Thank you for taking the time to read about our family and consider us as parents for your child. We admire and respect the strength you are showing in doing what all parents want - that which is best for their child. We have always dreamed that our family of three would eventually become a family of four and hope that with our letter and photographs, you will understand that we are committed to the happiness and success of our children and family. We know that you are making a very difficult choice and selfless sacrifice. Adoption is a very special love and bond between two families - ours and yours. We hope that as you get to know us, you will quickly realize that your child will be unconditionally loved and provided for. Please know that no matter who you choose to love and raise your child, from the bottom of our hearts we thank you for considering US as parents.
Our names are Sandra and Carl and we have been happily married for thirteen years. Although we have known each other for more than 20 years, we often talk about how it feels like yesterday that we first met. Our strong relationship has grown for several reasons - we are truly each other's best friend, we trust each other completely and we have tons of fun together. On many occasions when we are out together, people comment on how happy we seem and the strong bond that we have. We hope that our children will be able to experience the same kind of love when they grow up as we have been fortunate to have.
We spent most of 2004 going through infertility treatments but after a few attempts of failed infertility treatments, we quickly decided that having children in our lives was more important than possibly spending years trying to conceive them. As we are true believers in fate, we knew that God's plan was for us to adopt children. Our dreams came true for the first time in 2005 when we adopted our son Tyler. We are so anxious to add another child into our family and want our nightly group hugs to grow to a family of four. We look forward to the time when our children will learn about how beautiful adoption is. Your child will always know that they grew from the great love in all of our hearts! It is a gift that God has placed his trust in us to love and raise a child that was conceived by someone else.
The best way to describe us is fun-loving and easy-going. We always take Wednesdays off as this is our "family day". Our hobbies include hanging out at the beach, boating, playing at the park and spending time with our families. As family is an important part of our lives, holiday gatherings, birthday parties and summer get-togethers are very often at our home. We love the craziness and excitement of having lots of screaming children running around our home and enjoying life!!
We are so looking forward to expanding our family. Our plan was that after getting married, we wanted to "work hard" for a few years so that when we started a family we could "play hard" with our children. We have reached a time in our lives where we consider ourselves to be financially secure and we both have jobs that allow us a tremendous amount of flexibility. We will continue to take Wednesdays off work to have an extra "family day" each week. After taking a leave of absence, Sandra plans to return to work on a reduced schedule and Sandra's mom will gladly help with child care.
As you consider us as parents for your child, we hope that we will be able to meet you if you are comfortable
with this. Our wish is that we can have a relationship that puts you at
peace with your decision - whether it is a single get together or on-going relationship, we want you to be comfortable with your decision. We would welcome the idea of keeping in touch with you if you would like this. Our relationship can be as open as it is with Tyler's birth family or it can be as simple as photographs and letters - ultimately we want you to be comfortable with this and will respect your decision.
As we say farewell for now we want to thank you for taking the time to learn more about us. We know that you are making two very difficult decisions - considering an adoption plan as well as selecting parents to raise your child. Please know that we are eager to grow our family and promise to love and nurture your child as our own forever and ever! Sleep at night knowing that your child will be forever loved by two
families - ours and yours. We thank you for considering us for this
wonderful gift and look forward to getting to know you better.
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).
