We just want to thank Lifetime for all the work that was done in order for us to receive our precious baby boy. Landon is now eight pounds. He still has his days and nights mixed up but we don't mind. Our family can't get enough of him; he is LOVED. Thanks again!

-Antwaun and Kristy

Dear Veronica & my Lifetime Friends,

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I hope you all had a really fun day. Besides celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, we also celebrated my mommy’s birthday (a few days early) with 20 of my pre-school friends.

The theme of the party was Tinkerbell. In the morning I dressed in shamrocks and my Winnie the Pooh bib that said “Baby’s First St. Patrick’s Day” and then for the birthday party, I dressed in my Tinkerbell dress.

Love,
Katie (Lifetime baby of Roger & Tricia)

To everyone at Lifetime-especially Diane, Dee, and Amie,

Thank you so much for all the work you do. It is because of you that God brought us together with little Stella and her birth family. Even though the journey had its ups and downs, we feel so blessed that you were our partner every step of the way. We will always sing your praises!

May God bless all of you,

Jason & Megan

Hello Lifetime!

Hi Lori!

You helped us with our adoption almost three years ago and you were a wonderful help!  Colin is our son and he is now almost three and is a full-blown little boy!  We are so blessed by his adoption and by God making us a family!

We are ready and excited to be adopting again.  We're a family who has adopted previously and successfully with Lifetime and have a desire (and excitement) to adopt an African American baby (or twins!)

Hope you are doing well!

-Dustin & Tami

Hi Veronica,

As you can imagine things get very busy with the little one! Kendal is 16 months old now, and thriving.  She is says so many words, and is definitely a mover. She loves to dance and anything with music.

Good morning!

Gianna is growing up soooo quickly! As you can see, she is still the biggest ham and the happiest ham we have ever known. Says she is going to grow up and be a princess and a dancer and truthfully, we believe her. Hope everyone is well! Love to all...
-Bob & Dee Dee

Amie- 
Wow, what an amazing eight months this has been! All is well.. John's birthparents are doing really well. We talk weekly, and have gained another entire family!  How lucky are our children to have so many people loving them.

Hope all is well with you all!

-Michael and Kim

Amie & Heidi:

Hi Amie,
We finalized Cooper's adoption! We had our adoption celebration last week by video conference! We are very excited!

Cooper is a great baby and I am truly blessed to have him in my life.  I love being a mommy; it is the most amazing thing I have ever done.  I want to thank you and everyone at Lifetime.  I was very nervous going into the adoption process and you all helped to calm my nerves.  For the most part, this journey was smooth with a few bumps but during those stressful times it was comforting to know that I had someone to call and talk through it with.  I really liked the fact that Lifetime made me feel important and if I called with a question or concern I would get an immediate response.  I can not say enough good about you, Dee and Lifetime.  I have been called for a reference and look forward to sharing my story with more potential families.  I also look forward to working with you in a couple years for a playmate for Cooper.

So from the bottom of our hearts we thank you and may God Bless your work!

-Stacey and Cooper

Aiden just turned three months old and he is growing so fast! We went to the doctor and Aiden weighed 16 pounds and he was a little over 27 inches long! Our doctor said he was definitely going to be a tall boy and he's so advanced! Aiden amazes us every day with what he learns.

Last Sunday was his dedication service at our church. Aiden is the first adopted child in our church and he is such a blessing. We love being his parents! We are so thankful that God chose us to be a part of this precious child's life. We email Aiden's birthmother every Friday with all of his progress, stories of what he did that week, and pictures of him. Thanks again for everything! We will never forget the staff at Lifetime and we will never forget Aiden's adoption.
 
-Ryan & Brandi

Veronica and Lifetime,
Our little Gianna was born weighing six pounds, 13 ounces and was 19 inches long.

We really love her! We are keeping all the other Lifetime adoptive parents in our prayers.

-Marc & Debra

Dear Dee, Diane, and all the Lifetime staff,

Evan just turned two!  He has really kept us going this last year while Michelle dealt with her mother's cancer and death and the wait for another child.  One look at him reminds us of how grateful we are of God's plan and Lifetime's hand in making our dream come true.  Nothing compares to love between a parent and child - it is so amazing.  In the past few months he has been saying, "I Love You," and his version of the ABC song and Twinkle, Twinkle.  Every day is a blessing when we get to see his sweet face or have him wrap his arms around us.

We still communicate monthly with his birthmother via email to give her updates and photos.  She is pretty busy with her second son so we don't hear from her often.  She does seem very happy and still thanks us each time for loving Evan so much.

All the best,
Stan & Michelle

Dear Lori and all the Lifetime family,

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all of the love, help, prayers, and support through our adoption journey.

Daniel is such a blessing in our lives and if it weren't for all of your help and encouragement, our journey to find each other wouldn't have been the same. We will always remember you in our prayers. You are all gifts from God to all of the families you help. Charlotte loves being a big sister!

With love and gratitude,

Matthew & Michelle

Dear Veronica & my Lifetime Friends,

I hope you all had a really fun Valentine’s Day.  I got to be at Disneyland for Valentine’s Day with mommy, daddy & Nana.  I had a wonderful first trip to The Disneyland Resort.  I just loved all the sights, sounds, characters and rides (even though I did sleep through a few of them).  My first Disney ride was Heimlich’s Chew Chew Train in Bug’s Land at Disney’s California Adventure but I went on everything from Dumbo, Peter Pan, & Toy Story Mania to Pirate’s of the Caribbean.  I also got to meet Mickey, Minnie, Tinker Bell, Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Pooh and Tigger.  I wanted to take this opportunity during Valentine’s to tell you again how much I love and appreciate all of you at Lifetime for helping my birthmom and  me find my Lifetime family.  My birthmom calls often to express how happy she is for herself and for us that my mommy and daddy have the opportunity to raise me.  Thank you for playing a huge role in making this all happen!

Love,

Katie (Tricia & Roger's Lifetime baby)

We just wanted to drop a note to say thanks to all the wonderful Lifetime staff and to offer words of encouragement to waiting families.

God's timing is not our timing, but He is faithful to His promises.  We are eternally grateful to Him for blessing us with our wonderful son Caleb. He is such a great baby. He is very alert, active and has the cutest smile that melts our hearts.

It is through God's gift we truly understand unconditional love. No matter how long or how difficult the wait may seem, don't give up and keep the faith. Know that all things work together for good. God is preparing you and your future birthmother for a match made in heaven. Be encouraged, be hopeful and be blessed.

Stella's adoption was finalized last week, just one month after her birth. We are enjoying life as a family of four and Levi is in love with his new sister!

It was always clear why God led us to work with Lifetime and it's obvious to see His providence in the adoption of Stella.

Thank you so much for the work you do every day and thank you for helping us complete our family!

Blessings to all of you,
Megan, Jason, Levi and Stella

Diane,

There is only one word or "name" to describe the way we feel. It's JESUS!  Regardless to any obstacle, God was in control.  We are so overjoyed with this precious gift of life.   We have so much we could say, but we truly want to say to all awaiting families is "What God has for you, it is for you!  Please, pray, pray, pray, and keep the faith.  God is with you!

-Torré and Marion

Veronica,

We wanted to let you know that Grayson's adoption has just been finalized! Three months after Grayson came home, we are now legally a forever family!

As you can imagine, it was an exciting day and we will eternally be grateful to you and the Lifetime crew for helping us through our adoption. You are all forever in our hearts and prayers.

Always,
Matthew, Kimberly & Grayson

Our son Atticus is five months old now and just finished his first bite of Gerber pears. He really seemed to enjoy them.

We couldn't be happier!

-Steven & Melanie

Hi Veronica and Lifetime Staff:
Here is a photo of little Emma Rose and her big sister Ciara. We finalized Emma's adoption on a couple of months ago.

Here's a sweet, sweet picture of Emaline for you! I had taken a few pics of our pup Lucky off our deck this afternoon while Emaline was having her snack when she asked me to take her picture. Sweet smiles and love from Emaline to you!

Love ya,
Sarah and Chad

Hi Veronica, 

Dee & Lifetime Staff,

We are all doing well and have adjusted quite easily to having a little one in the house.  Drew is such a joy and brings a lot of love and warmth to our family.

He is now 13 months old and is a very laid back and easy-going guy. Drew is content to entertain himself for small periods of time, which allows us to get a few things done around the house.  He also likes spending time romping on the floor with Mark, looking at books with us, going places in the car and just being held and snuggled.  He is also very curious and notices anything new or different.  We call him Curious George!  We have all bonded so deeply and we just can’t imagine life without him.

We also want to say that because or our location, we needed to use another adoption agency in order to get the adoption finalized in our county.  We must say that after dealing with another agency, Lifetime runs a superb operation.  You are top notch!  Sometimes you don’t really appreciate what you have 'til you don’t have it anymore.  We appreciate all of the help, support, advice and encouragement that you gave to us during our time with you.  At one point we were ready to just throw in the towel and call it quits but we remembered a comment that someone made to us when we first signed up …“Everyone who sticks with us and does all that we ask eventually ends up with a child."  Well we couldn’t have asked for a better match up!   As they say, “It was a match made in heaven."

Thank you for making all of this happen and for bringing Drew into our lives.  We are forever grateful! 

May God bless you, your families and Lifetime Adoption!

Mark & Marilyn