Welcome! Meet:

Dru + Morgan

Worship Pastor & Guitar Instructor / Clinical Rehabilitation Liaison

Kansas

Caucasian

Christian

All About Dru & Morgan
Why Adoption?
Gallery
Family and Home
How We Met
Advice to Future Child
Perspectives on Open Adoption
Favorites

All About Dru & Morgan

Hi, we’re Dru and Morgan! We live in Kansas City with our two year old husky mix, Ophelia, and love finding all kinds of adventures. We have been married for 13 years and always knew that we wanted to grow our family through adoption. We belong to an awesome church family where Dru works as Worship Pastor and have so many supportive friends and family, all of whom support our family goals. Morgan works at a rehabilitation hospital, connecting patients to the services they need. When we’re not working, we love to hike, paddleboard, try new restaurants, explore art fairs and museums, and travel when we can. Our goal is to see every national park!

Why Adoption?

We each felt individually called to adopt, so then when we were planning our wedding and future, and began to discuss family plans, we were so excited to learn that we agreed on adoption. We both desire to be parents, and part of that deep desire is to also be an answer for someone who is unsure about her plans for her baby. We are so excited to learn which child God has for us, and to build our family with love, faith, and a healthy dose of silliness. Adoption will be our family’s greatest adventure!

Family & Home

We both worked hard to achieve our educational and work goals, and now feel we are in a really good place to welcome a baby into our family. We bought our house in 2021 and have spent the last 3 years making it our home. We have 3 bedrooms upstairs, including the nursery, which overlooks the big trees in our backyard. Our main level is open with the kitchen, living room, dining room, and back deck. We enjoy the high ceilings, lots of sunshine and windows, and the cozy fireplace in colder months. Downstairs is the family room, where we spend a lot of time cuddling, watching TV, and there is plenty of room for toys and games. Dru finished part of the basement as a music studio, where he plans to teach our kids music. We have so many instruments to choose from. Our house is on a quiet street with access to a lovely trail system that always has families and wildlife, and connects to multiple parks. Our city has so many fun things to do and is very family-oriented. Morgan serves on the Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board for our town and we love to engage with our community. Our families still live in our hometown, where we grew up, met, and married.

How others describe me

We both love spending time with people and hold a lot of people dear. Our strongest connections come from our home church, where we met, our families, work friends, Kansas City church family, and our college friends, who we spend a lot of time with. Dru describes Morgan as sweet, caring, and thoughtful. He states she sees details others fail to see and is very hard to fool. He admires how intensely devoted Morgan is. If he could change one thing about her, he states he wishes she could sometimes take a deep breath and let things go as opposed to worrying and becoming anxious over them. Morgan describes Dru as someone who loves to have fun and is skilled at making everyone feel included. She enjoys getting to watch him thrive in the church as a leader and listener to parishioners. Morgan admires Dru’s honesty and conviction. If she could change one thing about him, she would wish he had more confidence at times, as she states he can sometimes get lost in his own thoughts and become slow to act on his own behalf. Our friends say we are kind and dependable. We are both trusted by our friends to lead without judgment and to help how we can.

How We Met

We actually don’t remember meeting each other, at least not specifically. We met sometime in middle or high school through our church youth group, growing up in Central Kansas. One great thing about it is that our parents and families have always known each other. We became friends first, going on mission trips, and leading worship together. Of course, Morgan was smitten by Dru, playing guitar and singing as the leader of the youth worship band. We began dating during Morgan’s freshman year and Dru’s junior year of high school. We graduated from rival high schools, then both attended Kansas State University, dating for 7 years before we married in 2011. Our wedding was at the church where we met all those years ago!

Advice to Future Child

We are already praying for you, sweet child. If you can develop a relationship with the Lord, He will direct your paths always. Lean on Him, and you can bring anything to us. Always be honest and do your best. We are already your biggest fans and love you so much. We cannot wait to witness all that you will become!

Perspectives on Open Adoption

We are in favor of an open adoption to the extent that our child’s birth parents can and want to engage, as long as it is beneficial to our child. We are open to exchanging letters or even FaceTime for important milestones, including birthdays. We are also open to in-person meetings and would consider inviting our child’s birth parents to their birthday party each year, as long as it is healthy and appropriate for all involved. We intend to be honest and forthcoming with our child, at an age-appropriate level, throughout their life, including their birth story and how we came to be their parents.

Favorites

Dru

Favorite Movie: Princess Bride
Favorite Holiday/Tradition: Thanksgiving
Hobbies/Interests: guitar, running, disc golf
Dream Vacation: Yosemite National Park
If I Could Choose a Superpower: I want to fly.

Morgan

Favorite Movie: The Little Mermaid
Favorite Holiday/Tradition: I love decorating the house for fall and then cooking/baking fall food and treats, from Halloween through Thanksgiving.
Hobbies/Interests: dancing, gardening, cooking
Dream Vacation: Barcelona, Spain
If I Could Choose a Superpower: I also want to fly.