Justin and Meredith’s Letter

Dear Birthmother,

We will not pretend to understand the emotions you are going through. We believe choosing adoption for your child is one of the most courageous and selfless decisions anyone could make, but also one of the hardest. Because of strong women like you, we get a chance at becoming parents and, for that, we are truly grateful.

Like many, infertility led us to adoption. Meredith always wanted to be a wife and mother. And hearing from a doctor we will not have biological children was heartbreaking. We shed many tears, but we continue to remind ourselves that God does not make mistakes. Infertility was not a mistake and our path to adoption was planned by God. We know He has an amazing plan in store for us and our family, and we cannot wait to see how it unfolds through adoption again.

We met at church during bible class in 2014. We hit it off instantly and have been inseparable ever since. We are truly best friends and make a great team. We were married in June 2016. Shortly after, we decided we wanted to be close to family when we began trying to grow our family. We moved back to Justin’s hometown of Woodbury, TN in 2018. In Nov. of 2022, our daughter Luci was born and her adoption was finalized in July of 2023. Being Luci’s parents has brought us so much joy! She is a smart, spunky, and wild toddler. We love watching her grow and learn every day. She has the best personality and has never met a stranger. She can make anyone smile ear to ear! We know she will take on the ‘big sister’ role enthusiastically. We are blessed to have a great relationship with her birth mother and plan to continue that to ensure Luci knows she is loved, cared for, and supported by many. We would love to do this for our next child, but plan to honor the birthparents’ wishes whatever that may be.

Most weekdays after work are spent making dinner together, walking the neighborhood, and watching a movie or sports game before bed. We both love sports! We frequently attend games in our community and enjoy watching our niece and nephew play ball on weekdays. Most weekends are spent around the house, at church, watching Braves baseball, spending time with family and playing outside. We travel frequently to the beach and to the Smokey Mountains during summer and school breaks. Christmas is our favorite holiday! We go all out, decorating the inside and outside of the house. We try to put up our Christmas tree on November 1st but have been known to put it up on Halloween night! We are ecstatic that Luci has begun to love the Christmas holiday as much as us. She loved the lights and still watches The Grinch cartoon every night before bed. She has a stuffed “Hoho” that she has been known to sleep with, too. We can’t wait to pass down our favorite traditions to another child and look forward to creating new ones together as a family of four.

There is no such thing as a perfect parent or family, but there are solemn promises we can make to you. We promise to love your child endlessly and unconditionally. We promise to raise your child in a warm, safe, loving Christian home and do everything we can to ensure your child grows in his/her relationship with God each day. Last, but far from least, we promise to tell your child how much he/she is loved by their birth parents.

We appreciate you reading our letter and hope it brings you a sense of peace. Our prayer is that you find the perfect fit for you and your child, whether it is with us or not. We have been praying for you already and will continue to do so. Adoption has already blessed our family immensely. We look forward to growing our family with a child and hopefully building lifelong friendships with birthparents.

With love,
Justin and Meredith

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