Dear Birth Parent(s),

Thank you for considering us to care for your child. We know you must be feeling a lot of emotions right now and are probably feeling stressed about choosing a family for your child. As we are writing this letter, we want you to know we have already begun praying for you. Though we haven't met you, we already consider you and your child a part of our family - a welcome addition.

We have been married since 1996 and have tried to conceive for many years. However, a diagnosis of endometriosis has confirmed our inability to have biological children. We joyfully look forward to growing our family through adoption. We have already taken a parenting class and continue to seek the wise advice of other parents.

Welcoming your child into our family will be grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. We all live in the sunny south and celebrate holidays and birthdays together. Grandparents and young cousins live nearby and will be a big part of your child's life. We will visit the family farm, go fishing, plant a vegetable garden, pick blueberries, attend soccer, football, and T-ball games, and simply "hang out" together.

We work in the social services and healthcare industries and know how important it is to take care of yourself - mind, body, and soul. These are values we will share with your child as we play together, read together, and attend church together. Because we are established in our professions, we are now able to take time away from work and spend it together as a family. Helping us care for your child when necessary will be grandparents, aunts, and uncles who share our values - of course, we've had many offers to babysit. Oh, and when we return to work, your child may even go with us!

We are so appreciative of you as you make this decision. We are already planning how we will honor you in your child's life. Several of our friends are adoptive parents and have excitedly shared books and poems which we will have in your child's room even before your child arrives at our home. Adoption is a gift and your child will know how much they were loved even before they were born.

You will probably wonder how your child is doing after they come to live with us. Would you like visits, pictures, and letters? We are open to all forms of communication.

In closing, we want you to know that we were given lots of love and encouragement and every opportunity by our families to realize our dreams. We want the same for your child. Our community has an award-winning zoo, art museums, and theaters. Sports, dance, and gymnastics are popular activities. Our state has several colleges, universities, and technical schools and we are already planning for your child's education. We are praying for you as you make this decision and we appreciate you thinking of us as we realize our dream of parenting a child through adoption.

Sincerely,

Robbie & Suzanne