Dear friend,
We are very excited you are taking the
time to read our letter and get to know our family a little better. We understand this is a challenging time for
you and we admire you for your courage in making this choice. We hope this letter will help you understand
a little about us, our values, our relationship and what goals we have for our
family. We are looking forward to
getting to know you and corresponding with you about all the questions you must
have. We know Heavenly Father will help
you choose the best family for your child.
Steve and I knew that we wanted to
be parents soon after we were married. We both love children and looked forward
a home with lots of little ones running around. We have been blessed with two
beautiful daughters, one through adoption and one we gave birth to. Although
there is a lot of running around, we still feel like there is another child out
there to complete our family.
I love watching Kim with our
girls. I am amazed at the patience and compassion that she has for them. She
loves baking with them, doing arts and crafts and reading books to them. She
has a passion for traveling and always has a camera in her hand. She loves taking pictures of our girls and making
scrapbooks of our family.
Steve is a very hard
working and loving husband and father. He
chose a career where he could have a lot of free time to be home with his family.
When we have some free time he loves to surprise us with little weekend drives
to the beach or the mountains. I love how he plays with our girls. He loves to
build forts out of our blankets and furniture and will play Legos, have tea
parties or just be there with them as they play. He loves our girls and they
love their daddy.
I, Steve was blessed to be adopted by a
family who loved me as if I were their own.
My birth mother loved me enough to allow me to be raised by another
family that could provide me a more stable home. I have always been grateful for the choice
she made and look forward to helping other children feel that same love. After we had been married for several years
without being able to get pregnant we decided to adopt. In 2007 we were blessed
to adopt our daughter Sienna. We can’t properly express all the emotions we
felt as our daughter’s birth mother placed her in our arms. Her selflessness
blessed us in a way we will never forget, and we enjoy our continued
relationship with her and her family. Eighteen months later we had our paperwork
in and were hoping to adopt again when we found out we were pregnant. We were surprised,
but excited to add to our family. Juliette was born later that year. Our girls
bring us such joy. We love to watch them play together and we celebrate with
them as they learn new things. Sienna is such a good big sister, and Juliette
looks up to her in such an adorable way. They have both told us how much they
want another little baby brother or sister.
After Juliette’s birth we were hopeful that we could get pregnant again
and add to our family. Unfortunately after several miscarriages and disappointments
we once again felt like adoption was the best way to add to our family.
We both believe in teaching our children
the importance of hard work, honesty, and doing the best you can in everything
you try. We are both grateful for the
gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives. We hope to teach our children the values
and the blessings that come through following the teachings of Jesus. Steve was
able to see those blessings while serving as a missionary for our church in
Brazil. We also have the benefit of
Kim's teaching knowledge and hope our children will be enthusiastic about
learning.
We were both blessed with wonderful families that we enjoy visiting as
much as we can. Steve's family lives
close by so we get to see them often.
Kim is the oldest of six siblings. Although her family lives out of
state, we try to visit them every year and talk with them often by phone. Both families are excited about the prospect
of adding to our family. Our parents are
excited to have more grandchildren to spoil and love.
Thank you so much for reading our letter
and considering us as adoptive parents. If we are fortunate enough to have you
as birth parents we would love to correspond with you. We are very open with our children about adoption. Sienna and Juliette both enjoy reading
children’s stories about adoption and frequently ask to hear the story of their
births. Sienna knows she was adopted, and has a good relationship with her
birth family. We want our children to know how much we love them and how much
their birth parents love them also.
With Much Love,
Steve & Kim
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