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Dear Birthmother: We are Janice and Tom, and we want very much to adopt a child. After five years of unsuccessful infertility treatments, we decided to build our family through adoption. We always believed that God would give us strength and help us on our journey to parenthood. When times get tough for us, it helps us to read the following passage:
We were blessed in 1998 with the adoption of our precious daughter, Stephanie, and again in 2001, when we adopted our wonderful son, Thomas. We have decided to turn to adoption once more to add a third child to our family. We have so much love in our hearts, and we would like to share that love with your baby and complete our family. We would like to thank you for choosing to read our letter. We admire and respect your decision to create a loving adoption plan for your baby. It takes a special kind of love, strength and wisdom to make an adoption plan and select a family for your child. We recognize that you have many difficult and important decisions ahead of you. We are extremely grateful for extraordinary women like you who give hope to couples like us who are unable to have children. As you search for adoptive parents, we'd be honored if you would consider us. Our Prayers Were Answered... ...when we adopted Stephanie and became a family. Our family, friends and neighbors warmly welcomed Stephanie with balloons and banners covering our house, and many visitors stopped by on the day we brought her home. The outpouring of happiness and support we received was overwhelming. Stephanie melted our hearts from the first moment we saw her, and we were so excited and felt honored to be her parents. Stephanie is a beautiful, happy, outgoing and extremely loving six-year-old girl who brings a smile to everyone she meets. When we shared the good news about adopting another child, Stephanie's positive response overwhelmed us. In Stephanie's own words she said, "I know we cannot pick if the baby is going to be a boy or a girl; I'll love the baby no matter which one it is." In 2001, God blessed us again when we adopted our son, Thomas. Thomas is a loving, happy, funny and beautiful four-year-old boy who adores his sister. When we shared the good news about adopting another child, Thomas's response was sweet. He said, "I want a boy baby and a girl baby." Thomas will make a great big brother to either a boy or a girl and will be such a big helper to his mommy. Our Children... ...are best buddies who spend hours creating play store, making forts, setting up train tracks and playing games. We treasure our time with our children, and we live each day for them. It's hard to imagine what our life was like before our incredible children. We enjoy special family time together, and we find ourselves yearning for another child in our family. We have so much love in our hearts to offer a new baby, and we long for the chance to nurture and guide a new little life to adulthood. Stephanie and Thomas are very excited to be a big sister and brother. Stephanie is keeping her small Barbie accessories organized so the baby can play in her room, and Thomas is setting some toys aside for the baby to enjoy. We share an open relationship with Stephanie and Thomas' birthmothers, Cindy and Cinamyn, respectively. We write to each of them and send pictures often. We have had visits with Thomas's birthmother and her family at our home, as well as at her home. We are blessed to have been chosen by Cindy and Cinamyn to be "mommy and daddy" to their children. We have been happily married since May 1992 and recently celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary. Our relationship is strong, loving and supportive. We enjoy each other's companionship, and have a lot of fun together. We met at our first jobs out of college at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange when we were both auditors. From the day we met, we realized we had a lot in common, made each other happy and enjoyed spending time together. Our love for each other grew and continues to grow and get stronger with each passing year. We feel blessed to have found each other and to share our lives together. Tom is a home inspector with a local family-owned business. He loves helping people with one of the biggest purchases they will make in their lifetime, and he truly enjoys what he does. Tom is also involved with marketing, and is currently expanding the business in the communities surrounding our home. Before we had children, Janice worked for a major insurance company where she held many positions with increasing responsibilities. She began as an entry-level accountant and was promoted to her last position as a benefits consultant. Her experience includes the areas of payroll taxes, recruitment and selection, retiree benefit plans, pension plans and profit sharing/401(k) plans. Janice left the work force to be a full time, stay-at-home mom. This was the best decision we ever made for our family. We feel blessed to be able to have Janice stay at home, and she treasures her time with our children. Janice Talking About Tom Tom is a wonderful man, husband and father who is hardworking and determined, and who has a happy-go-lucky nature about him. He always has an upbeat and positive attitude, even during stressful times. Tom's an affectionate, caring husband and a very dedicated and loving daddy whose hobby is spending time with family. Tom is a "hands on" dad who spends a lot of time with Stephanie and Thomas and makes ordinary activities seem fun. I feel lucky to be his wife, and my life has been enriched by knowing and sharing my life with Tom. I count my blessings every day. Tom Talking About Janice Janice and I met at work, and it was love at first sight. She is a beautiful person both inside and out, and I am proud to be her husband. Janice is compassionate, thoughtful and giving; traits she gets from her mother. Janice is a loving and caring mom who loves spending every day with our children. Janice was a Girl Scout leader for Stephanie's Daisy troop last year, and this year for Brownies, as well as a room parent in Stephanie's class. Janice plans on continuing her involvement with the children's activities both at school and outside of school. Janice is the planner in the family, having planned many special events for our family. We visited Great America, enjoyed an afternoon at Arlington International Race Track, went to the beach and attended many local community functions, such our local 4th of July parade and our church's Oktoberfest. Janice is dedicated to her family, and we are always her first priority. Family is Extremely Important To Us Throughout our lives, we have both experienced wonderful examples of married life and love through our role models...our parents. Both our parents' have had strong and happy marriages that have stood the test of time. Tom's parents were married 47 years until 4 years ago when his dad courageously battled but was taken by cancer. Janice's parents recently celebrated 50 years of marriage. All three grandparents are retired, live nearby and are looking forward to another grandchild to love. Tom comes from a loving and close-knit family of seven children (four boys and three girls!). Tom is the fifth child and the youngest son. Tom shares an incredibly open, loving and close relationship with his mom, as he did with his dad before he passed away. He is very close with his brothers and sisters and their spouses. He can often be heard on the phone with his sisters inquiring about their kids and their latest adventures. Janice grew up in a close loving family of three children. Janice is the second daughter, and she shares a loving relationship with her parents and sisters. We enjoy a close relationship with all our siblings, their spouses and our many nieces and nephews. We currently have 9 nieces and 11 nephews, ranging from a junior in college to a one-year-old! We love spending time with our families and watching our nieces and nephews grow and mature. We feel blessed to have our families, and they have been a constant source of strength, love and encouragement on our journey to expand our family. Our siblings and their families live nearby, and we enjoy play dates and park outings with the cousins, monthly birthday celebrations and big Sunday dinners. We have even taken several family weekend vacations with both of our families, and we continue to share good times and are constantly making new and treasured memories of special family time together. We reflect with admiration on the fine job that our parents did raising us, and we delight in seeing them making new memories and establishing close relationships with their grandchildren. Our Home Is A Warm, Inviting and Secure Place... ...filled with laughter, learning and love. We own a home in a great suburban community about one hour northwest of Chicago with lots of kids around to play with. We often walk or ride bikes to our neighborhood parks and enjoy playing and visiting with other neighborhood families. We've intentionally slowed down the pace of our life to stop and enjoy the true treasures in life through the eyes of our children. We love to play in the backyard on the swing set and fort that Tom built, take family bike rides, visit the library, go to the local swimming pool, visit Dairy Queen for ice cream, play games, cuddle on the couch and read books, and, of course, give lots of kisses and hugs. We have open arms, unlimited love and lots of precious time for your baby—if we're the family you're looking for. We also have a large extended family and many close friends to help and support us as we expand our family. We Hope That An Open Adoption... ...will give us the chance to establish a relationship with you. We are very comfortable with phone calls, regular letters, photo exchanges and visits. However, if you desire less contact, we would respect your wishes. If you would like to get to know us more, we would love to meet you and spend time getting to know each other. If chosen to be your baby's parents, we promise that your baby will grow up knowing his or her adoption story and will understand your love and courage that went into making this decision. You can call us toll free anytime at 1-888-250-1947 or our adoption counselor, Tobi at 1-800-869-1005. You may also email us at info@centerforfamily.com We Respect The Important Decisions In Front Of You We trust that your maturity and the love you feel for the special little life inside of you will guide you to the decision that is right for both of you. May God always bless and keep you. Hopeful Adoptive Parents, About
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