Matthew:
There is no perfect way to describe my husband to you, he is the love of my life, my best friend, and the one who I look up to. A verse that reminds me of him is: But the wisdom that comes from Heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. James 3:17 His heart is so kind, he cares for the Lord more then anything else and how to serve Him first. Matthew works harder more then anyone that I know, being sure to provide for him family, but always being willing to lend a helping hand to others.
He loves adventures, always wanting to experience new things and he is never afraid to try anything. When you are in conversation with him, you are given his full attention and genuine, thoughtful interaction. Matthew loves to learn, and create continually challenging himself. He is a man of many talents and strengths, one who is not afraid to humble himself.
Matthew is well respected at his place of work and in our community of friends. He is the one that people will call when they need help with something, building, moving, projects, advice, etc. he is always there to help.
Matthew enjoys building furniture and wood working, any sort of household project, tri-athalon training, softball, basketball, hiking, camping, fishing and gardening. He is very involved at our church, he helps in the children's class as well as the teachings in them.
Matthew is an amazing father to our daughter we adopted as a baby 2 years ago. His heart for our little girl is huge, the way he's bonded with Maryellis is absolutely beautiful. It blesses him daily when he is greeted with the biggest greeting from our daughter at the door. He is so gentle with her, but also helpful in encouraging her to be brave and learn.
Matthew is an incredible man of God and leader of our family, he is just perfect for us!
Maryellis:
This daughter of ours came into our life on June 21, 2013. She was the answer to our prayers and she has made us parents. As a two year old toddler she is very busy and on the go all of the time!
She loves to be outside, in any type of water playing and creating. She has developed quite the imagination and is quite the little mamma herself. She is an animal lover and our black lab and her have the best of times playing together. Maryellis is brave when encouraged to be, but she has to get comfortable in settings that are brand new. She has several little friends she spends time with throughout the week on playdates; swimming, park going, adventuring outdoors, crafting and painting....she is not afraid to get dirty. Maryellis has enjoyed taking swimming lessons and dance class. Each day she learns more and more, she loves to read and sing songs we've learned together. She enjoys helping mamma in the kitchen, working in the garden and getting the eggs from our chickens. Whenever Matthew is working on a project of some sort, she is sure to get out her tool set to be sure she gets in on the action. I have really noticed her heart to serve others these last few months. She loves to take on the role of helping others and succeeds when shes given a task of most sorts. Its been a joy to see her become the little girl that she is, she is so kind and loving, inquisitive on how her friends are doing, and has become our little prayer warrior wanting to be sure we pray often for certain friends.
Emily:
I guess I can save myself for last.
My role, a wife and mamma. I am beyond blessed to that I get to stay at home and raise our daughter and future children. This has always been a priority for our family and am grateful for the support of my husband that we can do this. I wouldn't trade my "job" for anything else in the world. I am daily challenged and reminded how I have to look to the Lord for my strength.
Other then being a mamma I really enjoy being active and fitness, I feel its important to model this for our daughter that she knows its important how we take care of ourselves. Running and swimming are my favorite to do. I enjoy walking our dog, going on hikes, working in the garden, spending time as a family & friends and of course cooking! I too as my husband serve in our church and have a wonderful time helping in the nursery as well as a few other volunteer opportunities. I am a early riser and an early to bed, I enjoy taking advantage of the mornings to have my quite time and be productive with tasks or household chores. I feel as though that gives me more time during the day to be with our daughter and do adventures together, she keeps me busy and we have lots of fun!
I love being a mom, serving and caring for our family, they are my priority and the ones whom I enjoy being with the most.
As a family we enjoy swimming, hiking, outdoor activities, bike rides, playing at the park after getting burgers from our favorite local restuarant, tennis, family dinners, walks, playing games, going to the lake, the beach, heading to the mountains, sporting events and floats down the river. We love our town and community, it's very family friendly and allows us to continually explore and do new things. We are thankful to have our families in town and a wonderful church/friend community around us.
This is our family, we are a family of 3 hoping and praying to grow to a family of 4, 5, 6 or more! Please share our story and join us in prayer that the Lord directs us and guides us in the goal of an Independent Adoption.
Thank you and much love,
Imlach Family
