Our names are Art and Tammy, and we would like, firstly, to thank you for considering us as your child's adoptive parents. We appreciate the difficulty of your decision and hope that even if you don't choose us to raise your child, you find adoptive parents for your child with whom you can be at peace, having confidence that they will love your child with all of their hearts. However, if we are chosen, we assure you that we will treasure your child and never take for granted the greatest gift that anyone can ever give us. We will be forever grateful to you and honor you by ensuring that your child is always surrounded by unconditional love and understanding and the joy of family.
We have always known that we wanted to share a family. Our decision to adopt was one that was made after multiple attempts at conceiving our own biological child. As painful as it was to accept that we wouldn't be able to conceive a child, we had faith that we would someday have a family, and we found hope in the possibility of adoption. With adoption, what we have come to realize is that simply having the chance to share the love we have for one another with a child that we can raise together is more important to us than being able to create our own biological child.
We realize and appreciate the trust that you will be placing in us and wouldn't even be walking down this path together if we didn't feel we were ready to take on the responsibility of raising your child and providing it with all of the love, support, and stability it will need. It was clear to each of us, even before we were married, that we thought the other would make a wonderful parent. And now that we've been married for almost four years, our confidence in each other's ability to be a good parent has grown even more. We are at a point in our lives and in our careers where we feel extremely ready to dedicate ourselves to the wellbeing and happiness of a child. We look forward to every day and every moment, and we will cherish each and every memory that we will create as a family. If you would like, we would be happy to share these memories with you through pictures of your child as he/she grows and letters to update you on his/her progression through life.
We have endless plans and high hopes for your child. They involve simple plans, like walks in the park, sharing breakfast in our pajamas, and reading bedtime stories. They also involve big plans, like trips to Disneyland and the different zoos around the U.S. Even bigger, we plan to teach your child to be a kind-hearted, gentle-spirited, fun-loving, confident, and secure individual. We are also prepared to support your child financially and to invest the time and energy into making sure he/she has the best of educations.
Our marriage is one filled with a lot of joy and laughter. When we are not home working on renovating the house, which sometimes is fun and sometimes just pure hard work, we enjoy going to the gym, going to the beach, fishing, or going to the movies. We find ourselves enjoying anything that has to do with the outdoors. We also enjoy trying out new restaurants, but try to keep this to a minimum for the sake of our waistlines. We have great support from our friends and family/relatives, and our faith in God keeps us strong. It also helps us through the difficult times and helps us to be appreciative of the blessings---big and small---in our lives. Our friends and family are excited for our chance to be adoptive parents together. They cannot wait to welcome your child with plenty of hugs and kisses.
Please be assured that your child will know as much about you as you would like us to share. We will always represent you in the best of light and will make sure that your child knows that he/she was loved by you in the most unselfish, unconditional way. It will be our goal that your child will grow up feeling whole and without self-doubt, knowing that he/she was loved even before he/she entered into this world and will always be loved by 2 sets of parents---his/her birthparent(s) and adoptive parents.
We wish you our warmest and most heartfelt regards. We pray for your peace and joy and your health. We thank you, again, for considering us and would be forever grateful if you choose us to be your child's adoptive parents. You would be fulfilling our dreams and answering our prayers.
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).
