Welcome! Let Us Tell You Our Story...


Dear Friend, Welcome to our blog! We are Troy and Rachel. We have been married for 16 years, but with dating and all that, we have been together for twenty. We are the parents of five wonderful children. Kamryn, Adelynn, Brevyn, Landon, and Anson. We love them so much! We always planned on having a large family, and even though we were able to have four biological children, adoption was always in the plans. After Landon's birth, there were severe complications and Rachel was unable to have any more naturally. We were excited that the time to pursue adoption had finally come! We knew that there were more children waiting to come to our family. We were so blessed in November of 2012, when Anson joined our family through the miracle of open adoption. We adore him and can't imagine our lives without him in it. But, someone is still missing. We haven't felt right about going through the traditional adoption agency route. So, we are starting here and hoping that the right person will find us this way. Thank you and feel free to read on for more about us! If you'd like to contact us, feel free to send us an email at troyracheladopt@yahoo.com or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/troyandracheladopt We would LOVE to hear from you.


Our Letter To You:

Hi. First of all, we would like to say thank you for even looking at our website. We know that you must be feeling very unsure and emotional right now. Having a baby and making big decisions for that baby's future are heavy responsibilities. The fact that you are even considering adoption says volumes about the kind of person you are. You obviously want the very best for your child and are weighing your options.

We just want to assure you that if you were to choose our family as the family in which your child would grow, you would hold a huge place in our hearts. Your baby would be loved and cherished by parents and big sisters and brothers. He or she would be the recipient of fifteen years worth of "parenting experience." We have raised five babies now and are comfortable and confident in their care. Each one of our children are unique in their habits and needs, from six months worth of colic to extremely content and easy. They have all grown to be fantastic kids. We believe in letting each child choose their way. Some of our children love sports, some love music, acting, and dancing, and some love science and art. We encourage each of our children in the things they love- as long as they are having fun with what they are doing.

We also wanted you to know that we are hoping for an open adoption! We believe that an adopted child needs to know his or her biological family in order to feel secure. But more importantly, we have a lot of love to give, and would love to expand our family circle to include your family! Our son, Anson has pictures of his birth mother in his room, and we talk about her quite often. He knows her name, and that he "grew in her tummy." As he gets older we will continue to share age appropriate information with him, helping him to understand adoption. We love his birth mother and are so thankful for the amazing woman she is! We understand that you will have your own needs and desires for this adoption, and we respect that. We are willing to work out an agreement that both sides feel comfortable with and are committed to honoring that agreement. But, we hope that we can know you, love you, and have you as part of our family too!

So once again, sincerely, thank you. Thank you for looking into our family and considering adoption. Please feel free to contact us with further questions.

May God be with you during this time.

All our Love,

Troy & Rachel



Well, Hello There!

It has been quite a while since we updated this blog... that is because we have a Facebook page where we post our most recent happenings.  This blog was created as a basic introduction to our family, so we don't update it. But, I did want to share something I posted a while ago on our Help Troy & Rachel Adopt Facebook page:

Over the past couple of weeks I have had people ask what we are doing in terms of adoption. I thought I should just update everyone and talk specifically about what we are hoping for.
Have we totally given up? No! Though we aren't working as hard as we did over the course of the last two years, we haven't fully quit. At this point we are leaving things in the Lord's hands and seeing what comes of it.
What we are still hoping for is that someone knows someone; a sister, a cousin, a friend, a niece, a daughter, a grand daughter, even a friend of a friend who is considering the option of adoption for her baby. And then, that someone would put her in touch with us to see if our family feels right. We are also hoping that the baby would share a similar ethnicity, at least in part, with our youngest son, Anson.
So, that's where we stand. We are so thankful for all of the love and support our family has felt during this experience!
If you did want to refer someone our way, we can be reached through a private message here on our adoption page, a personal message on our private pages, or through a text or phone call.
Thanks again! Much love!    

 So... please know that we are still actively looking and hoping. Don't let the lack of posts here fool you. Please visit our Facebook page for updates. The link is in our message at the top of this blog.

 Thank you!

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Our Family


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Fun Times

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About Troy

Troy (38 Years Old)

I am the middle child of five children. I was born and raised in Utah. I served a mission for my church from 1997-1999 in South Africa and loved my time there!
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About Rachel

Rachel (37 Years Old)

I am the middle child of five children. I grew up in Utah. I have a bachelors degree in Social Work and spent a few years working as a hospital social worker. But really, the only thing I ever wanted to be was a mom! It makes me happy to be living that dream, and I can't wait to add to our family!
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We Like To Play

We are a pretty active family.


Troy and Rachel run, and run, and run. Last summer we ran a 187 mile relay race, a little 5K, and a half marathon (13.1 miles.) We like to be healthy and running together has been something that is good for our marriage and our health.
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What Our Open Adoption Looks Like

In November of 2012, we were so blessed to bring Anson into our family through the miracle of adoption. We believe that children who are adopted need to know their biological family. We believe that this is important to their health and well being. They have the ability to ask questions, know their family health history, see people who look like them, and have an attachment to their roots. Plus- a child can't have too many people who love them! Our goal is to give our children every sense of love and security possible.
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Recommendations

We asked our family and friends to say a few words about our family. Here are their kind words about us:

  * Being adopted myself at 3 weeks old, I can say adoption is the most wonderful, beautiful, and unselfish act of love you can give your unborn baby. I don't know you or your situation but I want you to know that I have the most love and respect for my birth mother. She gave me the most wonderful life, with a Mom and Dad who love me so much. I know it was hard for her to place me for adoption but I also know she knew it was the BEST thing for me. I LOVE HER FOR THAT.
With that said, Troy and Rachel are the kindest, most loving, and sincere people I know. They are both such awesome parents. They are people I look up to. They are gentle, kind and loving. Your child would have a wonderful life. With both a Mom, a Dad, and wonderful siblings. Your baby would be well taken care of and loved...he or she would LOVE YOU for making this unselfish act of love.
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Traditions

We believe in family traditions. We have many of them. Some are daily, some are weekly, and some are yearly. Let us share some of our traditions with you.
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Our Kids

We have great kids and love being their parents.
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