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Joseph & Amy are hopeful adoptive parents from Michigan waiting to adopt a baby.

If you are pregnant and considering placing your child for adoption, please read the following Dear Birthmother Letter.

Hello! Our names are Joe and Amy and we want to start by thanking you for taking time to get to know us a little bit. Coming to the decision to adopt was something that took us some time to think about and we feel for you as you face difficult decisions you have to make. We hope that you’ll see something here that will make you want to reach out to us so we can get to know you too.

Life events can certainly throw one for a loop and our 6 year struggle with fertility was no exception. We’d discussed the idea of adoption for about 3 years, but weren’t 100% sure it was right for us. As we began to open our minds more and more to the adoption option, we spoke with many people who have had adoption touch there lives in one way or another and have grown to realize what a gift it is to create a family this way. We are firm believers that everything happens for a reason and now believe adoption is how we were meant to start our family all along.

About Us We have been married for 12 years. We can honestly say, we are even more in love with each other now than we were the day we married. One thing that we have learned is that difficulties like infertility have only made our bond to one another stronger. Although, we are two unique and independent individuals, we work together as a team. Whether building our vacation home, managing finances, dealing with family issues, or planning a fun trip, we are a team and take each other and our family unit into consideration with each step we take. There is a definite mutual respect that guides the decisions we make.

Living in a rural area, we take every opportunity possible to enjoy the beauty and recreation that our area provides. We are surrounded by lakes, woods, rivers, bike and cross country ski trails, a ski hill, and a small but cosmopolitan, university town. We are never at a loss for something to do and are active people. Although we do enjoy watching TV and hanging out at home on occasion, we are usually outside enjoying our favorite activities or visiting with friends. We can’t wait to share with a child all the interests that we have and to get involved in the new activities that children bring into the lives of parents. There is a really cool children’s museum in our town, lots of organized activities for baby and toddlers, a multitude of sports and activities for kids of all ages to get involved in. Although it is a smaller town, it has most of what a larger city has to offer.

Amy about Joe...

Joe is a highly energetic person with an infectious laugh and a heart of gold. Joe would much rather be with others than alone and rather be moving than sitting. His top interests include mountain and road biking, hockey, hunting, fishing, visiting with friends, and doing building projects. Much of the work that has been done to remodel our home, lake house, and camp he has done and looks forward to teaching his children these skills someday. Joe is good at being a husband because he lets me know he loves me everyday by either saying so or showing me in the things he does. We spend a lot of time on-the-go and with friends and family, but also enjoy days when we are home cooking, talking, watching a movie, or just relaxing.

Joe about Amy...

Amy is loving, sweet, and kind and is always ready to give a helping hand. She is patient and understanding. She is always there for me and close family time is very important to her. She likes being active in sports as well as other activities from crafts to building. Even when life is busy she makes it a priority to have healthy home cooked meals for us. She makes good cookies too! I am lucky to have her as my wife and know she will be such a good mom.

Our lifestyle As parents, we don’t expect that we will do everything perfectly, but we both come from strong, loving families, where we learned a lot about what a nurturing and caring family looks like. Our parents and siblings are tremendous role models to us in what it takes to raise a confident and happy child. Our hearts are full of love we look forward to sharing with our children.

Our families are very important to us. Our future child has Grandpas and Grandmas, Aunts and Uncles, and cousins who are as excited about his or her arrival as we are. Our families spend a lot of time together at holidays, on trips, quick dinners at one another homes, at camp, on the lake. Our children will be a part of the traditions that make up our family from baking Christmas cookies with Grandma, to the opening weekend at Deer Camp for the guys (or any girl who shows the interest), to summer bon fires at the lake, and the Oktoberfest party at my sister and brother-in-laws farm. We also have many friends with kids that we get together with on a regular basis. Our child will be surrounded by people that love him or her and will have the confidence that comes with being a part of a strong network of good people.

Education is very important to both of us. We look forward to teaching and helping our children learn to read, to cook, to play sports, to clean, to love, to treat themselves and others with respect, to live life to the fullest…. We have the patience it takes to help with everything from learning to pour the milk into the Cheerios to passing Advanced Algebra.

We attend church fairly regularly. We both grew up doing so with our families and feel that it gave us strong sense of faith and confidence in ourselves and the world around us. We will raise our child to attend church and religious education classes (and then breakfast out with Grandma and Grandpa).

Thank you! Thank you so much for taking the time to read about us. We hope that you are finding the support you need to get through this difficult time. We admire your strength in considering adoption for your baby. If you are interested in learning more about us, we would love to hear from you!


Joe and Amy