Dear Birth Parent(s),

We are Mark and Keitha-Lynn. We would like for you to get to know our family in hopes that we would have qualities and the home lifestyle you are looking for. You are obviously a very strong and loving person to make a decision to let someone else be a part of you and your child's life.

We met on an online Christian website. We grew to know each other through emails and phone conversations. We realized the day we met each other face to face, we had fallen in love and would be very happy together. We have been married eight years and were blessed with a son, Spencer, who is now six. During the past five years of infertility, we feel God leading us down this path of adoption. Our plans were to have a large family - we had decided on four children close together in age. So, not being able to conceive anymore after one was hard to understand but, God has His plan and He is never wrong. We have spent many hours with doctors, specialists, medication, testing & IVF procedures but no baby. Through prayer, it has become clear that God was telling us "a baby wants you". This was our final answer to pursue adoption.

We already love being parents and enjoy all the moments that come along with it. There isn't any part of a child's schedule that we do not like. Sometimes days and nights are crazy and long, but there is twice as much fun and laughter with children than bad times. It's all worth it!!

We are involved when it comes to playtime - piggy back rides through the house, finger painting, and we are always on the floor playing games, stacking blocks or making indoor tents with chairs. To us, this shows a child that they are important and a great bond can take place.

We can assure you this child will be loved and treated as he/she were our very own. Even when they are sad, hurt, or sick, we will comfort them. We have lots of hugs, kisses, and cuddle times. We will have the same unconditional love in our hearts for your child as we do for Spencer. There will never be differences in the way we feel about our children. Other members of our families have children by adoption. We see how happy they are. In the future, we would like to adopt another child into our family.

Our parenting style is one that uses praise to make children confident and feel positive about themselves. We use gentle redirection for misbehavior and guidance as to what we would like them to do.

We are family oriented and do things together regularly. Holidays are fun for us. We make sure the cookies are left for Santa, the Easter bunny hides the eggs, pumpkins are carved and everyone gets a special cake for birthdays. Sometimes TV football games are a great chance for a pizza party with our extended family.

Our belief and faith in God is our main priority in life. We will raise this child in our Christian home using values based on the Bible. For these reasons, we have chosen to home school our children. We feel this will offer the best education. Being there to see Spencer's face light up when he has just learned something new is very rewarding. We also like taking field trips for hands on learning experiences. For our latest trip, we went to a local bakery to see how doughnuts were made...of course we taste tested a few! Also, we attend our church regularly and are involved in many ways.

We live a very easy going lifestyle. Mark works full time as a chef. Keitha-Lynn works three mornings a week as a Preschool teacher with a schedule that is flexible. When we both work, Spencer gets extra time at Mom-maw and Pop-paw's. They would be very happy to have another baby to spoil! Keitha-Lynn is also blessed to be a stay at home mommy the other days and can be there for milestones and accomplishments.

We never want you to wonder if we have forgotten you. We only have this opportunity to be parents again because of you. For this reason, you will always hold a special place in our hearts. We will tell him/her of the most unselfish and caring thing you did for us and them. As days and years pass, we will share their adoption story and make sure he/she understands adoption by being open to any questions they would have. He/She will know that we love them so much and that this is the special way God put us together. We are excited about letting you see and learn what your child is doing through pictures and letters.

We pray for our future birthmother daily that in the midst of decisions and mixed emotions, you would be able to find comfort in the family chosen for your child.

Thank you for taking the time to see a small part of us. We are ready to experience having another child and pray that this bundle of joy you are carrying will change our lives and hearts forever!

Our love, thoughts, and prayers,

Mark & Keitha-Lynn