Welcome
to our adoption webpage!
If you are looking for a loving family for your baby, or you know someone who is is considering adoption for their child, please email us or call toll-free
1-800-447-4965
To learn more about us, read our letter below and view our fun family photos! We are homestudy approved and ready to welcome a baby with open arms and loving hearts!
Don, Cecy & Madison
Hello!
We are honored that you are considering us as adoptive parents for your baby or toddler. Please allow us to introduce ourselves to you, we are Don and Cecy, and we have a 3 year old daughter, Madison Grace. Our home offers love, laughs, support, lost of hugs and kisses and a stay-home mom, devoted dad and future big sister who are so excited to welcome a new addition to our family.
We want to you to know that you have our admiration for the sacrifice and love you are showing by considering adoption. Your loss and heartache is not lost on us, and we pray that by getting to know us (and the life your child will have should you select us) through this profile, that you would receive a measure of peace and comfort about your decision.
Our beginnings...
Cecy was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, and Don was raised in Tiffin, Ohio. We met and fell in love in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We met at our church when Cecy was a youth pastor and Don volunteered as a youth worker. We began dating and, as corny as it may sound, we knew from the moment we met that we would be together forever. We have been happily married for 20 wonderful years. We are a stable, loving couple whose relationship is based on Christian principles and scripture. Our Christianity is the center of our lives. Through the years we’ve been married, we can truly say we love each other unconditionally.
We feel blessed to say we married our best friend. While that phrase has become “cliché,” in our marriage it is very true. We are each other’s best friend and because of that, there has been no obstacle that we have not been able to conquer.
Why we want to adopt...
We tried for many years to have children but with no success. Though we still had many medical options afforded to us, we turned them down because our hearts truly desired to adopt. We believe that adoption is not plan B for our lives but is God’s perfect plan and we are so happy that it is.
In October 2004 we were matched with a wonderful birth mother and on February 26, 2005, Madison Grace was born. She was placed in our arms three days later and our lives have been so wonderfully blessed ever since. Being parents has enriched our lives. We just love being parents and are having so much fun.
The whole time we were waiting for Madison to be born we knew we wanted to adopt another daughter. We knew our family was not yet complete. We know that most adoptions are those of infants, and while we would be absolutely happy to adopt an infant, we would be just as happy to adopt a baby up to 18 months old. We know God brought Madison to us, and we know He has another baby girl somewhere who will fit right into our loving home. We know this is the right time to pursue a second adoption, and we look forward to seeing what God does this time. Our hearts are brimming with anticipation with the thought of becoming parents for a second time. We are just as excited as we were the first time we adopted.
Cecy...
Let me tell you about my wife, Cecy. She is the love of my life and is one of the most giving, selfless people I’ve ever met. It is no surprise to me that she is a terrific mother. Madison loves for Cecy to read to her and play with her. There is never a moment when she is not thinking of our daughter and how to give her the best life we possibly can. Her strength never ceases to amaze me. She is outgoing, smart, caring and has a capacity for love I have never seen in a person, and where she gets the energy to run 4 miles every day, is beyond me. Being Hispanic, Cecy cooks the best Mexican food I’ve ever had and she and Madison enjoy baking cookies together.
When I started my business, Cecy took time off from teaching to help me get it off the ground. She was “the crew” and could hang dry wall, lay a hard wood floor, paint and many other things just like the rest of the guys. I have watched Cecy in her accomplishments. She is an ordained minister, she taught at a Bible College, and she has written a couple of Christian books, yet she remains a humble person who recognizes that her abilities are all from God. The students were sad to see her go as she was one of the favorite instructors. Though Cecy has always been successful at what she was doing, she was more than ready to quit her teaching position in order to dedicate herself fulltime to raising our children, and she has no regrets doing so.
Her humor and sometimes silliness keeps a smile on my face. We laugh a lot. Cecy is my best friend and she is the best mom I know. As Madison and our second daughter grow, Cecy will be a great example and a soft place to fall whenever they need one. She is amazing!
Don...
It’s my turn to tell you about my husband Don. He is a terrific father. Since the day Madison was placed in our arms, Don has been a “hands-on Daddy.” He was involved in every way he could when Maddie was a baby, with the feedings, burping, diaper changes, and even getting up with her in the middle of the night.
The first thing that attracted me to Don was how gentle he is. Don is very sweet and outgoing, and people instantly like him when they meet him. As a husband, he treats me with respect and makes me feel special and loved everyday. I love how he makes me laugh. He is always happy and we laugh a lot. Don has been the greatest support and encouragement to me in anything I’ve wanted to accomplish; making me (and Madison) feel like I can do anything and he will do the same for our second daughter. He is a trustworthy, honest and hard working person and a good provider. Don has his own successful construction business. Having our own business allows for flexible hours, which comes in handy for Don to take days off for important appointments or just to have fun, like taking us to the Zoo. Don’s success has allowed me to make the decision to quit working full-time in order to be a stay at home mom.
Don is patient and loves to play on the floor with Madison. I love to see Maddie’s face light up and hear her squeals of delight when he walks through the door at the end of the day. He is the daddy every little girl dreams of having. He knows all about the Disney Princesses, knows how to put on “pretend make-up” and do hair. He can burp and feed a doll and even knows his way around a play kitchen. Don is very patient and gentle with Madison. He will sit with her for hours listening to her talk, and boy can she talk! Don’s office is in our home, which is great for him to be able to stop to read a quick story to Madison or put together a puzzle.
I admire how he genuinely cares about people, whether they are friends, clients, or people we meet. After 20 years of marriage, he still manages to make me feel like a new bride. I thank God every day for giving me such a wonderful husband. With Don as their Dad, our children will always feel loved, protected and secure.
Madison...
Maddie is a very happy, loving, sweet, tender-hearted and funny 3 year old. She loves playing with her dolls, dressing up like the Disney Princesses, putting together puzzles, playing games such as Candyland and being read to. She always enjoys when her cousins or friends come over to play and loves her grandparents and aunts and uncles. Maddie brings such joy to our lives and the lives of everyone who knows her. Right now she is in a Music Movement & Me class as well as ballet. She will be attending a private Christian school this September and she is looking forward to making new friends and learning new things. Maddie also loves going to the Zoo, playing at the park, swimming in her pool and riding the kiddie rides at amusement parks. She is looking forward to being a big sister and talks about it with any one who will listen.
Our home & community...
We live in central Ohio, in a two-story home which sits on a huge lot on a tree lined street. We have four bedrooms and two and a half baths. We enjoy the four seasons this area offers, especially the many beautiful colors of fall. We live in, what we believe, is the best community there is. It is one of those peaceful neighborhoods where we know those who live around us, people wave as they drive by (even if they don’t know you), kids play in their yards, dogs are friendly and greet you with a wagging tail, and on any given day, neighbors are chatting out in their driveways, yards or porches. Our large backyard has 3 tall trees that provide great shade. Every year we have a great time decorating for the seasons and holidays both inside and outside, Thanksgiving and Christmas are our favorite time of year. Pumpkins line our porch in the fall, and a red, white and blue flag hangs outside during the 4th of July. For Christmas, we go all out with lights, trees and decorations both inside and out.
There is a lot to do in our area, we have a terrific zoo, interactive science museums, amusement parks and beautiful city parks. We attend the 4th of July Parade and Celebration at our city park with rides, food and fireworks. A month later is a festival with rides and food and of course there is a parade on Labor Day. Madison loves getting the candy that is tossed during the parade.
While we live in one of the states best public school systems, we will be sending our children to private school as we endeavor to provide our children with the best possible education and thereby giving them all the opportunities that come with it. It is a great school where 95% of their graduates go on to college (in fact we have started a college fund for both our children). The teachers are caring, the classes allow for more individual attention and the students have many extra curricular activities to choose from.
Fun times...
Because family is our first priority, we enjoy doing things together. We are members at our local zoo here which also has a water park in it. The zoo is open year round, so we are there a lot. There is also swimming and amusement parks. We live in between two huge amusement parks and Madison loves the rides. One of Don’s brothers has a house that sits on a Lake, about 5 hours away that the family uses for vacations and weekend get-aways. So there is always something fun to do. Right now a plan to visit Disney World is in the works, as well as another trip to Texas to visit family.
In the fall we go to the Pumpkin Festival to pick pumpkins. One of our favorite things to do is to walk around our neighborhood with Madison in a wagon and look at all the beautiful fall colors. In the winter, when the snow begins, we put on our gear and head outside. We love to go sledding and just romp around in the snow. Of course no snow day would be complete without a snow angel. Maddie likes making "baby snowmen" and "ice cream cones" out of the snow. We always look forward to snowy days. At Christmas, we enjoy decorating our home both inside and out. Our zoo has special lights throughout the holiday. It’s beautiful. Whether we are at home playing games, cuddling on the couch watching a movie (usually a Disney) or out somewhere, we always have fun just being together.
Our families & friends...
We are so grateful for our extended families. Grand parents, aunts, uncles and cousins, on both sides, embraced our decision to adopt with great joy and excitement. They absolutely love and adore Madison and are excited for our new arrival. While Don’s family lives closeby, there are vacations and trips to Texas to visit Cecy’s family, and they visit us here.
We also consider our friends at church a part of our extended family. They love us, pray for us and are thrilled about our second adoption. Our second daughter will be just as welcomed and loved unconditionally. Everyone is anticipating the great news that we have been selected. Because of our close friendships Maddie (and our second child will as well) has many “aunts” and “uncles” who are there for every birthday, holiday and any special occasion. Our children are blessed to be surrounded by such kind, loving people.
Our faith...
We are Christians and will raise our daughters with the beliefs and values as instructed in scripture. It is important that our children have a healthy self esteem and strong faith. We are members of a wonderful church. We love our Pastor and our church family. Madison looks forward to attending church each week.
Open adoption...
We have a semi-open adoption at this time with Madison’s birth mom. She is a wonderful young woman who will forever be a very important part of our family. We love her dearly. We send her pictures and letters about every 4 months but we talk on the phone and text each other quite a bit. Our plan in the future does include getting our families together, when Madison is a little older, so she can meet her birth siblings.
Though at 3 years old, Madison is unable to grasp what the concept of adoption and birth mom, we are making her familiar with the terms anyway. We want these terms to be common and positive for her as she grows so that she will be comfortable discussing the adoption. She, and her sister, will know that their birth mothers are true heroes and that it wasn’t that they were not wanted or loved that they were placed for adoption. On the contrary, it was an amazing love that brought them to us.
Thank you!
In closing, we would like to thank you
for taking the time to read our profile
and allowing us to open our hearts to
you. We plan to be very open with
both our children about the wonderful
way God brought them into our family.
They will know that adoption is a
wonderful thing and something to be
proud of. Our children will know that
they have our unconditional love,
hopes, dreams and everything a good
parent can give to a child. We will
speak of you highly and always
present you in a wonderful way. We
will be happy to keep you updated
with letter and photos, should you
desire. May God comfort, guide and
bless you during this time and always.
Don, Cecy and Madison
Contact Information
Call toll-free: 1-800-447-4965
Email: zeiscontracting@aol.com
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