How do I give my baby up for adoption?

David and Silvia

We are Silvia and David. We want to start by telling you how much we deeply respect and admire you as you are considering adoption and choosing to bring your baby into this world. We’ve been trying to have children of our own for the last six years. We've gone through fertility treatments and consulted with a number of doctors but haven’t been successful. We have always been very interested in adoption. In fact, this is something we discussed even before getting married. For this reason, we feel very fortunate that you are checking our website and considering us as an option. We dream about being parents and having children to raise in a loving home! We have so much love to share with any child we're fortunate enough to be able to adopt.

Emily and Ryan

We want you to know how much love and respect we feel for you already. We cannot imagine what a difficult decision this is for you and we are praying for you daily. We pray that you would have the strength and the courage that you need, and, above all else, that you would feel the unconditional love of God. We hope that you will find us to be all that you hope for your child. Thank you for taking the time to learn about our family and for considering us as you make this difficult decision. We hope that you will be able to feel the love we have for each other, our kids, family and friends, our future child and for you. We absolutely love being parents and we can’t wait for our family to grow. Our son and daughter are overjoyed at the possibility of having a little sibling.

Joshua and Chelsea

We have been together for six years, married for five. We are so excited to share our love with a little one, and with Josh himself being adopted, this just seemed like the natural path for us to take to grow our family together.

Johnny and Leigha

Tim and Hilary

Hello ~ We're Tim & Hilary and are so happy to meet you! Thank you so much for taking the time to learn about who we are and for considering us as a potential part of your journey. We can only imagine the strength and courage it takes to be where you are right now, as you consider adoption. As you read, we hope you'll feel the love, stability, and warmth that we want to share with a child. We want this to reflect not only who we are, but also the deep respect we have for you, whatever decision you make. We don't have all the right words and we know we can’t fully understand what you’re going through, but we do know this: if we’re chosen to be adoptive parents, we will carry that responsibility with immense love, humility, and lifelong commitment — not just to your child, but to you as well, in whatever way feels right for you. No matter what path you choose, we hope you feel supported, empowered, and surrounded by compassion.

Anila and Patrick

Five Thousand Miles and Closing Salutations! We are Patrick and Anila, and we are truly thankful that you’ve chosen to read a little deeper into us and hear our desire for parenthood. Our story begins in October of 2017 with an online wink. From there it became a test of endurance that we’re both happy to say we passed. Anila lived five thousand miles away in the beautiful country of Albania, which meant our relationship slowly built up over eight months of online discussions. Having a six-hour time difference probably should have made it tricky, but when we would talk after Patrick came home from work—10:00PM for Anila most nights—the real trick was saying goodbye! While visiting Albania that next June, we both realized something special had found us. We fell in love in Albania, and when Anila visited Michigan later that summer, we took a trip to Mackinac Island, where Patrick proposed, and we married in June of 2019. A couple weeks later, we bought our home and have been building our life together since. We had agreed from the beginning that having children was important to us. In fact, the dream of adoption had been on the table from the start, as well. Though we tried for a biological child in the first year, our desire was to one day adopt a child into our family. Having not been able to conceive yet, it made our decision to adopt an easy one. In April of 2023, God blessed us with our first son through adoption. He has brought a tremendous amount of joy to our family through his sweet and vibrant personality. We know he'll make an amazing big brother, and he cannot wait to meet his new little sibling.

Josh and Nicala

Hello! We are Josh and Nicala. We first connected in 2017 thanks to some mutual friends and the magic of the internet! Fast forward to February 2020, just before the world went full-on upside-down, we got engaged. And by January 2021, we said I do and officially kicked off our forever adventure. Our little family includes two adorable fur-babies: Colt, our treat-loving yellow lab who never runs out of energy, and Mavis, our sassy (but sweet) domestic shorthair cat who thinks she runs the house. We are lovers of the great outdoors and cozy nights in. Whether we're hiking a trail, planning our next adventure, or binging the latest Netflix show, we're all about finding joy in the big moments and the little ones. We are big fans of summer sunshine, breakfast foods, game nights, and time well spent with friends and family. If it involves fun, food, or a bit of adventure, we're in!

Bill and Carolyn

Hello! We can't thank you enough for taking the time to consider us to raise your precious child. Knowing this letter may be the first thing that connects our lives in some way forever is an incredible feeling. We can only imagine the feelings you must be going through right now. Whether you move forward with us or not, please know that we are praying for you as you make many big decisions for your child's life. We hope that God will give you peace, wisdom, and discernment as you guide your baby towards their future. My name is Carolyn. I have been married to my husband Bill for ten wonderful years. We met in 2014, on good ol' Christian Mingle. Bill reached out to me first. He told me later that my red hair caught his attention. We chatted and discovered we held many of the same interests, values, morals, and life goals. During our second date, I remember talking about my openness and desire to adopt someday. Bill expressed that he felt the same desire I had to adopt. My name is Bill. As Carolyn said, adoption was woven into our story long before we knew that fertility was going to be a challenge for us. A couple years after our son was born, we got licensed to be foster parents with the intention of adopting out of the foster system. I’ve always loved the idea of bringing someone that needs a family into our home and making them part of our family. Ultimately, the goal of the system is reunification, and the idea of losing a child we’d bonded with over a period of years proved too much for us. We’ve pivoted to infant adoption, but the desire that drove us to foster care remains the same. We want to find a child to love. We have one son named Griffin. He is our playful, fun, extroverted, curious little guy. He really wants a little brother or sister. He sees his friends with their siblings and doesn’t understand why he doesn't have one. What he doesn’t realize is that we’ve been pregnant two other times. He’s just the only one to survive to term. After consulting with several doctors, it is unlikely that we can have more biological children. As a family, faith is important to us. We’re deeply rooted in our church. Carolyn helps teach the children on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights. Bill leads the men’s ministries. We are also in a small group for families with young children that meets twice a month. We help out at a food pantry in Pontiac once a month. It is important to us that our son and our future child to grow up appreciating the value of giving back and helping those in need. Carolyn is a registered nurse but stays at home now. She enjoys gardening and painting. Bill is an engineer, but he gets to work from home several days a week. In his free time, he likes to write fiction and would like to try and publish something someday. As a family, we like going for walks in nature, eating out, playing board games, and doing puzzles. We hope that you will consider blessing us with the chance to raise your beloved little boy or girl. We promise to give them unconditional love the same as with Griffin and do everything we possibly can to mold them into a good man or woman someday. Thank you for taking the time at this difficult moment in life to read our story, and thank you for your consideration.

Daniel and Zoe

We want to thank you for taking the time to get to know us. First, we hope you are doing well during your pregnancy. We can’t begin to imagine how hard and overwhelming this decision is for you. We’re sending you the biggest hug right now. We hope that no matter what you decide, that you are surrounded by love, compassion and support. We would count it a privilege to get to know you, and are praying for you and your child as you sacrificially and courageously care for them in this way. We understand that this is a very difficult time, and we totally understand the wide range of emotions that the adoption process makes birth families feel. We have learned that once you connect, start to talk and get to know each other it gets a bit easier and the process starts to become more real and less scary.

Jason and Cecilia

Hello! First of all, thank you for taking time to learn about who we are as a couple and what kind of home we would provide for a child. We know this may be a difficult and confusing time for you, filled with decisions, and we have been praying each day for you to feel confident in whatever decision you make for your sweet little baby. We are in awe of the strength, the courage, and the love it takes to consider adoption. We are so thankful that you would consider us as a potential home for your child and we hope this book sheds light on who we are as a family! Love, the Hills

Justin and Jodi

Hello! Thank you for taking time to look at a snapshot of our life. We are so excited to share our lives and love with our child. Our hearts are overflowing and we just can't wait to surround our child with so much love and support. We will do everything possible to make sure your child has the best possible life and provide them with whatever support they need. We are comfortable with you being a part of their life as much as you feel comfortable with. Without you, our dream of becoming a family would not be possible. After years of discussions, leaning on family and friends, research, medical treatments for infertility, and so much more, it has become overwhelmingly obvious adoption is meant to be for our family. We are just overjoyed to see God's plan in adoption begin to work in our lives.