Five years ago we drove home to Lincoln, Nebraska, with the most precious cargo in our backseat: Livia Raine Melissa Tredway. She was eight weeks old. We had adopted her the week before and spent several days in Kansas waiting for interstate paperwork to be filed and approved. We received a green light to leave the state and drove north to the best 4th of July weekend on record. It was an amazing time, and we continue to be amazed by our little girl.

Many, many adoptions happen by word-of-mouth, and that’s why we’re telling you that we’re very interested in adopting again! Our friends are our eyes and ears around the country. In fact, we heard about Livia through a friend and fellow church secretary in town (who heard from her pastor, who heard from another pastor, who was trying to find a good home for his church secretary’s granddaughter!). We believe in an almighty God who orchestrates wonderful things—wonderful things like the creation of new families.

If you hear of a potential adoption situation, we would love to know about it. We can send you more information about our family as well as put you in touch with our adoption attorney. You can reach me at . Thank you!