Dear Birth Parent(s),

Thank you for considering the choice of adoption and us as potential parents for your child. We respect and admire your decision to consider adoption. We realize you are making one of the most important and difficult decision of your life and we are grateful and humbled to be considered as a potential family for your child. We respect your decision and will make sure your child realizes the decision was made out of your deep love for him/her. As you make a plan for your child's future, you will always be the first chapter in his/her life story. We would be honored to be the family chosen to write the rest of those chapters. We want to be open and honest with him/her to make certain he/she is comfortable to ask the questions essential to understanding his/her life story. We are excited to be able to share the child's story with you through photos and letters as they grow. Our promise to you and your child is to love always, hug often, play regularly, laugh frequently and dream big.

We are Jen and Scott and we would like for you to know us a little better. We have been married for six wonderful years and truly enjoy spending time together, having fun as much as possible. We like to go to the zoo, the Science Center, amusement parks, and baseball games. When we are at home, we play board games and cards together, watch movies and sports events, hang out with our neighbors, and play with our two cats (Macy and Madison). Every Wednesday evening, we get together with a special group of friends, our Faith Family, to eat dinner and celebrate our faith.

About Jen, by Scott.....One of the most special blessings God has put into my life is Jen - she is the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me. I am grateful every day she is a part of my life. She encourages me in all that I do and gives me the confidence to achieve my dreams. Our relationship is special because we are able to balance one another. Jen is outgoing and loves to be social - whenever we go out with friends, Jen is always calling around to get everyone together. With her warm and loving personality, I know she will make a wonderful, caring mother to your child.

About Scott, by Jen.....Scott is truly the love of my life and I am blessed to be able to spend the rest of my life with him. He listens when I need him, hugs me when I cry, and gives me a pep talk when I need a boost. He is truly the rock in our relationship - when I get wild ideas, he is always there to make sure I look before I leap! He recognizes that joy is a gift to be shared and loves to play with his nieces and nephew. As the loving, kind and patient person I know Scott to be, he will make a wonderful father. I am so blessed to be able to parent a child with such a wonderful man!

Four years ago we moved into a new home. As the neighborhood grew around us, we realized how blessed we were to be surrounded by so many great families - your child will have plenty of friends to play with! Family is a particularly important part of our lives. We enjoy getting together with our families, especially when we are able to host BBQs and holidays at our home. Christmas is special because it is the one time of year we bring together both of our extended families to celebrate the overwhelming joy and blessings we have in our lives. Our families are excited and supportive of our decision to adopt and are anxious to welcome a child into their hearts as well. In the wonderful life we have built together, there is a large missing piece and that is the child we long to parent. Our faith has inspired us to realize there is a special child intended for us through the gift of adoption.

Everyone has a story and we will ensure your child knows his/her story. It is important that the child knows early in his/her life that our family was built through adoption and the child is special because he/she was chosen to be a part of our family. We will share with your child as much as you wish for us to share. We think the story of his/her birth family is important to give the child a unique perspective on his/her identity. We will answer your child's questions with openness and honesty. It is important to cultivate trust in the parent-child relationship and we will honor that through an open and honest discussion of adoption and how much your child was loved by you to have made the courageous decision to chose adoption and place the needs of your child before your needs.

Thank you for reading our letter and considering us as a potential family for your child. We would welcome the opportunity to talk so that we may have the chance to know your story. We are praying for you and your child as you continue to determine what path God intends for you and your child.

With all our love,

Scott & Jennifer