Dear Friend,
We think about and pray for you often. You must have incredible strength and love to even consider the selfless act of adoption. We want you to know that no matter what you decide, your Heavenly Father loves you and we hope that you can find comfort and support in knowing this.
Our story begins at a wedding, but not our own. Luckily all the weddings Jordan was attending finally paid off when it happened to be our mutual friends. We talked about retainers and cell phones and somehow we still made it to our first date. From there on it was easy for us to develop a friendship. We spent as much time as we possibly could together. Living forty-five minutes away from each other we definitely put some miles on our cars. One snowy night Jordan got down on one knee and proposed, the answer was YES of course! We eventually got married on Groundhog’s Day and will soon be celebrating our three-year anniversary. It has been a blast and each day is its own, we look forward to living every step of it together.
I would hope that you could have the opportunity to meet Erin. She has the brightest personality and the biggest smile in the world. Erin is a friend to many; it doesn’t matter if you’re 8 or 80, she is always going out of her way to make someone feel included. I envy the way she makes new acquaintances so easily and quickly. She is a very hard worker and is dedicated to serving others. Erin has been such an amazing support to me, always encouraging me to further my education, work hard but play hard and do worthwhile things. Erin is very active; she loves to hike, go camping, vacation, run, swim, ride her bike, wakeboard, snowboard, cook, and paint. Erin has a strong spirit and when she puts her mind to something, she does not give up. Erin loves to have fun and is so fun to be around. She is an amazing wife and my best friend.
Jordan is the most amazing person I know. Every day I think I must have done something really great to have deserved such a wonderful husband. He is my greatest support and consistent through the hard times and the good times. We share lots of laughter, tears, challenges, and all our successes together. One day I was having a hard day at work, when I came home I walked into the kitchen I looked on the table and there was some roses and a sweet card. He never fails to give me a hug when I need it. He is definitely not a quitter. When we were first married Jordan was entering into his Bachelor’s Degree, after that he continued to work. He was presented with great opportunities but the more we prayed and communicated together the more we realized his greatest opportunity was to continue school and earn his Masters Degree. I love my husband so much; he is patient, honest, kind, and hard working. He will make an amazing father. I know that the one thing he has to offer that will be of great value is love; he gives it freely and unconditionally every day. He gives all of himself to me and our family. I know this will only increase as our family does. I am so lucky to be his wife.
Board games, camping, trips to Lake Powell, St. George, Basketball, Football, all this and more are some of the things we enjoy when we are with family. Jordan is the second to youngest in a family with six kids. And when this big group gets together we can get laughing pretty hard. Erin is the youngest of three kids. All of them are very close, and all of them are very active. They love to compete in everything from tennis, to boggle. Both of our parents are busy being parents, grandparents, and of course our friends.
When it comes to us, we feel so lucky to be able to spend so much time together. Jordan is in Graduate school and that is very time consuming but we always plan fun dates or rent a red box. The best part is we really are best friends so we don’t mind doing even the not so fun things together (cleaning-laundry). Our Love for each other grows more as we grow and try to become like our Savior Jesus Christ.
We will never know what you have gone through or what it took for you to consider this decision but we want you to be assured that we would want you and your family to have every chance to have an open relationship with us and your child. It is important to us to help you through this time and communicate to you our desires as well as hear yours. We want this child to have every chance to be raised by a loving mother and father and to provide a home and future that is endless with opportunity. Thank you for learning about our family and we pray that you will find peace as you find the right family for your child.
Love,
Jordan and Erin
