We are Chad and Melissa from Michigan

You are pretty amazing! We know this because you are considering the courageous decision to go on this journey of adoption for you and your child. We cannot wait to get to know you! Thank you for taking the time to get to know us, too. As we sit to write this letter, our hearts are pounding with excitement and emotion. Our names are Chad, Melissa, and Lucas. Our little family is ready to grow, and it is a privilege to have a chance at being a part of this journey with you. Chad was adopted as an infant and having had a positive adoption experience, he has always wanted to adopt and honor the great sacrifice his mother made for him. As soon as Melissa heard his story, her heart deeply longed for the same. We are so excited that our dreams are finally coming true! We hope that this letter will give you a glimpse of our fun-loving family and what your child’s future would look like.

We have a tremendous amount of love to share with another child who would complete our family. Both of us grew up in loving homes that have left us with fun childhood memories, and we want nothing more than to create the same experience for our children. Our home has plenty of room for our family to grow and there are bedrooms waiting to be filled with love and laughter. Our son, Lucas was born in 2017 and he is going to be the best big brother! He is taking his new role very seriously and is already making plans for all of the things he wants to show his new sibling.

Our faith is very important to our family. We promise to raise your child knowing the love of Christ while also allowing them the space to make their own personal decision on their beliefs. On Sundays, we go to church and then come home to relax and enjoy the rest of the day together. We make a yummy Sunday dinner, and it is common for us to invite our extended family over to join us. We are active members of our church and enjoy the community of people that it surrounds us with.

Summers are our favorite!!! We have a cozy home nestled on a large lake that we enjoy year-round. The warm summer days are spent enjoying time the sunshine, fishing, and taking long boat rides around the lake. We are closely knit with our families that live nearby and spend time with them often. We take a family vacation during the summer to go camping with our parents, siblings, and their children. Family and friends are really important to us, and we value the relationships we have with them. Your child would have an incredible support system that loves them unconditionally.

We are here to support you however we can and are completely open to you being a part of your child’s life if that is something that you desire. We want your baby to grow up knowing all about his or her birth mother. You are a very important piece of your child’s life and that will continue for their lifetime. We promise that your child will always know their story, where they came from, and how incredibly loved they are by all the people in their life.