Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to consider us as adoptive parents.
Even though we have never met we have something in common, we are
both in difficult situations that we wish we could change. You have
an unplanned or unexpected pregnancy, yet love the child you will
give birth to and we long for a child that we are unable to have.
Hopefully through adoption both situations can be resolved. We
believe God brought us together and that he has guided us again
in our goal to become parents.
We will celebrate 18 years of marriage this May, and it has been
almost 20 years since we first met on a blind date. Our love for each
other has grown through the years and we can still make each other
laugh or put a smile on each other’s faces. It’s nice to know that
after so many years we can still act silly with each other. Since it
has been just the two of us for so many years we have learned to important
things, to be patient and the put the other’s needs ahead of your own.
We believe that these traits are essential in raising a child.
We live in a simple ranch home with three bedrooms and a full basement;
we have plenty of room for a child. Outside is a large yard with woods
out back. Our neighborhood has a park within walking distance of our
home and plenty of families with children. The community we live in has
an outstanding school system and many wonderful parks. Tom has a management
job with a Credit Union and Bonnie is currently working part-time as a
customer service representative. Bonnie is also a part-time college student.
Bonnie enjoys her job, but would like to be home with a child.
Both of us have spent most if not all of our lives in this area. We are
very connected to the community and are surrounded by plenty of family and
friends who are ready to offer their support. Both sets of parents live in
the area (Tom’s parents split the year between here and Florida), and we are
certain that they would be most willing to dote on a new grandchild.
We truly enjoy being together and are each others best friend. We are
equally comfortable spending time indoors just reading the morning paper
together or discussing our day at the dinner table as we would being outdoors
or taking a weekend trip together. We love being outdoors making the house
and yard look nice or tending to our plants and vegetables. Summer means
lots of flowers with vibrant colors and winter means lots of magical
Christmas lights. Our lives are very full, but there is only one thing
missing – a child.
Since raising a child is a lot of hard work and is very exhausting we
have made exercise and staying fit a very important part of our daily
routine. Staying involved in a child’s life means you have to be active
and healthy and we want to make sure that we are prepared. Tom is a
marathon runner (that should help him keep up with the kids). He enjoys
the companionship of running with his friends and their long conversations
help pass the miles. Bonnie prefers a simpler form of exercise, taking
walks through the neighborhood or one of the local parks. We have a friendly
competition on who can accumulate the most miles during the year (Tom usually
wins, but Bonnie is more consistent). We also have our regular workouts in our
improvised gym down in our basement.
We truly believe we would make wonderful parents; we have worked hard for
years to get to this point in our lives where we could provide a stable and
loving home for a child. We have built a solid foundation to our marriage and
are financial stable. We have longed for a child for many years, but I was unable
to conceive. Our faith has sustained and our prayer continues to be that we would
one day be called “Mom and Dad”. Our dream is to be parents and have a small
family of our own and through adoption this dream may come true.
By choosing adoption you are setting your child’s feet on the path of life and
hopefully through adoption we can help guide that special child down that path.
Again thank you for taking the time to consider us as adoptive parents and we
wish you the very best whatever your decision may be.
Sincerely,
Tom and Bonnie
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