American Adoptions -- America's Adoption Agency
 We are excited by the prospect of adopting a child and sharing our lives with them. We desire to provide a loving and nurturing environment for our child so that he/she will feel loved, very happy, and secure. We will do everything we can to provide for their physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being and to guide them through life's journey to become the person God had gifted them to be.  |
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We are curious about the world around us and are invigorated by learning new things (science, nature, wildlife, art, history, etc.) and exploring new places (Yellowstone National Park; Jamaica; Germany; Scotland) during our leisure time and vacations. We hope to share these interests and experiences with our child.
For instance, we enjoy nature and frequent New Hampshire for hiking and a variety of outdoor activities for the whole family. At one particular family resort, families with children can play on the beach, canoe, swim, bicycle, hike, skate, ski, or watch live music or theatrical performances. We enjoy hiking, cycling, and canoeing. In terms of hobbies, Carolyn is an excellent piano player and enjoys cooking; Ian enjoys playing chess, puzzles, and birdwatching.
We hope to enliven our child's curiosity to discover and learn new things in a fun way. For example, there is a local museum of natural history which has many exhibits that are fun for children, and always stimulates our interest. There are also many historical sites, sculpture parks and art museums, author homes, theatres, orchards, and nature reserves. We also live in a town which has an excellent school system and has many sport and community activities for children. We would love to share these interests and experiences with our child and encourage them to participate. Our curiosity about the world around us and our love for discovery and exploration are part of how we will guide and enable our child to discover what their interests and strengths are and towards becoming the person they were created to be.
Ian grew up in England as the eldest of three siblings, with one sister Jenny and one adopted brother Mark. Mark's birth mother is Jamaican and his birth father was white. Ian and Mark grew up together as brothers in a wonderful loving extended family. As Mark grew older, Ian felt that he saw something of Mark's search for his own identity and for understanding where he came from. When Mark was adopted, adoptions in England were generally 'closed'. However, in his early 20s, Mark made contact with his birth sister and mother. Since we started planning for adoption, we have been able to talk with Mark about his own experiences and he has been tremendously affirming of his own positive experiences of adoption, and has encouraged us to pursue our own desire to start a family through adoption. We are excited that he will be a wonderful loving uncle to our child, as well as a source of guidance and advice to us in bringing up our child.
Carolyn About Ian: The qualities that I love in Ian are his gentleness, compassion, patience, humor, and hearty laugh - I feel these qualities will make him a great father because he can really connect with his children. When he plays with our nieces and nephews he is very attentive to them, listens carefully, and communicates with gentleness, compassion, patience, and humor. I also admire Ian's depth, insightfulness, and thoughtfulness - when I share with him, he carefully listens and offers both comfort and wise insight. For these reasons, he will guide his children well through life. The qualities that I respect are Ian's integrity, sense of social justice, and being a peace-maker. He can be both compassionate and help mediate conflict while not compromising principles or his integrity. I love him for who he is and love spending time with him. He is someone that I can think and share my life with!
Ian About Carolyn: I love Carolyn for her beautiful compassion and open-hearted curiosity about people and the world. She always has time and compassion for people who are suffering or going through pain. She puts a lot of time and energy into guiding her students at work, and I believe that this will be an excellent gift for parenting our child when they become older. I admire and respect Carolyn for her determination, focus, and pride taken on doing tasks well and thoroughly; she has helped bring this focus into my own life!
