Joe & Casey

Hoping to Adopt (Texas)

Letter

Hello there


All relationships take time and effort, and all are different. We are committed to putting in the work necessary for any relationship to develop.


Nice to meet you!
Welcome, and thank you for considering an adoption plan. Your choices during this difficult time are beyond our comprehension, but we hope you find peace and happiness. Our goal is to provide a genuine view of our family that could be the first step toward a lifelong relationship. Our two children, Troy and Hope, are the joy of our life, and they both joined our family through adoption. Though their situations were very different, in both cases, we were humbled by the careful intention and unwavering love from their birth parents. Your current situation is unique, and we will try to provide you strength as we learn your story. The relationships with both Troy and Hope's birth families have developed slowly and with care. Nothing makes us happier than when birth families reach out to us for funny pictures or a phone call. All relationships take time and effort, and all are different. We are committed to putting in the work necessary for any relationship to develop. We truly believe you will know if we are the right family. If our description gives you any sense of comfort, we would love to hear your adoption plan, vision for the future, and dreams for your child.
Our Story

We know from experience that we can get through anything together. We consider ourselves a team.


Joe and Casey
Joe's Version Casey and I met in junior high when her family moved to town. I was quick to ask her out the first day, and she was quick to politely decline. I spent the next few years laying down my best school boy charm and succeeded just before our senior year in high school. We dated long distance through the first few years of college. Looking back, it wasn't easy, but we made it work. After college, we flew to Rome, Italy and got married with over 25 family members and friends. We settled into our careers and spent our free time traveling and working on our new house. Now, things are about the same - we love to travel, spend time with family and work around the house. Casey's Version When I was 14, my family moved to a new town. On my very first day of school, this cute but crazy boy (Joe) asked me out. I told him no, but I always thought he was brave and funny for doing that. During high school, we had a lot of classes together, and he always kept everyone laughing. Before our senior year, Joe went through a couple serious operations. When he was out of the hospital, he asked me out again. He told me that surgery made him realize you can't be afraid to go after what you want. Of course, I said yes that time. We have built a wonderful and happy life together. It hasn't always been easy. We went to separate colleges and took on challenging degrees. Joe drove over 10 hours most weekends during college to come see me. We waited almost seven years to get married, have lost loved ones, and both have had challenging careers. Becoming parents to Troy and Hope has brought the greatest happiness, and I would not want to share that awesome responsibility with anyone but Joe. We know from experience that we can get through anything together. We consider ourselves a team.
Our Why

As we talked about starting a family, adoption seemed the best choice for our future.


Our Family
We have always planned to build our family through adoption. There is a cancerous gene in Joe's family that can be passed on to biological children, so we decided to pursue adoption. Growing up, adoption was also woven through family and friend relationships. As we talked about starting a family, adoption seemed the best choice for our future. Because of our choices, we try to be strong advocates in the community. We chose an ethical adoption agency, discuss our experiences with anyone that genuinely asks, and support a local birth mother group.
Our Promises

We promise to not only treasure your precious child, but also to respect and value your loss and grief through this process.


Thank you
In closing, we promise to hold you and your family in the highest regard, always. Though we will never know the emotions you are feeling, we acknowledge the courage and selflessness it has taken to get this far in the adoption process. We promise to raise children in our home to be polite and respectful, teach them to be independent and thoughtful thinkers, and to let them be kids who get dirty outside. Mostly, we will love them unconditionally, with everything we have. When my (Joe's) mother passed away in 2018, I was naive to think my feelings would pass in time. I soon realized that I think of her every single day. I'm confident that I'll think about her daily for the rest of my life. They say time heals all wounds, but it doesn't. It leaves a scar to keep you from forgetting but hurts less over time. As time passes, it is easier to think of her and talk about her without getting sad. Though we may not fully comprehend the emotions you and your family are going through, I feel like the loss in adoption may be similar. We promise to not only treasure your precious child, but also to respect and value your loss and grief through this process. Thank you.
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