Opening

Dear Birthparents, First of all, let us say Thank You for taking the time to consider us as adoptive parents to your child. We know that you obviously care for this child enough to make such a difficult decision, and we can assure you that if you choose us as the family for your baby, we will love this child unconditionally. We will provide laughter, a great education, and support. And, most of all, we will pray for this child and for you, for we know that you need it now through this difficult time and in the future. I hope that as you read this letter and our profile, you can get to know a little more about our family, and hopefully find a home for your baby. We look forward to getting to know you. As I am writing this letter (July 4th, 2009), we are celebrating 14 years since Adam and I met. I feel that our relationship is so strong because we were friends for 5 years before we started dating. We had a large group of friends, and we spent time going on short trips together, late night Krispy Kreme doughnut runs, and just hanging out in the dorms. All of our friends told us that we would be great together, long before we started dating. Well, they were right. We have now been married almost 8 years. We have a great relationship and a wonderful life together.

Home, Career, Church, and Vacations

We live in a small rural area in North Alabama with our daughter, Adrienne. She was born in September, 2005. As we began to try to expand our family, things did not work out as we had intended. So, we began looking at adoption. We had always dreamed of having 2 children. Adrienne wants to be a big sister. She loves any baby she sees, and plays well with children of all ages. She gets very excited anytime she is around her baby cousins. She always wants to hold them or help take care of them in any way that she can. She is already talking about games that she wants to play with her baby brother or sister, and things that she wants to teach them. I know that she will be a great big sister!!! I was the oldest in my family, and I always wanted a big brother or big sister, so I’m glad that your child will have this chance. > > I feel that I have been very blessed to be able to be a stay-at-home mom. I love the fact that I have not missed any of Adrienne’s “firsts”, and I look forward to doing the same with your baby. We have been very blessed that Adam has a great, dependable, stable job. I do work a couple of nights a week as an Independent Consultant doing home party sales, but Adam is always home in time to keep Adrienne, or she goes to her DeeDee and PawPaw’s house (my parents). I set my own schedule and my own hours, so I have plenty of family time during the day and at night. Adrienne is almost 4 years old, and we have NEVER paid for daycare or a babysitter. She is always taken care of by us or by someone in our families. We spend our days having tea parties, reading books, playing with Disney Princesses, swimming, and jumping on the trampoline. We also are working on writing our letters correctly and learning letter sounds. We do all we can to assist her teachers, at school, by studying at home too.> We are very involved in our church. We go to church together twice on Sunday and on Wednesday nights. I help teach Adrienne’s class on a rotation basis with other adults. This allows her to get some instruction from me and some from other parents. We all help out with Vacation Bible School. Adrienne loves to go to church to learn and to see her friends. We always ask her what she learned that day, and she can usually tell us, which is awesome. This is a way that we can know she is actually listening and learning, and not just going to see her friends. We have a wonderful new nursery program at church that your child will be a part of. They have videos and programs designed for infants, so that they can begin learning Christian songs and beliefs. > > We love to go on vacation as a family. We all enjoy the beach and the mountains. Next year (2010), we are looking forward to going to Disney World. >

Telling your child about you

Please be assured that your child will know how they came to be a part of our family. We want your child to know that you love them so much, that you wanted them to be a part of our family. If you have anything specific that you want us to tell them, please tell us, and we will make sure that we will pass that along to them at the appropriate time. We are open to any level of communication with you. I love to take lots of pictures, and will gladly share them with you. We only want what is best for your child, for you, and for our family.

Closing

Thank you again for reading our letter. We hope that we have shown you what our family is all about….A loving home centered around God. If you choose our family, we will be forever grateful to you for the wonderful gift you have given us. We pray for your decision, that you will make the decision that is best for you and for your baby, and that you will have peace and feel comfortable with your decision. You are a special person, and deserve the best that life has to offer you!!! May God Bless You Always!!! Adam and Lara