Terrance & Lisa - All Blessings International

Terrance & Lisa

Welcome
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about our family. First and foremost, we
want you to know we think you are a wonderful mother. We have so much respect for
your courage and the love you have already shown for your child. Please know that no
matter your decision, we wish you and your child all the best and will not stop praying for
you. Our family is one filled with love, lots of laughter, and a deep devotion to one another.
We hope our profile gives you a glimpse into our family in a special way.

With love,

Terrance & Lisa

About Us
Terrance and I met when his family joined the church I was attending in east Texas
in 1989. We became very close and remained so for 30 years. After reconnecting
romantically in 2016, we dated for six months before he proposed on Christmas Day. We
were married soon after.

Our wedding was the most wonderfully romantic and personal experience. We wanted
the day marked by love, God, and individuality. Only telling immediate family, we flew to
the Grand Canyon with our girls and were married at sunrise by a dear friend who is also
a minister. To our shock and delight, it was snowing! God decorated for our wedding.
We marveled at our winter wonderland as we said our vows by the edge of the glorious
rim. Pink and purple hues flooded the darkened horizon as elk wandered nearer in
attendance. I felt like God’s princess.

We Love...
We love to travel, visit new coffee venues, and sit and talk about the mysteries of life,
people, and the Word of God. We love to dream together, laugh, work with our horses, do
yard work, and redo yard work. We love trying brand new things together—I am the brave
one! We enjoy cooking together, creating songs, and writing blogs. We’re passionate
about finding creative ways to invite our neighbors into a relationship with Christ.

Lisa  by Terrance

Lisa can walk into any room and leave it brighter, better, and more beautiful than
before. Her positive disposition is powerful and contagious. Always able to find the
best in people, she also helps others see the best of themselves. She is strong yet
gentle—resilient and compassionate. Her beautiful eyes and smile drew me in, and
her elegance, humility, and deep love for people have held me captive for three
decades. She has a dry humor that will initially catch me off-guard and then make me
laugh uncontrollably. She sees the hard-to-see things—the most important, worthwhile
parts of life. In turn, she allows me to also slow down and open my eyes and mind to
the beauty of the world around us.

I’ve never seen a child without a huge smile once Lisa captures their attention. In
just a moment, she can find something she has in common and connect with them
instantly. She puts children far ahead of herself. An incredible listener, you’ll find her
sitting criss-crossed on the floor, listening to every story told. Any child would find Lisa
to be an amazing encourager, teacher, friend, and safe place. She adores children,
and children know it!

Lisa loves yoga,
writing, reading,
making art, being in
nature, our horses
and pets, playing
meditative musical
instruments, and
homeschooling Emily.

Terrance             by Lisa

Terrance is my best friend and the love of my life—I can’t imagine being with anyone
else. He is the most creative and gifted person I have ever known and still also the
most humble. He lights up a room wherever he goes and has an amazing capacity
to love—he’s never met a stranger. I was initially drawn to Terrance by his individuality
and his creativity. He is not afraid to be himself, which I find very attractive. His doe-like
eyelashes have made my teen heart flutter decade after decade. Terrance is my hero;
I just adore him.

Terrance makes everything fun. His magnetic personality draws everyone in, and
children are no exception! He is animated and funny and REAL. Children sense
authenticity and feel understood and loved with him. He gets down on their level and
interacts in ways that genuinely engage—he simply glows.

Terrance loves to create,
write and produce all
genres of music, work
with wood, train dogs and
horses, learn new things,
travel, spend time with
friends, cook, clean, meet
new people, laugh, and
serve in any way.

Haley
Haley is a bundle of energy! A dedicated and hard worker, when she sees a need,
she is eager to meet it. She loves deeply. Haley likes to make us laugh and creates
beautiful memories in every moment. She enjoys dancing, soccer, photography,
friends, tubing on the lake, fishing, mission trips, church activities, and horses.

Emily
Emily is intelligent, highly artistic, loving, empathetic, creative, unselfish, and loyal.
Children are drawn to her sweet personality. She enjoys drawing, writing, playing
games, going to church, traveling, doing yoga, being in nature with her horses, her
cat, and time with her family. She also loves Pokemon.

Pipe r
In July of 2020, we adopted Piper Wren Rose,
our precious gift from God. We embarked on
a family road trip across eleven states to bring
home our little giggling bundle of joy. Piper is
nearly always smiling and laughing. She has
a God-given ability to make those who are
around her forget their troubles and just feel the
presence of God. She loves music, Veggie Tales,
applesauce, playing with Mommy and Daddy,
and cuddling her dolls. Piper has brought
immense love and joy to our home, and we
know she would adore a little sibling to grow up
with. Our family is not complete yet. We know
in our hearts we are intended to parent another
child. All of our arms, big and small, are ready
and excited to embrace a new baby — we have so
much more love to give!

“For I know the
plans I have for
you,” declares the
Lord, “plans to
prosper you and not
to harm you, plans
to give you hope
and a future.”
         Jeremiah 29:11

In Our Home We…
1.Operate under Grace
2.Eat healthy but love some Mexican food!
3.Think pets are people too
4.Dream BIG!

Home
We live in a beautiful brick house situated on six serene acres with an expansive
horse pasture and barn. We love the space inside and out. Our home is a large,
two-story open-concept with three bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths. We
have hardwood floors, a den with a library, an office, a large eat-in kitchen, a formal
dining room, a small art room, and space for more. Our property is private and
secluded but also centered in a very safe and beautiful equine community. Life in
the country is wonderful! We love our fruit trees and daily deer sightings. We are
just ten short minutes from town where there’s a hospital, doctors, dining, shopping,
parks, and schools. It’s the best of both worlds!

Our community is an equine – friendly community. Most have horses and spacious
green areas. A creek that runs through it, winding under two quaint stone bridges,
for all to enjoy. Our town is very connected and creative. Our community is diverse
in age and race, and many artists live here, sharing their gifts and talents with us all.
The family atmosphere of love and loyalty is warm and welcoming to neighbors
and newcomers alike.

We Are Family
Blessed to be born into a deeply loyal and         Terrance has an older sister living in
loving family, my childhood memories are           Texas and an older brother living in
full of gatherings around home-cooked food         Massachusetts. He has two nieces and
filled with laughter. I have a deep heritage       one nephew—one of his nieces (his
of faith and generations connected to the          sister’s daughter) was adopted from
church. Both of my grandparents are in             birth. He has a great relationship with his
heaven, along with my father and my oldest         extended family and stays well-connected
daughter. A teacher of over 40 years, my           throughout the whole year. We also make
mother is a rock star Nana who the grandkids       it a priority to visit in-person several times
never want to leave. I have a brother who,         a year as well.
despite being ten years younger than me, is
one of my best friends. We all speak or text
daily or weekly and have a deep connection
despite living far away. I have two nieces
and a nephew from my brother and eight
more littles from my first cousins. My aunt’s
daughter was adopted from birth. We were all
a part of that beautiful journey and process.
My brother has also expressed a desire for
him and his wife to adopt one day as well.

Fun Times
We celebrate every holiday! We make green pancakes and muffins for breakfast on
St. Patrick’s Day, and we pop firecrackers on the 4th of July and New Years. For Halloween,
we enjoy decorating pumpkins, going to pumpkin farms, riding on hayrides, playing in
leaves, and enjoying the fall weather. On Thanksgiving, we cook together and eat our favorite
recipes from both sides of the family—we even added turkey hats last year! We decorate BIG
on Christmas! We are active in community and church activities over the holidays, and last
year, we also began the tradition of attending the symphony to hear Handel’s “Messiah” and
see The Nutcracker ballet. We wear family Christmas PJs and decorate cookies too! For
our traditional midnight photo to ring in the new year, we wear glowing glasses. We love to
attend community concerts, decorate eggs, and participate in all the church activities on
Easter. Birthdays require decorating the house and singing the birthday song at midnight, and
on Earth Day, we plant new things outside. For our anniversary, we share a family trip to the
mountains. We relish this life we have and choose to celebrate every moment we are given.

What our
friends are
saying...
  “Power Couple” -Jeff

  “They make me believe in true love.” -Rachel

  “They are an example of what a husband and wife should look

  like.” -Roger

  “Such a delight to be around!” -Raine

  “They are my success story.” -Bro. Tom (our youth pastor)

  “These beautiful friends of mine enrich my life tenfold.” -Lisa

  “Uniquely beautiful, talented, skillful, generous, and loving

  people.” -John

Our Promise
Loving and laughing are as easy as breathing in our home and are just as valued. We
promise if you feel our family is the one for your baby, Jesus and our unconditional love
will be the ties that bind. We promise our hearts are open and would be overjoyed in
welcoming your baby into our family. Home is where roots are planted, and wings are
grown. Home is where no one is ever alone. Our home is waiting with open, loving arms.

All our love and prayers,

Terrance and Lisa

Thank You!