[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 11 (Friday, January 17, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E58]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                JAKE AND ANGIE MOORE, ANGELS IN ADOPTION

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                           HON. DAN NEWHOUSE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 17, 2020

  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, Jake and Angie Moore of Yakima have 
always had a passion for children, especially those with special needs 
and those who are trauma affected.
  Angie is a speech paraprofessional for 5th and 6th graders, and Jake 
is a paraprofessional in a high school special ed classroom.
  On their first wedding anniversary, they were told that it would be a 
miracle if they ever became pregnant. IVF wasn't an option for them due 
to the cost, and after giving it a lot of prayer and thought, they 
decided to move forward with foster care. They felt this was God's 
timing.
  They have since opened their hearts and their home to become the 
loving parents of multiple children from the Yakima Valley. Though they 
have faced many struggles with the hardship of the foster care system, 
they continue to move forward and stay positive, finalizing the 
adoption of their daughter and welcoming a 2-year-old foster son at the 
end of 2019.
  They are excited to continue to take in more children as the years go 
on, so they can be the voice and advocate that many of them do not 
have.
  They have two household rules with all of the children they take in: 
1. They will all be there to stay unless somebody else says otherwise. 
2. Each child will be loved and cherished as their own, no matter how 
long they are in the Moore's home.
  Jake and Angie are an inspiration to parents across the country and 
in Central Washington. They are truly Angels in Adoption.

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