Waiting Families
Jessie and Jeff
Love and hope – they are what shine through in the decision you are considering for your baby, and they are also what lead us to write this letter. Thank you for your example in showing love and hope under challenging circumstances, and for giving us an opportunity to share a little about ourselves and our desire to provide love and hope as well.
Our names are Jessie and Jeff. We met each other after church one Sunday afternoon, and ended up talking to each other until everyone else had left the church parking lot. We decided to get something to eat, and ended up watching football together the rest of the afternoon. In addition to faith and football, we soon learned that a lobbyist and a systems engineer really could have even more in common, and our relationship grew and led to marriage.
During the first five years of our marriage, we have shared great times with family members and friends, traveled to see different countries and cultures, and settled in a neighborhood with a pool, tennis courts, and lots of children. We enjoy riding our bikes, playing various sports, reading good books, grilling dinners on our back deck, and visiting the beach. We are both godparents and love playing a helping role in the lives of the children within our families and our circle of friends. We especially like inviting them to our house, watching them have fun in our back yard, and playing games with them.
Our love for each other continues to grow, and we naturally desire this love to be the foundation for welcoming children and building our own family. Although it seems that we cannot have biological children, we feel called to welcome a child into our family through adoption, and we would consider ourselves very blessed to be given the opportunity to provide a loving and nurturing home. Our family and friends are very excited that we are pursuing adoption and are eager to support us in the same way we have supported them as their families have grown.
As parents, unconditional love would be the foundation upon which we raise a child. In our home, the child’s unique gifts and talents would be nurtured. We would offer a full range of educational and social experiences that would enable him or her to become a well-rounded, confident person. We also believe children should be encouraged to try various recreational activities, and to be given the freedom to choose the ones that are the most enjoyable and fulfilling. We would teach honesty, the value of setting goals and working diligently to pursue them, and love of God and neighbor. As a family, we would take vacations each year to share activities and build lasting memories – like finding sea shells, building sandcastles, playing miniature golf, going to amusement parks, witnessing the rich history and inspiring scenery that our country has to offer, and experiencing the cultural diversity and splendid sights of other countries.
We know that you want the very best for your child, and it would be important for us to honor your wishes if he or she were placed in our home. We would make sure your child knows that you chose adoption because of your great love for him or her. And we would seek to give this child a lifetime of the same basic gifts of love and hope that you are providing now, during these first days of newly created life.
Thank you for allowing us the chance to share a glimpse of ourselves and our dreams with you, and may you experience peace in choosing whatever path you believe will be best for your child.
Sincerely,
Jessie and Jeff