Dear Birth Mother,

I want to tell you how much I admire your courage and selflessness in giving your child the gift of family and future. Should he or she come into my life, I will be forever grateful to you for your thoughtfulness in putting your child first.

I have thought about bringing a child into my life for many years. I have always known I wanted to adopt a child, not because I cannot give birth, but it felt right for me. I knew that even if I were to give birth to a child, I would like to adopt as well. I have visited an orphanage in India, and looked into adopting from there. I didn’t realize until I met with AdoptHelp, the opportunities for adopting here in America, as a single mom. I am inspired and excited to start my own family.

Because I am a freelance make-up artist, I have a lot of free time. When I work, it is a day here or a day there, usually 2-3 per week, or I will take a short term job, usually 5 days per week, for 2-3 months, then I am free again. I feel blessed, because I make a nice living and have this time and flexibility as well. I think this is ideal, particularly being a single mom.

I will tell you a little bit about myself. I grew up in Oregon and love all things nature. I like to hike in the mountains, go camping, and go to the beach. I really love all animals and have a huge compassion for them. I live in a sunny, bright house with a big yard, 3 blocks from a grade school. My neighborhood is very kid friendly, with big wide sidewalks and a park nearby.

Growing up in Oregon we always had very traditional holidays. Cutting and carving pumpkins at Halloween (we still all trick or treat together with the kids) cutting our own tree at Christmas, and having a great Easter egg hunt and brunch on Easter Sunday.

Let me tell you about my extended family. My parents have been married 45 years. My Mom is a very active grandmother. She has dedicated her life to myself and my sister and my brother, and now her 5 grandchildren. We are her life. My Dad owns his own business, and my sister and brother work with him. He is in the process of retiring. He too, is an amazing grandfather, or “Pa” as they call him. He takes my 5 year old nephew to basketball camp, every Wednesday. On Saturdays, he is the faithful fan and orange juice guy at 2 soccer games, one for my 7 year old niece and one for my nephew. My parents live on 5 acres and my whole family lives within 5 miles of them. On most Sundays, everyone shows up for a meal at my parents. Sunday is always a family day.

My sister and I are very close. She is 2 years younger than I am. She has been married 14 years and they have three kids. My oldest niece is 10, and loves everything fashion. She plays piano and sings in a choir. I was there when she was born and we are very close. My niece that is 7 was born 1 day before me and thinks this is really special. She is a real character, she loves sports and picking on her brother. My nephew is 5. He has bright red hair and huge blue eyes and loves life. He is really a great kid.

My brother is 4 years younger than me. He is married and has been for 12 years. His wife is a doctor, so they only recently started their family, as she was finishing all of the requirements. My niece from them is 4. She is quite precocious and funny, and very independent. Her little brother is 15 months and has recently learned that he doesn’t have to be bossed around by her, or share his toys!

At this time I am not married. I prefer to be content and alone, unless it is really special. In recognizing this though, I knew I didn’t want to live my life without sharing it with a child. My desire to start a family is so much greater than my desire to have a partner. I have so much to share with a little person and look forward to doing so.

I love to travel. I have been fortunate to travel the world for my work and for pleasure. I will share that with my child, I think it’s important to know different cultures, different people and how they live. In addition, we have a family house in the mountains. We spend a lot of time there, skiing and sledding in the winter, golf, tennis and biking in the summer. It is great fun family time.

While living with and raising a child, I believe that the best thing I can do is give a child a good, solid foundation, not just in a home, but emotionally and spiritually. By giving him/her this foundation and teaching him/her the tools necessary for life, this person will be able to make decisions that are right for him/her. I have a very open mind and want to create open mindedness and tolerance, as well as kindness and a loving heart. Although I was raised a Christian and continue to attend church, I also love to learn and practice other walks of life. I feel like the more one knows, the more equipped one is to decide what is right for himself.

Animals are a huge part of my life. I have 2 young dogs, one a rescue from Morocco and one from Mexico. I have in Italian cat named Ragu too! I absolutely love animals. My dream is to go on a safari one day and see the big guys.

Speaking of Italian, that is one of my favorite types of food. I love good pasta, but I really love to eat and cook just about everything. Cooking is one of my favorite pastimes, as well as baking. I am the only person in my family to have my great Grandmother’s secret Christmas cookie recipe. She gave it to me when I was 20, along with her old cookbook, so now that is my Christmas job! I could never get away with skipping it!

I love kids. I have a special knack with children and animals. I am always the person that kids want to hang out with, not just my relatives, but my friend’s kids too, and even randomly at parks and in restaurants. I really relate to them and they somehow know I understand them. I cannot wait to live with my own child, learning and growing together, laughing, crying, building our lifetime of memories and creating a family together.

I would love to talk to you further about adopting your child. Please contact one of my adoption advisors at AdoptHelp at 1-800-637-7999.

Much Love to you and in your life,
Thank you,
Whitney