Dear Birth Parent(s),

First we would like to thank you for taking the time to read our letter. We hope by reading this letter it will help you to get to know us a little better. The name Juanda, is pronounced Wanda. Lorenzo is named after his father.

The two of us met while attending a friend’s swimming party. We danced and talked throughout the night. The next day was the 4th of July. We spent the day together enjoying the community events, bands, singing groups, etc. We then ended the day by watching the fireworks. Still today, July 4th is a special day for us. In our home state of Pennsylvania, we were married 4 years later.

We both work full time jobs. Lorenzo works close to home and can come home during the lunch hour. Juanda has the ability to work a flexible schedule when needed. She can easily make arrangements to leave work early or come to work late. Juanda's Mother and Father's home is 10 minutes from us, and they both have flexible schedules. It is our plan to have the babysitter come to our home, while we are at work. Around the age of two, we plan to enter the child into pre-school.

Our educational goal will be for your child to attend college. We will focus on the child's strengths so that they can succeed. Throughout the child's school years (pre-school, elementary, middle school and high school), we will make sure they are in a school environment where learning is a priority, but also where getting involved in activities is a part of the learning process. We will make sure they have the opportunity to get involved in those things that they really enjoy whether it is playing an instrument, playing sports, writing, or being a part of the school band or debate team. We believe when a child has these types of opportunities, it allows them to develop into a well rounded adult.

As a couple we have set priorities for our life, and our marriage and it is in this order: God first, Family second and our Work/Jobs third. We are Christians and work hard to follow the principals of the Bible. We will teach your child our faith, but we believe it is the child's choice to accept it for themselves. As they grow older and learn more about life and religion we will respect their individual choices.

On a daily basis we will spend quality family time by eating dinner together every night (which we do now). We will read and sing, to your child often. We both will assist with homework. We both are off from work every weekend, which gives us the chance to spend this time doing fun things together. During the summer we will spend time grilling in the backyard, going to the beach and visiting family in North Carolina, and other places around the United States. In the winter we will be able to spend time playing in the snow (making snowmen), making gingerbread houses, and going out to pick out the family Christmas tree. We look forward to having a child who we can share our fun hobbies, along with other experiences that we already enjoy.

If we are chosen to be the adoptive parents for your child, we have decided that we would like their adoption story to be apart of their normal growing process (we will tell the story from the very beginning of their understanding). If you choose adoption we would like to know from you what you would like your child to know about you.

As we end this letter to you we would like you to know that we understand that this is a difficult decision for you to make. We want you to know that we are two people that take life and other people’s feelings very seriously. If you should choose adoption and decide to choose us as the adoptive parents we will send letters and pictures twice a year, as long as this is what you want. We will make sure that your child knows that your decision was one of love. We know that we will be good parents, and all the love and respect that we have for ourselves and each other will also be given to your child. Thank you again, and if it is your choice we look forward to getting to know you better in the near future.

Thank You and God Bless,

Lorenzo & Juanda