Hello, we are Tyshawn and Destiny! Thank you for choosing to hear our story and learning more about us as prospective parents.

Our story began in college, as 18-year-olds who just so happened to fall in love. We quickly became best friends first through all-nighters and study sessions. Once our friendship was secured the love story took place very easily. Fast forward 8 years later, 2 degrees, and a lot of fun memories we got engaged! Soon after we got married and we attempted to grow our family. We were told by physicians that we would not be able to conceive a biological child after a few failed attempts. While this hurt us deeply, we knew that there were other options for us to pursue our dream of parenthood. 

Children have always been an important part of our lives, from working in education to our posse of nieces and nephews. Now, we are so excited and beyond blessed to experience parenthood through an adoption plan.

As a kid I was a curious, observant, and silly girl! I had a million questions for every room I walked into. I would stay up late at night thinking about all that I had learned that day and writing in my journal. 

As an adult that has turned into me staying up late at night grading papers and reflecting on how I can be a better teacher the next day! Education is a very important part of my life, and I knew from a young age that I wanted to shape adolescent minds and share my knowledge with other people. 

Since working in education, I’ve never encountered a student that’s a stranger, and I set a climate of family love and acceptance in my classroom. There is nothing I love more than seeing my students achieve their goals and thrive.  Therefore, not just to achieve academically but socially, and emotionally too. My love for teaching and being around children is unmatched. I cannot wait to share my heart, my curiosity, and everything I’ve learned over the years with my child. I am looking forward to adding “mom” to my resume!

In retrospect of my adolescent years, I would describe myself as athletic, smart, and outgoing. Math has always been my favorite subject. I have maintained friendships from all walks of life, many of whom I continue to keep in contact to this day. 

Unknowingly, playing outside and being heavily involved in sports inspired my passion and career choice of coaching and being a school counselor. I take pride in being a resource in my community and showing positive representation for African American young men. My passion for being involved in the future (youth) and community service endeavors was influenced upon the impact that my high school counselor had in my life, and I strive to have that same impact on every young mind and heart I encounter. 

This resonates outside of work as well as most things I love to do are purposeful works and have molded me in preparation of becoming a father. I like to coach to introduce children to different sports, I often assist in neighborhood cleaning ups and help the homeless with donations of clothes/meals. My love for others is something that I cannot wait to share with a child.

We live in a charming home, in a quiet and peaceful community. We were fortunate enough to not have to make any updates on our home, as it came with all the bells and whistles, except the open-concept kitchen Destiny was hoping for. We’re total foodies and love spending time cooking huge meals and having our family and friends over! 

Besides the kitchen, our favorite part of our home is our basement which we’ve turned into our family room. We can’t wait to snuggle on our sofa for movie night with our little bundle of joy. When we chose our neighborhood, we were looking for a good school, family vibes, and a place where we could take walks and ride bikes! Our neighborhood has a school, and two parks within walking distance. Many of our neighbors have children ranging from ages 2-10! Our neighbors are super friendly and treat us like family. 

Our family is huge! Destiny is the youngest of 10, and Tyshawn is in the middle of 4 siblings! We have family all up and down the east coast and love a road trip to see our loved ones! We make it a point to see our Maryland and New York family regularly. 

Our house has been the place of gathering for several birthdays, and holidays, although we’ve been known to have Sunday dinners for no reason at all! While the pandemic has put a damper in some of our celebrations, some of the ways we have stayed connected to our family is through facetime, outdoor functions, virtual parties, and virtual workouts! We are really anticipating hosting our family again this coming holiday season! 

The number one question on everyone’s minds this holiday season will likely be “any updates on baby-love” as we lovingly refer to our anticipated blessing! Our family gets overcome with joy when we talk about our adoption plan, and we often get lost in our excitement! 

Some things that we like to do together are work out, talk (communication is really important to us), go to the beach, go out to dinner, hang with our friends and family, travel, and snuggle while watching Netflix. During the summer we pretty much live outside—where there is water and nature, we are at home! We also host our nieces and nephews for one week each summer! 

In the fall, you’ll usually find Ty in front of the TV watching sports, and Destiny in the kitchen cooking a huge pot of whatever fills her heart that day. 

During the winter we can be found entertaining our family with festive games, food, and beverages. We also love going snow tubing in the mountains. The holidays are such a magical time, and we cannot wait to share our traditions with a child. Throughout the week we usually spend our time sitting around the dining room table talking, playing board games, and laughing. Any given Saturday we can be found on a road trip, taking a walk, hanging with friends, or at our favorite place: Target!

Thank you for taking the time to look at our book and thank you for considering an adoption plan for your baby. We admire your loving bravery. 

If we are chosen as adoptive parents, we promise to give your baby everything we have to offer - love, acceptance, nurturing, a healthy lifestyle, a great education, a large extended family and more. 

We hope that someday we will be able to meet you and that we will stay in contact throughout the child’s life. Regardless of the level of openness that you prefer, we will always remind the child of the loving choice that their birth parents made for them. You will always be spoken of with love and respect in our home. We wish you all the love, empathy and compassion as you sort out what is right for you and your baby. 

With the utmost admiration and respect, 

Ty and Destiny