Welcome! Meet:

Michael + Sarah

Dog Trainer / Engineer

Georgia

Caucasian

Jewish

All About Michael & Sarah
Why Adoption?
Gallery
Family and Home
How We Met
Advice to Future Child
Perspectives on Open Adoption
Favorites

All About Michael & Sarah

Hello! We are Sarah and Michael from Atlanta, GA. We are genuinely delighted to share a bit about ourselves and our lives with you! After crossing paths many times growing up, we feel so fortunate to have created a home together, which includes a couple of furry friends. We are excited to begin the journey of making our home a family by loving and raising a child.

Family - both natural and chosen - is important to both of us, and you can often find us celebrating holidays, doing game nights, or dropping in for dinner with family and friends in the area. We are both inquisitive people who love learning and talking about everything from movies to world events to outer space. Music, humor, nature and our Jewish community and traditions are all important to us. It doesn’t matter if we’re walking the dog in the neighborhood, finding a new hiking trail, or standing in line at Target, we genuinely enjoy each other’s company and are never in any rush to finish a conversation.

We can never truly put ourselves in your shoes, but we hope we can give you the comfort of knowing your child would be welcomed into a supportive, warm, and happy home with open arms (and a few paws!). Thank you for taking the time to learn more about our home and our family.

Why Adoption?

We have each always had the dream of starting a family. When we began talking about a baby, we were both naturally drawn to adoption. We felt it was a beautiful way to build our family and support another.

We look forward to raising a child together, through all of the joys and challenges, helping them to learn and grow. And we love the idea that you could be part of the process, in whatever way you feel most comfortable.

Family & Home

Our home is in a suburban neighborhood with a cozy, residential feel, but it’s also walking distance to some of our favorite restaurants, shops and even our public library. When we take our dog for a walk in the neighborhood, we pass by families of all ages. Plus, there are also great parks nearby.

We fell for the charm of our mid-century house when we first saw it, with all of its unique spaces. Now we have a music nook, a dog treats nook, and our favorite, a sunroom that overlooks our large, wooded, fenced-in backyard. The yard has a patio and ample space for dogs to run around, where Michael likes to do agility training with them. Inside, we’ve slowly made the space our own, replacing older fixtures with modern touches. Sarah loves cooking in our spacious kitchen with its restaurant-style stove. Michael makes a great sous chef and is an expert at cleaning the dishes. We keep our kitchen kosher-style and Michael is a vegetarian, so Sarah spends time finding creative, healthy (and tasty!) meals that we both enjoy.

We are grateful to have many close family and friends nearby, including both sets of our parents and Sarah’s sister’s family. Sarah and her dad share a similar sense of humor and a love of playing music. They also enjoy working on home projects together. Sarah’s mom is nurturing and empathetic and is always helpful for brainstorming recipes.

Like Michael, his dad is even-keeled and laid back. He and Michael enjoy going to soccer games together and talking about Atlanta sports. Michael’s mom is a wonderful teacher and has an amazing ability to connect with kids. Michael and his mom love to catch up over tea. Sarah talks to her sister frequently, and she loves spending time with her two nephews. Michael and his sister are very similar people, and though she lives out of state, they can be found talking for hours.

Sarah grew up with lots of extended family nearby, and she remains close with cousins who have moved around the country. She has several close friends in town and stays in touch with friends in many other cities. Michael’s parents did not grow up in the area but made up for the lack of local family with lots of family friends. Michael considers them his aunts, uncles, and cousins, and we still spend holidays and celebrations with them. Michael also remains close with many life-long friends, most of whom still live nearby.

How others describe me

Sarah is an incredibly smart, kind, and capable person. Community and family are very important to her and she is fiercely loyal to both.

She enjoys cooking for family and friends at our home, especially her nephews, who love her multicolored carrots. She lights up when they are around with the biggest smile on her face.

She is a true engineer, analytical and animated by understanding how things work. She is one of the hardest workers I know, and yet still finds time to balance her life with things that bring her joy like yoga and swimming.

She is a wonderful partner and does a great job helping me be the best version of myself, without trying to change who I am, and I know she’ll do the same for our child.

Michael is patient, caring, smart and empathetic and keeps me calm and grounded. He loves to use humor, and he’ll often make himself laugh, even before getting out his own joke.

He is both highly creative, and yet also a creature of habit. I love that he takes the time to draw intricate personalized birthday cards, but also order exactly the same dish every time we’re out to dinner.

He is the family peacemaker, and I know he’ll make a fantastic father because of the support and attention he gives to everyone around him. Not only to his family, but also the people he works with, and especially our dogs. He’s even honing his coaching skills by teaching me how to throw a ball.

How We Met

Our paths crossed often growing up, starting when Michael crashed Sarah’s 6th birthday party (uninvited!). We are the same age and continued to circle each other through our teenage years at summer camps and youth groups. But it wasn’t until we re-met through a dating app in our 30s that we finally sat down and had a real conversation. We love that we finally re-found each other and can connect over so many similar childhood experiences.

Advice to Future Child

The most important things to us are for you to feel loved and to be healthy and happy. As you grow, learn to love yourself and who you are as a unique individual, while also learning to consider others’ perspectives. We will always strive to be open with you so that you feel our home is a safe and stable place. Remember that we and your family and community are always here to support you.

Perspectives on Open Adoption

We believe that open adoption has many benefits and aligns with our desire for clear communication with our child. We feel that open adoption provides the child with a connection to their family history that can support the growth of their identity. We hope that our birth mother will find a place in our family, in whatever form that takes.

Favorites

Michael

Favorite Movie: Trading Places
Favorite Holiday/Tradition: Thanksgiving - food and family/friends
Hobbies/Interests: science fiction reading, creative writing, music, animals
Dream Vacation: Galapagos Islands
If I Could Choose a Superpower: talking to animals

Sarah

Favorite Movie: When Harry Met Sally
Favorite Holiday/Tradition: Passover with family
Hobbies/Interests: playing viola, swimming, yoga, hiking, reading, humor/comedy, Jewish community involvement
Dream Vacation: Private island in the Mediterranean
If I Could Choose a Superpower: time travel to see history in the making