Jeremiah+KaraEmberlin,LovelinandValor
HELLOTHERE...First,wewanttothankyousoverymuchfortakingtimetoget
toknowourfamily.Withoutevenknowingyou,wealreadybelieve
youaresuchacourageous,caringandlovingperson.Thedecision
youaremakingisthemostselflessdecisionamothercouldever
make.
Ifchosen,wewouldprovideahomethatisfulloflove,joy,faith,
care,protection,musicandloadsofdancing.Ourhomeisonewhere
ourchildrenareencouragedtolearn,growandfollowtheirGod
givendreams
Whatyouaredoingbyyoursacrificiallovewouldblessour
familyimmensely.Witheverychildwehavehad,ourloveonly
growsstrongerandstrongerandwetrulyfeelwehavesomuch
morelovetogivemorechildren.
Ourwordsfailtoexpressourgratitudeandadmirationwehave
foryourcourage,strengthandsacrificialloveyouhaveforthis
baby/babies.Ourpromisetoyou,ifchosen,istoalwaysletselfless
lovebetheguidinglightofourhomeandfamily.
WITHLOVEANDRESPECT,
JEREMIAH+KARA
WHYADOPTION?Wehavealwaysfeltweweremeanttohavealargerfamilyandthatwe
werealsosupposedtoadopt.ThroughallthreeofKara’spregnancieswe
eagerlyawaitedthearrivalofeachofourchildrenalreadymadlyinlove
withthembeforetheywereborn.Jeremiah’sstoryisoneofavery
inconvenientpregnancythatveryeasilycouldhaveendedprematurely.
However,hisMomfeltthatGodhadaspecialplanforhislifeandmadethe
bravedecisiontocarryhimtofullterm.Becauseofthisweunderstand
thatnomatterhowababycametobe,alllifeissacredandbeautiful,and
ourheartsdesireistoloveanotherlittlebabyforlife!
WHEREOURFAMILYBEGAN...Wemetandfellinloveattheripeoldageof15and16yearsold.That’s
right…teenagelove!WemetatachurchyouthgroupandonApril10th
of1998webecameofficialandneverlookedback.Wewaitedwhat
seemedaneternitybeforeourparentswouldallowustogetmarried
butonJune14thof2003wefinallywereabletomakevowsbeforeGod
andfamilythatnothingapartfromdeathcouldseparateus.
::ITHADTOBEYOU::
::OURLITTLEFAMILY::Afteralmost23yearsofbeinginloveandbeingbestfriends,with
lotsoflessonslearnedandtrialswehavegrownthrough,weare
moreinlovethaneverbefore.Thegreatesttreasureofourmarriage
hasbeenourthreechildren.Emberlin(13),Lovelin(7)andValor(4).
Theyhavebroughtusmorejoyandlovethanweknowwhattodo
withwhichiswhyweknowourfamilyismeanttobebigger.
KARATheloveofmylife,KaraisthemostconfidentanddedicatedpersonIknow.Whenshesets
hermindtosomething,ithappens.Ourchildrenhavehadahome
environmentwheretheynotonlyfeelcrazyloved,buttheyknowthat
theyaresafe,andtheytrulythrive.Thisisbecausehertoppriorityhas
beenthehealthandwellnessofourfamily.Sheismybestfriendand
confidant.Shelaughsatallmycornyjokesstillandlovesourchildren
likeaboss.SheisthestrongestwomanIknowandtherockand
backboneofourfamily.
WRITTENBYJEREMIAH
JEREMIAHMyBestFriend,Where do I begin with Jeremiah? He is the most selfless and
compassionate person I know. He is a huge visionary and is sooooo
talented.Hemakesspendingtimewiththefamilyapriorityandlovesto
snuggle all of us. Not tomention all thewrestling that happens in our
house.Hehasspenthiswholelifecommittedtowhathebelievesinand
has traveled theworldplayingmusic sincehewas 18yearsold.He is a
greatdancerandwonmeoverwithhishumor.Hehassomuch loveto
give.Ilovehimso.
WRITTENBYKARA
Lovelin(a.k.a.LoveBug)livesuptoher
name.Sheisadedicatedbigsisterandis
constantlysnugglingwithheryounger
brother.Sheisoneofthekindestand
thoughtfulkidsweknow.Shelovesarts
andcraftsandplansonbeingateacher
andamomwhenshegetsolder.She
trulyhasaheartofgoldandgetsgiddy
whenwetalkaboutaddingmore
beautifulbabiestoourfamily.
Emberlinisasongbird.LikeherDad,she
alsowritesmusicandregularlyleadsmusic
withherDadatchurch.Shehasahuge
heartforpeoplewhofeellikeoutcasts.She
hasoneofthemostcompassionatehearts
andisagreatbigsister.Sheiscrazy
confidentinwhosheisandisaleader
amongstherfriends.
Valorisboth100%boyandhasavery
tenderheart.Helovesactinganddressing
uplikehisfavoritesuper-heroes,Spider
Man,IronManandCaptainAmerica.
Honestly,helovesallsuper-heroes.He
aspirestobeafirefighterorPolice
Officerwhenhegrowsup.Hehasa
heroesheartandwillundoubtedlybea
protectorofhisyoungersiblings.
::TOGETHER::ourfavoriteplacetobe
THANKFUL+BLESSED
MAKINGMEMORIES
Weareafamilythatdoesa
lottogetherandmaking
memoriesisourgreatest
priority.Oneofourfavorite
thingstodoisplayboard
gamesorsnuggleupand
watchingfamilymovies
together.Wealsohavefamily
dinnertogetheratleast80%
oftheweekwhereweask
eachotherwhatourfavorite
partofthedaywas.Because
wehavefamilyacrossthe
nation,weregularlydoalot
oftravelingadventuresin
ordertoseeeveryone.Wego
onatleastonebiggerfamily
vacationeveryyear.Our
dreamcometruewouldbe
afterourchildrenareadults,
theywouldsaythatthey
lovedtheirchildhood
becauseofalltheamazing
memories.
EDUCATION,FAITH+TRADITIONWeareafamilywhodesirestoseeourchildrenthriveinlife.Our
children'seducation,mental,emotional,physicalandspiritualhealthare
superimportanttotherhythmswehaveinourhomeandschoolinglife.
WithKara’sprofessionalbackgroundbeinginthehealthindustryand
Jeremiah’sbeingbothaprofessionalmusicianandPastor,wehavealways
triedtomakelearningandgrowingfunandholdourchildrentoastandard
wherecollegeeducationormissionworkishighlyencouragedbutwillnot
beforced.WeareafamilywhoisbothunapologeticaboutourloveforJesus
andallpeople(nomattertheirbeliefsorlifestyles)butalsoencourageour
childrentothinkforthemselvesandgrowinafaiththatisrootedinloveand
logic.Ourhopeandprayeristhatastheygrowtheywillchoseontheirown
tocontinuetofollowJesusandlivelivesthatreflectlove,peace,humility,
hope,charityandintegrity.
Abigpartofourfaithishavingachurchcommunity.Itisnotonlypartof
Jeremiahsvocation,itisalsoaplacewhereourwholefamilyhasloadsoffriends,
communityandsupport.Ourcommunityisasecondfamilytous.
Wemakebirthdaysandholidaysveryspecialbecause,onceagainmemoriesare
superimportanttous.Wehaveseveraltraditionsaroundholidays,includingan
Easterfeast,goingtothepumpkinpatchinthefall,cuttingdownourown
ChristmastreethedayafterThanksgiving,lotsofcinnamonrollsandpresentson
Christmasmorningandsomuchmore.Wecelebratelove,lifeandJesusin
everythingwedo.Wearebynomeansperfect,butafamilywhohaslivedthrough
manyhardshipsandGodhasalwaysmadeusmoreresilientthroughthem.
OURHOME+PETS
Weloveourretrohomebecauseithasalotoffunpersonalitylikeourfamily.We
haveasplit-levelranchhomewith4bedroomsand1playroom.Wehavealarge
laundryroom,diningroomandlivingroomthatwepurposelykeepnoTVinsowe
canhavequiettimeandboardgameswithoutdistractionsupstairs.Onebathroom
hasatypicalbathtubwithshowerandourmainbathroomhasastand-upshower
andajacuzzibathtubthatourlittlesarealwayshavingfunadventuresinduring
bathtime.
Ourhomesitsonabout1acreoflandsoourbackyardislargewithabeautifulcreek
thatrunsthroughitthatwecanfishoutof.Weliveinanamazingneighborhood
withsuperawesomeneighborswholovedogs-whichisamazingbecausetheirdog
andouradopteddogJolene(namedaftertheDollyPartonsong)playtogether
regularly.Wealsohavetwoadoptedkittycatswhoareboyandgirlsiblings.Ourboy
isnamedGiraffe(Lovelinnamedhim)andourgirlisnamedAmbrose.Ourpetsare
anotherpartofourfamilyandwelovethemverymuch,eventhoughJolenelikes
toeatourshoes.
::FAMILY::findyourtribe
My(Jeremiah’s)parentsRandyandDebbiehad5boys.Isitrightinthe
Middle.BetweenallofusboysGrandmaandGrandmahave9
grandchildrensofarwhichwehopetogrowthroughadoption.Theylove
ourbabiesverymuchandwhenwegettoseethemandmybrothersits
alwaysfilledwithlotsofhugs,kissesandstories.MyDadhasloadsof
storiesfrombeingacareerArmyMan.Ialsohave4othersiblingsfroma
biologicalDadwholivesinthePhilippines.Imet2ofthem6yearsago
andI’mcrazyclosewiththemandsoarethekids.MytwoothersiblingsI
justmetoverthepast2years.Ithasbeenaninsanejourneymeetingmy
newsiblingsoverthepast6years,butabeautifulone.
My(Kara)ParentsBob(Papo)andSheryl(Mammy)hadmeandmy
youngerbrotherMichael.ThekidsseeMammyandPapoalotandhave
suchaspecialbondwiththem.Whentheyareintown,wearealways
tryingnewadventuresintheBigCityandmakingmemories.Mybrother
livesinHawaiiandisaFireFighter.Wearestillwaitingforhimtoget
marriedandtogiveusmoreCousins!!
::OURPROMISE::Adoptionwillneverbeasecretinourhome.Wepromisetobevery
openwithourchild/childrenabouttheirstory,theiradoptionandthe
sacrificeandloveofyourdecision.Therewillneverbeanegative
wordspokenaboutourbirthfamilytoanyonebecausewealready
havesomuchadmirationandgratitudetowardsyou.Placingyour
babyupforadoptionisselfless,lovingandverybrave.Weareso
thankfulthatyoutookthetimetogettoknowourfamilyalittlebit
andwewillcontinuetoprayforyouasyoumakeyourdecision.
Jeremiah+KaraEmberlin,LovelinandValor
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