Hello, we are Becky and Joe. Thank you for reading our story and learning more about us and how we might fit into your adoption plan.

We met at work in 2010, Becky was the one to spark up the conversation, and we haven't looked back since. Our relationship has been built on a foundation of friendship and has grown much deeper over the years. We found many interests in common: time with our families, being outdoors, working out, and growing our food through gardening. In early 2020, we went on an adventure to Tennessee and were married in the beautiful Smokey Mountains.

Soon after our wedding, we tried to grow our family; however, we found that conceiving was difficult for us. We have had many conversations about our desire to have kids. Even before trying to conceive, we had discussed the possibility of growing our family through adoption, so we turned to the Lord, and through many prayers and continued faith, He has led us to share our love and welcome children into our family through adoption.

Becky grew up in a Detroit suburb with her parents, a younger sister, and her grandma just down the road. Her family consists of many aunts, uncles, and cousins, who were all a big part of her upbringing. Big holiday gatherings and Sunday dinners at her grandma's house are some of her most cherished memories.

Becky is warm and compassionate, wearing "her heart on her sleeve". Becky's friends come to her seeking advice as they know she'll listen with a compassionate ear and help in any way she can.

Sports were a big part of her upbringing, and she learned a lot about the value of teamwork and hard work. After high school, Becky attended the University of Michigan to study science and our environment. Over the last seventeen years, Becky has worked in a job where she helps protect communities from environmental pollution and helps conserve Michigan's natural resources.

She enjoys providing environmental education opportunities to students and communities. She cares deeply about Michigan communities and encourages and inspires many of her co-workers and friends who have become extended family to us.

Becky has always enjoyed being around children. She was a volunteer basketball coach for over ten years and currently volunteers at our church's children's program. She loves being an aunt to our nephew and our friends' children.

Becky routinely volunteers at kids programs at church, river clean-ups, helps at local farms and community gardens, takes long hikes with our pups, and still picks up a basketball to meet up with her old teammates!

Joe is the first generation in his family to be born in America. His family immigrated from Italy to Michigan in the 1950s. Joe was very fortunate to be raised by his loving parents and by his grandparents, too! Sundays were for loud Italian dinners and a time to get together with all his cousins and extended family.

Family is an important part of who Joe is - from get-togethers to helping with projects around the house - his attention and dedication to family make him easy to love. Joe remains very close to his parents, brother, aunts, uncle, and cousins and keeps in touch with family in Argentina and Italy, hoping to travel back to both places with our family.

Joe graduated from Wayne State University and works in the environmental industry. Joe's passion and commitment allow him to help people who have been adversely impacted by environmental pollution incidents. He enjoys working with communities and being able to assist them.

Joe is godfather to our nephew and treasures the quality time they spend together. Whether it's going for a run, playing soccer, or simply being together, this relationship has been a huge blessing to Joe's life.

We live in a warm, three-bedroom ranch with our two small dogs, Mylo and Scotty. We enjoy having fun together and tend to see the lighter side of things, so our house has a lot of laughter! We are fortunate to have a large backyard, where we enjoy having family and friends over for cookouts and tending our wonderful garden and berry plants.

We live in a middle-class, diverse neighborhood with many families with young children. Schools are within walking distance, and our neighborhood has many playgrounds. We live near local parks that offer paths for walking, hiking, and playgrounds. Year-round, we spend a lot of time outdoors exploring all these parks offer.

We are very fortunate to have been raised in faithful, close-knit families. Becky has a younger sister, and Joe has a younger brother. We are both very close with our siblings, and we have wonderful extended families, including aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. We have a great support system with very loving people who are excited about the opportunity to support us through the adoption process.

Our families live within minutes of us so we see them often and have get-togethers for birthdays and holidays. We enjoy being a part of our nephew's life and supporting him as he continues to amaze us in becoming a young man.

We feel fortunate to have such a strong network of friends and family and enjoy the opportunities to be active in each other's life moments, from birthdays and holidays to cooking and confirmations. We have felt so much encouragement from those around us and know they will all show up to share their love with the child we welcome into our home. Our parents, siblings, and extended family cannot wait to welcome a new child into the family.

God and family time are important to us! We gather weekly with friends and family on Sundays to attend church, enjoy time together in fellowship, and pray for each other. We also enjoy seeing our friends and family for weekend BBQs, birthday celebrations, and holidays.

We both are passionate about the outdoors - whether it's hiking local trails, biking, gardening in the backyard, or camping at state parks. We've bonded with each other and many friends over the years through local races, the training that leads up to the race, and attending and playing many sports.

We also enjoy exploring new cultures and places. We've been fortunate to take some amazing trips to Michigan's upper peninsula, the caves of Kentucky, and the badlands of South Dakota.

When we travel, we make it a priority to have fun and learn something new - learn about the local culture, food, and history, visit all the museums, find a new book to read and enjoy the beauties found in nature.

In the summer, we spend time enjoying our garden and visiting local farms, farmer's markets, and orchards. Every year we try to grow something new in our garden and carry on the tradition of canning many of the fruits and vegetables we harvest.

Christmas is an important time for our families. We keep alive the Italian tradition of the Feast of Seven Fishes, which we cook with our family every Christmas Eve.

Other family traditions include baking and cooking with family - preserving food, apple pie and pierogi making weekends, making homemade Italian sausage and gnocchi, and pressing grapes to make wine.

Thank you for taking the time to get to know us and consider us as prospective parents. We cannot adequately express our gratitude towards you for taking the time to learn more about us. If chosen as an adoptive family, we promise to raise this child with unconditional love and surround them with loving family and friends.

We will provide a safe home with Christian values. We will allow them to be unique and creative in their own ways while praying over them and offering our support and guidance.

We promise to honor their heritage. We will pass on our family traditions and create new traditions together. Respecting the level of openness, you prefer, we will remind them of your love for them and the plans you made for them.

We are praying for you; we pray that you will be filled with peace, strength, and hope as you seek the best for your child.

With love,
Becky and Joe