Hi there, we are the Gartons! But if you're visiting this page... you probably know that already. We are so thankful you're here and taking time to read our story.

We were blessed with our beautiful Emma Marie about 6 years ago but since then, it has been a struggle to add other sweet babes to our family. Through multiple miscarriages and many unanswered questions, we have been praying about the Lord's will in our family. In recent months, the ideas we have been exploring have taken shape into open doors and 'right' timing.

With both joy and trepidation, we are excited to share that we are adopting! We've been working with Lifetime adoption for a while now but we are in the final stages of getting our profile 'adoption ready'. This will allow us to be matched with a birth mother and ultimately adopt another precious child into our family. We are ALL so excited about this.

As many of you know, adoption is expensive. We have been encouraged by several friends to start a Go Fund Me page and allow (and even invite) others into our journey. So, we truly are thankful you are here reading this and partnering with us on this journey. We are asking for the support and care from our family and friends. The funds we need will cover: adoption agency fees, attorney fees, and last-minute travel for our family to the birth mother's state. Due to adoption laws, we cannot bring a child across state lines until the court approves so these stays are last minute and can last up to 2 weeks.

If you feel called to financially partner with us in this, we are so appreciative! Hopefully this makes it easy to do that. We will keep you updated on our journey and can't wait to see what the Lord has for us.

With sincerest gratitude,

-The Garton Family