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Mike and Jill
Dear Birth Mother,
Hello, our names are Jill and Mike we are so glad that you are taking
a look into our profile and considering us as potential parents for
your child. As we have begun the adoption process ourselves,
we have been praying for you and the decisions you are
making. Your love for your child is obviously unlimited.
We want you to know how much you mean to us and the
special place that you will hold in our hearts. As the mother
of our child you will ALWAYS be our hero and our angel!
We can promise you that your child will be raised in a home
full of faith, family, love and laughter. With family and
friends living nearby, your baby will be loved closely by
grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. We will be
able to provide a home where God is the forefront of our
lives, loving one another is a must, and education is an
essential. Your child will get to experience sports and
attending many sporting events and games. Your child
will get to enjoy summer vacations every summer with
our family. As well as enjoying the vacations with plenty of little
ones their age. Your child will have friends from day one.
Your child will grow up knowing about the love and affection you
have for them. Your child will understand how much they mean to
you and be able to fully understand the courageous act you are
making because we hope to build a continued relationship that
could include texted updates, letters and pictures through the mail,
possibly a private blog, and3-4 visits a year, if you would like! We
promise to you that your child will always understand the love you
have for them and the place that you hold in not only their heart, but
in our hearts.
Finally, we will continue to pray for you in the decision that you are
making. Thank you very much for taking the time to read a little bit
about us, God Bless You!
With Love,
Mike and Jill
© 2016 Adoption Support Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Jill
My mom is my best friend. Every day after work we go for a walk or
workout together. When I need good, solid, truthful advice on life
my dad is who I call. I have two siblings. Bryant is 3 years younger
and Abby is 5 years younger. Being an older sister has been the
biggest blessing in my life. I played volleyball for one year and was
a cheerleader for three years in high school.One of my best high
school memories was when our volleyball team went to the State
Championship game three years in a row! We ended up losing all
three years, but the memories that were made were memories that
will last a lifetime.
Christmas is my favorite holiday. My mom’s and dad’s side of my
family both get together. We normally have my mom’s family
Christmas on the Saturday before or after Christmas and my dad’s
side of the family is always on Christmas Eve. My mom and dad
always made sure that we had Christmas morning at home so Santa
could come Christmas morning. Then we have Christmas presents to
open at my mom and dad’s. Mom still gives each of us kids stockings.
Our stockings were hand made by my great aunt. She made Mike
one when he entered in to the family and is currently working on a
new one for our little one. She said she will just wait until the baby
is born to add the name.
Mike
My mom is a very special lady with a huge heart. Our relationship
is very strong and she lives just up the hill from us. My dad was my
baseball coach throughout most of little league as well as my four
years in high school. He has shaped me into the man I am today.
I have three younger sisters, (Nicole is 2 years younger than me,
Mary Ann is 7 years younger and the Olivia is still in high school
and I am 15 years older). My favorite time of year is Thanksgiving/
Christmas. My dad will smoke a turkey on the grill. We usually get
together with my mom’s side of the family, so all my aunts/uncles/
cousins (who are all having children of their own) have a great time
together! We watch the football games on that day and enjoy the
big meal.
Growing up I always played baseball and basketball. I started varsity
all four years in baseball and received a scholarship to play college
baseball. I also, played basketball all four years. In my four years as
a baseball and basketball player, we won 4 sectional championships,
went to the regional finals in basketball my junior year. Today, I am
the varsity assistant basketball coach at my alma mater. I enjoy
going to the weight room and lifting. In the offseason we have our
basketball team lift and workout. It’s fun to lift with them; they
enjoy seeing their coaching staff lift more than them ;)
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Jill’s thoughts
about our relationship
The quality that I admire most about Mike is his passion. It does not
matter what it is, he gives his heart and soul to everything he does. It
doesn’t matter if it’s coaching, work, praying, being a friend or being
a husband, Mike gives 110% all the time. I love how Mike interacts
with kids. I knew the first time I saw him around my cousins that he
was going to be a good dad. Kids gravitate towards him. At family
gatherings all the kids want to do is play with Mike. They love to
tackle him, have him chase them, swim with him, or throw the ball
with him.
Choosing Mike to be my husband was the easiest decision I have
ever made. From the moment we went on our first date, I knew he
was everything I had wanted in a husband. He has compassion for
everyone, he wants a family, he shares my faith, and most importantly
he makes me feel like no one else in the world matters. I cannot
imagine any man loving me the way Mike loves me. He is my safe
place to land when I’m angry or upset. He’s the person that I cannot
wait to tell good news too. And he’s the person that I can completely
be myself with and know that he is still going to love me at the end
of the day, no matter what. His love and acceptance will make him
the best dad!
Mike’s thoughts
about our relationship
I have always prayed for someone that was strong in her faith and
made me a better person, well God answered my prayers! Jill is one
of those people that can always talk and make someone laugh, she
has never met a stranger, we both share this quality. I can already
see how nurturing and caring she will be as a mother. You can see
this as soon as she holds a child; it just comes natural to her. I am so
proud of not only calling her my wife, but also the woman that she
is. She is strong in her faith and doesn’t let anything come in front
of God and family.
Jill understands how to care for other people. I remember when her
Grandma was not doing so well, she would go to the nursing home
to see her almost daily and sit and talk with her. She used to take her
to the store or the K of C for cards night. She never thought about
herself or what she had planned, she would stop what she was doing
for someone else. Jill is a great big sister as well. She never missed
one of Bryant’s basketball games or Abby’s volleyball games, always
there and supporting them in life and whatever they decided to do.
Abby confides in her quite often with relationship questions or
questions about jobs and life. She is great at giving advice and is very
obvious what type of mother she will become. I am proud to say that
I married a woman that makes me a better man!
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Fun Facts
• We love a walk on the beach.
• We are a sports loving family and we have had a fantasy football
league for the past few years.
• Every other summer we go to Outer Banks with Jill’s mom’s
brothers and sisters and all their kids. We rent a 16-bedroom house
and stay a week on the beach.
• On the other summer, we go to West Palm Beach with Jill’s family.
We have a condo on the beach and enjoy hanging out at the beach
all day for a week.
• We love IU sports and will often tail gate for football games and
get together for the tournament basketball games.
• Mike’s mom runs a preschool so our baby could have Grandma as
a preschool teacher.
• Mike has 4 godchildren, one is his little sister Olivia and one is his
niece Lily.
• On Christmas Eve night we like to lay in bed with a Christmas movie
and drink hot chocolate.
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Jill
Mike
1991
5’ 6” Medium
Brown / Brown
Catholic
Bachelor’s Degree Logistics
Yes
1985
5’ 10”
Medium
Bald / Brown
Catholic
Master’s Degree
Computer Scientist
Yes
We have been married since 2012. and look forward to being
parents for the first time.
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Home and Community
We just bought a new house in the same neighborhood that Mike
grew up in, just down the hill from his mom and dad’s house,
and with his grandparents close by. The neighborhood is
making a transition into a lot of younger families with children.
There have been 5 new births in the neighborhood in the past
few months. Plenty of children to grow up with and play
with!!! Our new home is a 3100 sq. ft. home with upstairs and
downstairs. We have a pool that will be a great time in the
summer, especially with all the kids growing up around the
neighborhood. We live on the end of a cul de sac, on a hill so
our view is gorgeous out of our patio. We have a walkout basement
and a patio off the kitchen. Our house has lots of windows so there
is a lot of natural light and the view is absolutely gorgeous in the
evenings when the sun is going down. We are very lucky to have
been able to get into such a beautiful home where we can start
raising our family.
Why Adoption?
A year after we got married we decided it was time to start a family
as we both wanted children more than anything in the world. We got
pregnant quickly, but it didn’t last long. Six weeks in to our first
pregnancy we lost our baby. It was hard. There were tears and anger.
Most of all, there was a bond between the two of us that cannot be
broken. We were each other’s rock. We cried together, we got angry
together and we healed together. We would have to go through this
process two more times together and each time was just as gutwrenching as the first. Little did we know, we just weren’t answering
God’s calling.
Ever since Jill was a little girl she had always wanted to adopt. Mike
wanted the same thing. We always thought we would have biological
children, first but we came to the realization that this is not God’s plan.
He is calling us to adopt and it’s time to answer his calling.
Thank you for considering us!
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