Hello there!!
I’m Shauna. I’m 30 something years old and I have been married to my husband Nathan for almost 16 years. We met in college at freshmen orientation and married less than two years later. We’ve always jumped right into life, took huge leaps of faith and prayed it all worked out.
We have been in full time church ministry for the past 16 years. I oversee the church nursery and he does a lot of things, from leading worship, to preaching, to helping lead our children’s ministry. There’s nothing he can’t do. He’s pretty amazing. I still can’t believe he’s mine.
We have 6 beautiful children; 4 boys and 2 girls. Three are adopted and three are biological. The journey that led us to them was nothing short of a miracle.
I grew up in Africa as a missionary kid from the ages of 7-14. The time spent over there shaped my heart and mind for the world of adoption and working with vulnerable children.
I have spent the past 4 years working part time for an incredible adoption agency, All Blessings International. I help with the first big step in the adoption process, the home study.
If I had to sum myself up in four words it would be: mother, coffee, warmth and passion.
At this point in my life I live and breathe motherhood, as all moms know. It never stops. Like really… laundry, lunches, dirt… it never ends.
I could not function without my endless amounts of coffee. Seriously, I might need an intervention. But really… don’t intervene.
I love to be warm. If you know me personally you know I cannot function when I’m cold. My entire world shuts down. The hotter, the better!
I feel things deeply. Sometimes it feels like a curse but I try my hardest to view it as a blessing. My emotions run deep.
I am so excited to share our story. So excited to not only share our story, but to shine a light on the different perspectives of the adoption world. There are so many different perspectives of adoption, and so many people who play a different part of the story. This blog is simply about the journey of our family and adoption.
However, before I leave you, let me introduce you to the rest of my crew…
He’s 13. He loves sports, church and friends. He is very black and white and sees the world with very little gray. He’s strong in his faith and his convictions and is one amazing kid.
G is our second born and is 11 years old. He is a mastermind of creativity and has such a caring outlook on life. He’s a little quiet at school but at home he’s my firecracker. His laugh is awesome!
C is 10. He loves to play with cars. He could play with them all day long. He has such a sweet spirit about him and his heart to please those around him is so evident. He loves to play outdoors and to stay busy.
She is 9 too. I love having two kids in the same grade! A is my book worm. She loves to read and to write notes. She has a gift with words, is kind, caring and loves to be the life of the party.
S is 8. She has a smile that lights up the world. She loves to sing and can turn anything into a song. She has the voice of an angel. No really, her voice is that amazing. She also loves to color and could literally color for hours every day.
He’s 5 but the size of a 7 year old. He thinks every trip to Walmart should end with him having a new hot wheels car…. it usually does. He is strong willed with a heart of gold. He loves to protect the underdog and he doesn’t care how big you are, he will call you out if you are doing something he doesn’t like. He also tells me out of the blue that I’m beautiful, so he wins big points for that.
