Where do we even start? First, we want to start off by saying thank you for considering the gift of adoption. We cannot imagine what you are feeling right now as you contemplate what is the right choice for you and your baby. We pray that you find peace in making the right decision for both of you, whatever that may be. Your baby is already lucky to have a parent like you who cares so much about their future.

We have been trying to grow our family for many years without success. It’s clear that the path to expanding our family is through opening our hearts to a child–and their birth family–through adoption. We hope that after you get to know us and our family through this book, you will be able to see that we are eager to raise your baby in our loving, safe, fun, healthy, nourishing, educational, and warm family. We pray that by getting to know us a little here, you will be able to tell whether we are the right family to love your baby.

Zareen & Matt

As you read this book, we hope you will be able to understand why we want to grow our family through adoption. Our biggest source of joy is our love for our family.

We are so proud to be raised by and to be a part of such a special group of people. There is so much love, and we feel like we have more to give. Whitney and Lucas are growing up quickly, and we have the energy, love, and immense desire to share our love and life with another child. Our blessings are immense, and we want to share them.

We know that being able to adopta baby would be the greatestblessing, and we pray that beingpart of our family would be thebiggest blessing to your baby andto you.

Zareen and Matt lived a lot of their lives without each other and count their blessings every day that they found each other. Matt was married to Lucas and Whitney’s mom for 12 years. He raised their older half-sister Hannah as his own daughter since she was 4 years old. After his divorce from the kids’ mom, his world was turned upside down, but his faith, parents, and friends helped him through.

Zareen was a hardworking single woman focused on her career when she met Matt. Although she had wanted to have kids her whole life, she never found the right partner to have a child with until she met Matt.

When Zareen and Matt met, they had a good first date. Then Matt didn’t call Zareen for 6 months! Eventually, he did, and their “second first date” was great and they were inseparable once they started dating.

Matt proposed to Zareen in a botanical garden because he knows how much she loves nature. Whitney and Lucas were there to take videos and photograph the special moment that none of us will ever forget.

Even though we found each other later in life, we are resolved to make our dreams come true together. Growing our family by adding another child is one of those dreams.

We just want to say thank you for taking the time to learn about our family and for considering adoption. Whatever decision you make, we want the best for you and your baby. We know the decision you are facing is a difficult one, and we are praying for you and all expectant parents out there that you find peace and ultimately happiness in whatever decision you make.

with grateful hearts,
Zareen & Matt