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Ethan & Liberty are hopeful adoptive parents from Indiana waiting to adopt a baby.

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Choosing Adoption Dear Friend,

We are so glad you found us! While we do not personally know you yet, we have felt a connection with you for some time now. We know you are there and that you face life-changing decisions. We have had relatives in circumstances similar to yours, and we sympathize with the difficulty you face in determining what will be best for your child. The choices you will make in the near future mean the world to us, and we thank you for considering the possibility of adoption. This must be a complicated decision-making process for you, and we pray you will be guided to know what's best for your baby.

We were high school sweethearts and got married a few years later. Like so many other couples, having children was always part of the plan we had created for our lives. However, we did not anticipate the methods it would take to bring children into our family. Although trying to have children has been a great struggle, we know that it was all meant to be. We are grateful for the opportunity we have to adopt, and we would not change what has happened for anything. We know that you and your child are a part of God's great plan for all of us, and we look forward to the blessings that await you, us, and your child as we continue with the adoption process.

We like to think of you as a potential member of our extended family. As such, we hope to have an open adoption in which children know they are loved not just by us but also by you. We are ready for whatever level of openness you feel comfortable with, including arranging periodic visits, exchanging pictures, letters, and emails, and creating a blog or website to keep you updated. If you feel we are the couple you are searching for, one that would be excellent parents to your child, we look forward with happy anticipation to meeting you and seeing that your child is loved and raised in the best way possible.

All About Ethan (by Libby) Ethan is the fourth of five children and grew up on a Pacific island called Kwajalein. He has always been a great helper to his autistic brother. Ethan participated in theatre and music during high school. After serving an LDS mission to Lansing, Michigan, he started college and has earned degrees in English and philosophy. He is currently working on a Ph.D. in English Rhetoric. Ethan has always been a hard worker and found his true calling as a college instructor. He loves teaching, and students adore him.

Ethan is continually concerned with others and finds ways to help them. He seeks to be a friend to all and dedicates himself to unselfish causes. Some of his hobbies include playing the guitar and writing music and poetry. He also enjoys the outdoors and often goes hiking, fishing, and camping. He is my favorite companion for cultural events and movies.

Ethan will be a wonderful father. He is already an amazing husband, uncle, brother, and son. He is always attentive when I’m sick, he helps my mom around her house, and he loves to joke around with our nieces and nephews. He works hard to make others happy. He is fun to be around, and both children and youth love him. He is intelligent, outgoing, and truly dedicated to bringing to pass the Lord’s will. I cannot imagine meeting a better man than Ethan.

All About Libby (by Ethan) Libby grew up in Tucson, Arizona as the youngest of six. She voluntarily took care of a lot of housekeeping and learned how to keep a tidy home. In high school, Libby developed her passion for languages and theatre. Since then, she’s earned bachelor degrees in European Studies, History Education, and an MA in European History, winning several awards during her academic career. She is also a devoted teacher. After briefly teaching at a jr. high and then at a treatment center for teens, she started teaching at the college level. Numerous students have told her she has inspired them to major in history.

For fun, she loves watching foreign films, reading, sewing, taking long walks, finding new healthy recipes, and keeping the house organized. She loves to travel and is the best travel companion anyone could have.

Libby prioritizes her life according to her moral convictions and her desire to help others. She continually seeks opportunities to serve people in our community. Libby’s love of service and children also pours into her church service where she has served in both teaching and leadership roles in the children's organization.

She is sweet, fun, focused, and loving and will undoubtedly bring those qualities and more to her future role as a mom. She lightens all my difficult loads and makes better even the good parts of my life. I could not ask for a better and truer friend.

Our Family We met in high school after our families both moved to Orem, Utah. We dated briefly, after which Libby was an exchange student in Holland and Ethan served an LDS mission in Michigan. After Ethan’s mission, we renewed our courtship and got married in November 1998. We’ve been in school for most of our married life, attending Utah Valley University, Brigham Young University, the University of Liverpool, and Purdue. We’ve also had the opportunity to travel frequently. We’ve had a fulfilling life together and have grown to truly be best friends. We feel incomplete without each other and are grateful that God has blessed us so abundantly.

Having children has always been one of our desires. We frequently say such things as “With our children…” or “When we have kids….” We eagerly look forward to the opportunity to put into practice the ideas we’ve discussed. Our future home is one in which all family members will be treated with love and respect. The children will be taught good principles that will help them become productive members of society, diligent students, and loving friends.

We also picture our future home as a peaceful place where visitors will always be welcome. There will be a spirit of friendship and happiness that combines with a determination to stick with each other through life’s difficulties. We will place family as the top priority, with plenty of family time unhindered by other obligations and distractions. The children will have ample opportunities for personal development and enrichment of their talents. And, most of all, we will have fun together. We look forward to devoting all we have to the children who enter our home, and we hope you are the one who will bring about this blessing for us.

Please take some time to look through the rest of our profile. If you feel we'd be the best parents possible for your child, then feel free to Send us a message, and we can't wait to meet you!

With Love,

Ethan and Libby