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A hopeful adoptive family

Hoping to give a child a home full of love.

Marcus & Emily Bennett · Carmel, Indiana

If you are an expectant mother considering an adoption plan, we are so glad you found us. There is no pressure here. Take all the time you need.

Read our letter to you Meet Marcus & Emily

A letter to you

Dear friend,

We do not know your name yet, or your story, but we want you to know: we think you are brave. Considering an adoption plan for your child is one of the most loving, selfless things a person can do, and we do not take lightly that you are even reading these words.

If you choose us, we promise your child will grow up knowing they were wanted by everyone in their story, including you. They will have pancakes on Sundays, a dog who follows them everywhere, a yard to run in, and two parents who will show up, every single day, with everything we have.

And we promise to honor you. However much or little contact feels right to you, we will respect it. Your courage will always be part of our family's story, told with love and gratitude.

There is no pressure and no rush. Take your time. Whatever you decide, we are holding hope for you and your baby.

With love and hope,
Marcus & Emily

Our story

Eight years, one big dream.

We met in 2016 at a friend's wedding. Marcus was playing guitar in the band, and Emily, so the story goes, caught the bouquet that same night.

We like to think someone was trying to tell us something. We were married two years later under a big oak tree, surrounded by the people we love most.

Ever since, we have been building a quiet, joyful life together: Sunday pancakes, long walks with the dog, music in the kitchen, and dreaming of the day we get to share it with a child of our own through adoption.

Husband & dad-to-be

Marcus

Marcus is a high-school band director who has never met a song he could not hum. He is patient, a little goofy, and the first to volunteer for the messy job. Weekends usually find him hiking a trail, coaching Little League, or fixing something in the garage with the radio on.

Plays guitarLoves hikingLittle League coachPancake chef
Wife & mom-to-be

Emily

Emily is a pediatric nurse with an enormous soft spot for tiny humans. She is warm, organized, and happiest with flour on her hands or a paperback in her lap. Her garden is a little wild, her cookies are legendary, and she has been ready to be a mom for as long as she can remember.

Pediatric nurseBakerGardenerBookworm

Our home & community

A cozy house on a quiet street.

Home is a three-bedroom house in Carmel, Indiana, with a big backyard, a front-porch swing, and a kitchen that always smells like something.

We are a short walk from a leafy park, a library, and some of the best-rated schools in the state. Our neighborhood is full of families, sidewalk chalk, and friendly faces.

Biscuitour gentle golden retriever
Oliveour very opinionated cat
The Bennett family's two-storey home, a red board-and-batten house with a covered front porch, on a quiet residential street
Our front porch, and the tree Marcus planted the spring we moved in.

Down the hall

There is a room that is ready.

Emily painted it a soft green last spring. The crib was her grandmother's, stripped back and repainted over a long weekend with the windows open.

We are not in a hurry to fill it. We just wanted you to see that there is a place here, and it has been waiting a while.

A nursery with sage green walls, a gold-painted crib, a wooden rocking chair, and a framed elephant print above the crib
The nursery, finished and waiting.

From our hearts

Why we are hoping to adopt.

Becoming parents has been our dream from the very beginning. After a long and winding road, adoption is the path our hearts have always been pointed toward, and we could not be more ready.

One

A home that is ready

We have the space, the stability, and the steady love a child needs, and so much room in our lives for one more.

Two

A village behind us

Grandparents, cousins, lifelong friends, and a whole community are already cheering for this child and ready to help us raise them.

Three

Open hearts

We believe a child can never have too many people who love them. We are open to staying connected, in whatever way feels right for everyone.

Support our journey

Help us bring our baby home.

Adoption is a beautiful path, and an expensive one. Agency fees, legal costs, and home-study expenses add up quickly. If you would like to be part of our story, a gift of any size brings us one step closer.

$13,400 raisedGoal: $35,000
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Get in touch

We would love to hear from you.

Reach out whenever you are ready, directly to us or through our adoption agency. There is no wrong way and no wrong time.

Marcus & Emily

Emailhello@bennettfamilyhome.example
Call or text(317) 555-0148
WhereCarmel, Indiana

Our adoption agency

AgencyAdoptions of Indiana
CaseworkerAsk for the Bennett family

If you would prefer to talk with someone other than us first, our agency can answer your questions confidentially and connect you with us whenever you are comfortable.