First and foremost, we want to tell you that you are the
most important person in your baby’s life story, as you are the one who gave
your baby life. You are an incredibly strong woman who is making decisions as
to what is best for the future of your child, and we hope to be the family to
provide the future that you desire for them. We have nothing but respect and
love in our hearts for you as you have taken a path that may not be the easiest
in order to do what you believe is the best for your baby. We want to thank you
from the bottom of our hearts for taking time to consider us as an adoptive
family for your baby. We can't begin to imagine how difficult and challenging
this time in your life is. The path you have chosen truly takes a selfless
individual who is full of love and courage. We would love and take care of your
child and provide them with a safe and loving home and family. We are open to
having a relationship with you within your level of comfort. We could share
pictures, give updates, or even have visits if that is what you would desire,
as we want to respect and honor your wishes. Your child would grow up in a home
knowing how much their Birth Mother loves them and how much respect and love we
have in our hearts for you.
We are so excited to welcome your baby into our life. Our
home is in a family-friendly subdivision near a lively town that has a small
town feel with big town opportunities. There are many parks, schools, and
museums in our town. One of the parks has a little petting zoo that children
love as well as ponds that allow for paddle boating or kayaking. Our home has a
large, fenced-in yard that houses a play set and a sandbox. We love spending
time outdoors and take our daughter and black lab mix dog for walks daily. We look
forward to taking your child with us on our walks and bike rides, and also playing
in the yard. Summertime you will find us gardening and playing outside with
bikes, wagons, water toys, bubbles, on the play set, in the sandbox, or on the
slip and slide. When the weather isn't as warm out, we play games inside or
even go sledding, or build a snowman or a snow fort if there is snow on the
ground. We have even put snow in the bathtub to play in when it was too cold to
play outside for a spell. Our days conclude with family dinner at our table,
followed by a bedtime story in your child's own bedroom.
A mutual friend introduced us in 2008 and we have been married
since the fall of 2010. We were both shy at first, but once we got to know each
other everything clicked. We discovered that we had many things in common. Our
faith, love for travel, and commitment to our families are just a few of the areas
where we found similarities. We also balance each other well with our
differences. We have a goal of traveling to all 50 states and have crossed many
off of our list. The furthest we have traveled was to Alaska and Hawaii and
hope to return to both with our family. Pensacola Beach is our new favorite
destination and we look forward to making it a regular destination for our family.
We look forward to being able to take your child with our family on our tour of
the USA so we can share these experiences with them.
Family is very important to us and we try to spend as much
time with our families as we can. We go to sporting events, school activities,
family birthday parties, graduations, and holidays. We also travel with our
families once in a while. Mark's parents have traveled with us to the Grand
Canyon and parts of Missouri. Stephanie's family goes on a yearly trip to
Branson, Missouri. It is fun to be able to go to Branson and do activities with
our daughter that we wouldn’t have been able to do without her and we look
forward to having another child to take with us and share these experiences
with.
Both of us have always wanted to have a family, and adoption
has always been in our hearts as a way to build our family. After being married
for four years and having not been blessed with a child naturally, we decided
not to try infertility treatments and instead pursue adoption. Our daughter
blessed us in 2018 and has been an absolute joy to every person she meets. Your
child would get to be her little sibling and she would love and protect them.
Your child would complete our little family and would be a true blessing. Your
child already has many people who are excited to meet him or her. Mark comes
from a large family and your child would have twenty-nine first cousins and
would be the second grandchild in Stephanie's family, so he or she would have
the best of both worlds. We have hearts full of love, a welcoming home, and
wonderful families that are waiting to welcome a child with open arms. We look
forward to raising another child and teaching them values such as respect,
kindness, and honesty while helping them enjoy all that life has to offer.
With Love,
Mark and Stephanie