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We truly appreciate you reading our profile and considering us as a family for your baby. Our hope is that you have peace with your decision to choose adoption for your baby and know that we respect your courage and selflessness. Should you choose us as adoptive parents for your baby, we will love your baby unconditionally and encourage and support them in their dreams and ambitions. We could not be happier at the prospect of becoming parents and want you to know that our family and friends will love and cherish your baby as well.
Preferred Gender: Either |
| Ross |
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Mary Lea |
| Job Description |
| Customer Service Manager at a National Trucking Company |
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President of a Small Advertising/Marketing Agency |
| Education |
| Bachelors of Arts and Science - with a focus on Communication |
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Bachelors of Science in Business Administration - with a focus on Marketing |
| Favorites |
Hobby Cooking/Golf | | Hobby Photography, Baking & Gardening | Leisure Activity At the Lake on the Boat with My Family | | Leisure Activity Spending Time at the Lake & Watching Movies | Movie Quote "Go ahead... Make my day" Dirty Harry - Clint Eastwood | | Movie Quote "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get." - Forest Gump | Quote "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." - Mom | | Quote "All things are possible through the Lord." - I have thought of this a lot through our journey to become parents | Sports Star Tiger Woods / Brett Favre | | Sports Star Tiger Woods - He has done a lot to inspire kids | | Children |
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| How Adoption Personally Affected Us |
We both have close friends that have experienced adoption; either they were adopted or adopted children into their family. Each of them has taught us something very special that we will forever take with us as we journey to adopt a child ourselves. Our adopted friends were adopted during a time when there was no information available about their birth parents, a very different world than we live in today, so we have listened to them express their wishes about knowing their birth parents, now having children of their own. Getting to hear first hand their desires to know their birth parents has left a lasting impression on us, to be very open with your child, share all and any information about you with them and openly express your loving sacrifice that you made for them. Our friend who adopted has reiterated the importance of correspondence with you, for us, as well, as she and her son have a great relationship, through pictures and letters with her son's birth mother and is so very grateful for the connection. Your child will know you and you will always be a part of who he or she is and the person we are so grateful for in making us parents and a family.
| Qualities We Love, Admire and Respect in Each Other |
Go Hogs!
Mary Lea: Ross has the biggest heart of anyone I know and does not hesitate to put his own needs/desires aside to help someone else. He is 100% committed to our life together, is a true partner and hard working and passionate about making a great life for us. The thing I love most about him is that he makes me laugh - a lot and sometimes it is at myself. He loves children and they love him too. I can't wait to experience parenthood with him - he has so much love to share with a son or daughter.
Ross: Mary Lea has everything that I could ever want in a wife. She is a very caring and nurturing person. She has charming way of making everyone she encounters comfortable. She is a great communicator and planner. Mary Lea is always quick to provide wholesome and fun activities for our family. Mary Lea and I have had the chance to practice our parenting skills with all of our family's and friends' children. Mary Lea's maternal skills just come naturally. All of the children also love Mary Lea because if she is in charge, they know that they will have a fantastic time. She is full of love and very respectful of others. Mary Lea always wants the best for everyone. She is very giving to our family and friends and can't wait to be a mother!
| Education We Will Provide & What Takes Priority In Our Lives |
Taking a Cooking Class
We both come from families that focused and valued education. We plan to give our child every tool possible to be successful in anything they decide to pursue. We were both blessed to be provided with college educations by our families - we intend to do the same for our child. We also feel that providing opportunities to travel as a family will expose them to many different cultures and adventures that will also prepare them for a fulfilling life.
Ross the Grill Master
Our family is our priority. We have both had opportunities to move away from the area but have chosen to stay close to our families. We value the time we spend with them and are blessed that our families both enjoy spending time together. Our parents have been very supportive during our challenges in starting a family and could not be more excited about our plans to adopt. We have a lot of family traditions but we are all looking forward to having a child to experience them with and to create new traditions with and for. |