and we will forever hold a special place in our hearts for each of you individually and collectively. 
 
Thank you for everything! And a big hug and thank you for Ms. Dee and Amie!

-Brandon & Kiesha

TWO Cute!

Hi Diane,

Here is a recent picture of Ayden-Elizabeth who turned two a few weeks ago. We still marvel that we are parents to Ayden-Elizabeth and time has surely flown by. We are proud parents and enjoy seeing our daughter grow into a beautiful little girl. Ayden-Elizabeth is doing well with her ABCs and 123s and really enjoys having conversations with us and especially with her grandparents.

Ayden-Elizabeth's two year birthday party was a few weeks ago and the celebratory theme was one of thankfulness, family and most of all love. She simply steals everyone's hearts and we can never express our complete thanks to you and Lifetime for being that conduit that ultimately led to her.

Wishing you and Lifetime simply the best!

With love always,
Dave, Tiffany and Little Miss Ayden-Elizabeth

Our Pride & Joy

Hi Dee and Lifetime, 

Here is our pride and joy Silas on his first birthday! He is busy exploring the world as a walker now and we are having a blast chasing after him. His first word a few weeks ago was "bubbles" and now pretty much every moment of the day he points to a bottle of bubbles and wants us to blow them for him and he squeals with excitement. He also started saying big sister Raina's name (pronounced by him as "Nene") and a few other words. It's so fun to watch him learn and grow and attempt new things (using a fork, climbing stairs, etc).  We are having the time of our lives watching this little baby turn into a little man right before our eyes. Thank you again from the bottom of our heart for bringing this little blessing into our life!

-Afrron & Noelle