Day 59

HI there
Matt and I are overwhelmed with the support we are getting from our family and friends that we sent out. I cannot begin to thank everyone enough! Wow! We feel so loved and we cannot wait to share our baby with you! Thank you Thank you Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We can never repay any of you for all your generous support!


Matt and I are coming to you all with very humble hearts tonight. We are so excited to be adopting our child. Honestly, I am smiling just typing this. We are struggling to find the last bit of funds we need to bring our baby home. A birth mom has not selected us yet, but we need to be prepared for when she does. We are waiting to hear back from some grants, but we are unsure if we will get them. We are coming to you all because we love you and we trust you all so much. Our pastor, who adopted a baby last winter, encouraged us to call on the support of our family and friends to help us with our struggle. It is not an easy thing for Matt and I to ask for. We have prayed and prayed about this. I really hope we don't offend anyone by asking for support and if you cannot help us, really we understand. If you know of anyone who might be able to please feel free to forward our attached letter to them. Thank you all for all you do! We love you with all our hearts.

Dear Family and Friends,

Matt and I feel so blessed to be on our journey of adoption. We cannot begin to thank you enough for all the support and love we have received from all of you. We feel that this is the path that God has lead us to and He knew this was our path from the start. We have completed our adoption paperwork and home studies, and we are now officially waiting for a birth mom to select us. We are in awe of God's plan and how natural each step feels as we get closer to bringing our child home.

As we are preparing our home and hearts for our child, we get more excited each day as we realize our child is coming! Adopting a child is a very expensive process. Adopting our child will cost 15, 000 to 17,000 dollars. We have been saving and trying to find financial support anywhere we can. Since we don’t know how soon our little one will join our home, we need to be prepared for the final adoption cost. Matt and I would appreciate any support you could give us to help us bring our baby home.

Again, we are so thankful for all the support and blessings we have received from all of you. If you feel compelled to help us, we would really appreciate the support. We love you all so much!

God Bless you,
Matt and Janelle