Recommendations

We are sincere is saying that we cannot think of a better family than the Dennis family. McKell is generous, organized, loving, strong, purposeful, and focuses on what matters most in life. Nate is loyal, kind, playful, driven, hard-working, and very involved in their boys' lives. Their boys are active, inclusive, smart, and take care of each other. We have a toddler who absolutely loves to play with them, and even though they are older, they treat him so well. We have been friends with Nate and McKell for over 10 years and have seen them overcome many challenges with strength and humility. Any child they adopt will be incredibly blessed to join their family.

Alli and Jordan Roper (friends)

How we love McKell and Nate! And their boys too! My kids call her kids "Friend Bryant" and "Friend Chase", which they don't do for anyone else. They're just especially loved. McKell is so intentional about the way she parents. I love the way she thinks carefully about toys, routines, books, tone of voice, activities, food, and teaching values. And she's great at running a tidy and organized home, which is something I personally admire a lot. Nate is one of the hardest working and most loyal people I've ever met. Whenever we have a need for help, they both jump to our rescue and bring the troops to make our lives easier. They've been there for our moving days, hospital stays, and career celebrations. Truly, the Dennises are on the short list of people I'd trust to raise my own children. To any mom making the incredibly difficult decision of finding the right family for your little one, I recommend the Dennises with my whole heart.

​Carly Thornock (friend)

Nathan and McKell are incredible parents who I would highly recommend. They are both outstanding individuals, who work together to make even better parents. I genuinely feel that both Nathan and McKell would be superb adoptive parents. Nathan is naturally a more sensitive man than most, having been raised with five sisters.  He was always good at “cluing in” to how people feel. He was very sensitive to his mother needs and is still very attentive to her needs now. He is the same with his wife McKell and his kids. He also grew up with close cousins that were adopted and everyone has always accepted them as part of the family--there is no difference between them and all the other cousins.  McKell is one who simply loves children.  She was born with that special nurturing instinct.  I think that is why she went to school to be a teacher so she could nurture and teach a whole class full of kids.  She is very organized and plans well in order to have things for her kids to do and many of those things involve learning.  She is also very skilled with discipline. I have learned different techniques from her that I wished I had used as a father when I had young children.  Perhaps she has learned some of those skills keeping classrooms of kids on task and working productively, but a lot of it comes naturally.  I wholeheartedly recommend Nathan and McKell as adoptive parents.  Whoever chooses them as adoptive parents for their child will know for certain that their baby will be happy, well raised and loved unconditionally.  They will also be part of a larger family with grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who will love and accept them as one of their own.  We are not perfect, and we wouldn’t expect an adoptive child to be perfect either, but we all love, accept and support one another as a tight-knit family.

Blaine Dennis (father) 

Nate and McKell are fantastic parents who have created a home filled with love, fun and learning.They are so excited to embrace another baby and I know that they'll give that child every opportunity available. They are kind, humble, hardworking, service-oriented, and all things good. They really are two of the very best people I've ever known and are raising a superb family. I highly recommend them as adoptive parents; they will be amazing!

Whitlie Kauffman (sister)

I am McKell's mom. McKell has been a light in my life from the minute she was born. I called her my angel baby and she was a joy to raise. I quickly learned that I had created my best friend and to this day I love being with her and doing anything from shopping to cleaning house. I think that from visiting Nate and McKell’s website you can see she is a incredible mom. She puts her boys first and is the perfect mix of discipline and fun. I think the best way to describe her is meek and steadfast. As a parent she is patient and kind, but expects her kids to be respectful and obedient. I would like to focus more on her personal characteristics than her parenting. McKell is the kind of woman who cares about other people. She has mentioned several times how concerned she is about the woman who has to let someone else raise her baby. She's worried about you, what you've been through and what you will go through. She has carried and delivered two babies and is very aware of the struggle it would be to share your baby with another woman. McKell is empathetic and compassionate and would be the prime candidate for an open adoption. She's my daughter, but you could ask anyone close to her about her sweet spirit. She's the person you become best friends with after talking to her for a few minutes. I've known Nate since he was in junior high and even then I hoped one of my girls would date him. I'll just say that if I could've chosen anyone in the world to marry McKell it would have been Nate. So you can imagine how pleased I was when she picked him. Nate and McKell are a power couple. They are doers, planners and partiers! I can recommend them in so many ways and I know you would feel confident and comfortable in choosing them.

Angie Murdoch (mother)