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Matthew and Melena want to Adopt

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First we just want to thank you for taking the time to read our story. We appreciate it! And we ask that you share our story with others. 

Our names are Matt and Melena Johnson. We met in 2006 and have been sweethearts ever since! We were married in April 2008 and have tried for several years to have our own children but life kept getting in the way.

There were things like school, medical events, and helping others. Even then we were trying. We soon had to face the hard truth that we weren't able to have our own children. It was hard to come to terms with and in some ways still are. We have the love and support of many good friends and family members and we have been able to get by so far.

We also tried going to school but for personal reasons we had to take a year off and during that year the school closed leaving us with lots of debt and no marketable skills. After that we both had some life threating costly medical procedures that we needed to get done. We're still paying on those bills because of how extensive the treatment was.

Last year we found my husband's birth parents and it made us thing about adoption again. We had looked into possibly adopting as well but there was no way with the medical debt and student loan debt we had. Then we heard about foster care and the foster to adopt programs available.

We heard the stories of these children in this awful situations who needed help. It broke our hearts. That's when we decided that instead of trying lengthy and expensive procedures that have a possibility of not working to have our own child.  

That we would give our home and our love to a child who needs it now. We started the foster care licensing process and once we're finished we'll be going with foster to adopt programs. The thing is we are still recovering from medical bills and student loans but we want to be able to provide this new addition to the family with a more comfortable living then what we have now.

We have a good home, we are able to afford good groceries and give them everything a child needs like clothes and school supplies. What we're asking for is the ability to give them everything we had when we were kids, the things that kids should have when they're younger and make lasting memories together. We want to take them on trips, help them develop good skills and talents, get them enrolled in some great extracurricular activities and just give them the childhood they deserve. The only way we can do this is if we can get rid of some of that medical and student loan debt that constantly hangs over us. Anything you can donate will be very appreciated!

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Matt Johnson
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Lehi, UT

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