We humbly appreciate your taking the time to get a glimpse of our marriage and the kind of family we intend to build for your child. You will be a witness to this since we will send you pictures and updates on the child. I hope that you'll find it in your heart to trust us with your precious gift. It would be a great honor for us to raise your child with the same unselfish love that you have.

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We will teach your child that the touchstone of love is self-sacrifice and you, his/her birthparents, made the ultimate sacrifice of giving him/her up, so he/she can have a better future. On our part as adoptive parents, we need to follow your example of sacrificial love when raising him/her.

We will tell your child that just because Mirza didn't give birth to him/her doesn't make him/her less of our child or us as less of his/her parents. He/she will have the same things as biological children have. He/she will be carrying the same family name as us, his/her adoptive mom and dad. We will shelter, clothe, feed, educate, discipline, and love him/her more than other children (related or not). We will be the grandparents of his/her children in the future. When we pass away, he/she will have a share in our estate.

Should the time come and the child wants to know more about you, we will be supportive of him/her. We understand that questions are inevitable and will come. We will do our best to give him/her the answers or help find them. Sometimes one needs to go back to his/her roots in order to move forward. We will not deny him/her of this.

On our wedding day, we made a vow, to love each other unconditionally and to raise children to be men and women of good character. We know that parents are the first teachers of children, so we will make sure that our home is a school of good morals not just for your child and his/her siblings but for us as parents too. We will all struggle and help each other to become better persons which is a life long task. In our household, the husband will be the head of the family and the wife the heart. John will teach the family that being head of the house doesn't mean being the boss, but being the servant. He already does this by helping around the house (dishes, laundry, vacuuming, etc.) willingly. He sees these mundane things as ways to show his love. Hopefully soon he can add changing diapers and bottle feeding to his list of ways to demonstrate love. Mirza, on the other hand, is the heart of our house. Her keen sensitivity allows her to anticipate the needs of the people around her, especially her family. She makes certain that we are fed bodily, emotionally, and spiritually. It was her mandate that spending quality time is done on a daily basis no matter how busy our schedules can get. Without good and constant communication, any relationship can slowly grow apart, and this is something she will not allow.

Horseback Riding Together

We are simple persons, so it doesn't take too much to amuse us. For our quarterly vacations, we go to places with mountains and breathtaking scenes to hike. This helps us to be one with creation and appreciate its beauty. The challenge and serenity of these places allow us to bond and rejuvenate our minds and body.

We occasionally make weekend trips to small towns, so we can get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. One of our favorite weekend trips is our annual blueberry picking in the summer. We pick as many blueberries as we want and make pies, cobblers, toppings, etc. to share with our families.

In the city, we watch free live performances for entertainment but also for cultural development. We also go out on weekly dates even if it is just window shopping, coffee or an inexpensive meal. We don't believe that dating and courting ends on the wedding day. We need to win each other's love everyday, lest we fall into the saying "familiarity breeds contempt." When we don't want to go anywhere, we just watch something on TV or rent a DVD. Lastly, we spend time nurturing our relationships with our family and friends by simply hanging out.