Thank you for considering us for your adoption plan for your child. We can assure you that we have the best of intentions to provide a child with a life that is filled with unconditional love, support, laughter, appreciation and most importantly time together as a family.

Brad Sue Job Description Grade 6-8 Science Teacher, Head Football & Assistant Softball Coach at Small Rural School Physical Therapist - Director of Rehab at Small Rural Community Hospital Education Bachelor\'s of Health Education & Master\'s of General Education Bachelor\'s of Science in Physical Therapy Favorites Quality about my Spouse Ambition Quality about my Spouse Sense of Humor Form of Exercise Basketball Form of Exercise Walking the Dogs Leisure Activity Golf Leisure Activity Laying by Pool, Reading a Book Tradition College Bowl Games during Christmas Break Tradition Sunday Dinners with Family Sport to Watch Football Sport to Watch Football Children None

We have several close friends who have adopted children and have seen from their experiences how fulfilled their lives are as a result. Those parents who either adopted or who waited later in life to have children appear to us to be parents who seem to be the most committed and involved in their child / children's lives. They seem to not take for granted the gift of their child's life to them and always have their child's interest at the forefront of their choices and decisions. We see the families that include adopted children as being very tightly woven, despite any differences in appearance, race or backgrounds, presenting as a family, bonded with love.

Sue's cousin, Tina, at age 16, elected to place her daughter up for adoption. Tina has enjoyed a reconnection with her daughter and is able to be involved with her daughter's children as an extended member of their family in recent years. Tina shared with us that although this decision was very difficult, she knows she made the right choice for her daughter's life and does not look back with regret to this decision.

We believe it is important for your child to understand how they came to be a part of our family. We will portray the birthparents to the child as the "givers of a special gift" and us as the "chosen recipients" of this gift, allowing us to love this gift both for and with the biological parents. We believe it is important that the child knows they were adopted and we will certainly be willing, to remain connected with the birthparents via letters, photos and video recordings to help this child understand and know their extended family. We will be respectful of the birthparent's privacy if they chose to minimize contact with this child or us and will impress upon the child in a positive manner, this personal choice. This child will know how fortunate they are to have such an extensive family network that was focused on the child's care and future upbringing as they entered the world.

Our Current Family: Molly, Brad, KC, Sue and Nelly

Our lifestyle is often thought to center around our "kids", three dogs: KC, Molly and Nelly and our cat: Stella. The dogs enjoy a daily walk or a game of Frisbee toss in the yard. The dogs are black mutt-mixes including a border-collie, golden retriever and daschund all with labrador mixed in them. We often say "we live with them" as they play such a dominant role in our lives. We have an invisible fence system, allowing them to be out throughout the day, "protecting" our property and having the freedom to roam and help in yard landscaping! When we are home, they are often in the house with us, overseeing the cooking and enjoying TV time with "Mom and Dad". They have a wonderful disposition around other people and are very good with children. We can assure you that a child's safety will come first, with close monitoring of the child and our pets, not leaving them unattended, particularly in the early stages of "getting to know" the child. If the child's safety was of any issue or concern, we would not hesitate to take appropriate action with the pet involved to protect the child. When the child is older, we will encourage them to have "their own dog" to enjoy as a "buddy" and companion, as this is important to us both, adding to their childhood memories and experiences. We believe from our own upbringing with dogs, they are unconditional and loyal pals.