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Hi there! We are Justin and Tarah! Thank you for reading our story and getting to know us. We met at college through a Christian organization. We served with a group of friends at a local assisted living home and on mission trips. We learned quickly that we enjoyed each other's smiles, laughs, and similar hobbies and decided we wanted to spend even more time together.

We dated for over a year through many experiences of playing disc golf, walking around the park, attending college sports games, spending time with our families, serving at church, and working on puzzles together!...

Justin thinks of others before he thinks about himself. He serves at church by running sound equipment behind the scenes and as a greeter each week, welcoming people to services. He always remembers to text people on their birthdays and goes out of his way to see friends in other towns when we go on road trips.

He works full-time as an engineer and, upon finishing his Master's in Business Administration, received a promotion at work to manager of his group. He was a quarterback at his 6A school in high school, and his love of sports has not waned! One of Justin's favorite...

Tarah is the most joyful person I know. Her smile and personality immediately light up any room she walks into. It does not matter if someone is a toddler or a great-grandparent, just being around Tarah will brighten their day.

Tarah is the kindest and sweetest person I have ever met. She is incredibly compassionate, and she is constantly looking for ways to encourage and love those around her. She will stop for hugs with every little one who wants to say "Hi" after church, and she regularly meets with girls of all ages to encourage them in their faith.

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We live in a two-story house in a family-friendly, culturally diverse neighborhood. Our house has a country home feel with lots of pictures of our family and friends. The master bedroom is downstairs, along with the kitchen, living room, and office. Upstairs is the game room and three bedrooms. We have three bathrooms and a fenced-in backyard. There are toys and games for all ages in our house so we can entertain our nieces and nephews and any other guests! From soft baby books to video games and a pool table - we are ready to play games with whoever visits us!

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We love our family! Tarah's family is huge. Her grandma has 13 children, 75 grandchildren, and 120 great-grandchildren! We see almost all of our extended family the Friday after Thanksgiving every year. Tarah has three sisters who are all married. Her oldest sister lives about four hours away and has seven kids, aged 2 to 14. Her next sister lives in Africa with her four kids, aged 4 to 10. Her youngest sister lives about 20 minutes away and has a two-year-old daughter, and is pregnant with a little boy! Her parents live on a farm three hours away, where they harvest hay each year and...

We love to have fun and plan trips. We took a long road trip through 10 states in 2022 on our way to the Indianapolis 500 race. Each year, we go to the Indy 500 with friends on Memorial Day weekend. Justin has been going to the race since he was a kid and has been to the race 17 times! We've also traveled to Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Thailand, and the Maldives when we were overseas with Justin's work in 2016. We went on a cruise to Mexico in 2022 and loved swimming with the dolphins! We plan a trip to Disney World every three years. We enjoy the rides, the shows, the characters, and...

Thank you for reading our story and getting to know us as you consider making an adoption plan for the baby. You are so loved, treasured, and very brave! We long to be parents of many children and can't wait to share our lives with the child and family that God has planned for us.

We can't wait to share our lives with a baby and give them everything we have to offer - our hearts, home, and relationship with the Lord! We hope we will get to meet you someday and stay in contact for the rest of the child's life. We are excited to have an open adoption but will respect whatever...