We cannot imagine the struggle you are facing at this time as you try to decide what you will do to provide your baby with a loving, stable, and supportive life. If you are considering the option of adoption, we hope you will take a few moments to read our letter. We think it will ease your mind to learn how much joy you would bring into our lives and that we and our entire family will be devoted to raising your baby in a fun, happy, and loving home.
We are Todd and Donna. We have been very happily married for eight wonderful years. Our marriage is a blend of romantic love between best friends with a lot of good-natured humor tossed in. We compliment each other's strengths and weaknesses. We have been unsuccessful in conceiving a child after several years of extensive medical treatments. Although that was achingly painful emotionally, it has left us stronger as a couple. We have come to understand that there is another exciting plan in store for us and we are anticipating the wonderful journey that lies ahead.
We are a very relaxed, easy-going couple. We both have fun-loving natures and don't get uptight over the small things in life, but really focus on what is important to us. We savor every moment of every day and want to share our lives with a child.
As parents we will provide unconditional love, encouragement, support, and financial stability. We will also strive to instill your child with confidence and ambition as well as integrity and strong moral values. We will encourage your child to dream those big dreams and give him or her the tools to reach those goals.
Our employers are very supportive of our adoption plans. By only working three nights a week and having a flexible schedule, Donna is able to plan around evening activities and also be available every single day to care for your child. Todd works only Monday through Friday, leaving all his evenings and weekends free. He is really looking forward to the "daddy" nights when he will have special time with his little girl or boy. Donna will take 12 weeks off and Todd 1-2 weeks off initially. When we return to work, Donna's mom, Julie, will be providing childcare in our home during the days with Donna available at all times. Grandma will also be only a phone call away if Todd needs a helping hand on the nights that Donna works.
Your child will know of you and your unselfish act of courage in recognizing that you are unable to provide all that you want for your baby. He or she will know of what a loving sacrifice that you have made so that he/she might have a fuller and happier life. They will know of the careful decisions you have made to select the family that you thought would best provide them with the life that you dream of for them. If you would like, we will gladly update you on your child's progress and happiness with letters and photos. We will also keep any correspondence you wish us to have from you for a time when your child may ask to see them.
We have an extensive network of loving and supportive family and friends who are praying that we will be blessed with the chance to share our love, life and family with a little one. Thank you for considering us. We hope that you find peace within your heart whatever decisions you may make.
American Adoptions, a private adoption agency founded on the belief that lives of children can be bettered through adoption, provides safe adoption services to children, birth parents and adoptive families by educating, supporting and coordinating necessary services for adoptions throughout the United States. For more information on American Adoptions please call 1-800-ADOPTION (236-7846).
