Dear Birth Mother,

Hi!  My name is Betty, and my husband’s name is Stacy.  We have been married for 9 years and have been trying without success to get pregnant for more than 5 years.  Stacy and I dated several years prior to getting married and both love children. We are definitely ready and are looking forward to becoming a family.  We are hungry for the joys and the challenges of parenthood.  Stacy and I are both proud family people and are excited about having a baby to start a family of our own.  We hope that we are able to express to you who we are as people and give you a glimpse into our lives. We greatly appreciate you taking the time to get to know us and consider the selfless gift of adoption. This baby will be our priority.

What about Betty?

I was raised in a family of six children (3 boys, 3 girls).  For this reason, I can’t imagine not raising a child of my own.  Everyone in my family lives in my hometown except one nephew and me.  I have 5 nephews, 3 nieces, and 1 great-niece all ranging in age from 24 years to 10 months old.  I go home, to the house I grew up in, to visit my family as often as I can which is at least once per month.  I absolutely love the time that I spend with them.  We celebrate all occasions:  Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, birthdays, and sometimes just because I am home.  We are happiest eating, visiting and playing with family and friends.  We take an annual fishing trip in the spring, but fishing is not a priority or requirement.  In August, my family participates as a team for the Relay for Life.  We stay up all night (walking, dancing, playing volleyball), and I sing at the closing ceremony in the morning.  My sister, Laura, has an annual hog roast and hayride in the autumn near Halloween when the leaves change colors and the nights get chilly.  We also have an annual Christmas dinner and ornament exchange for my dad’s side of the family. 

I am a high school math teacher and enjoy being involved with the students.  I plan to continue teaching, but I will be a stay-home mom during the summer months.  I am very social and like people watching.  I am truly a people-person.  I am a planner and a list maker.  I spend hours organizing and coming up with ideas of things to do.  I never do them, but I have a nice list planned and organized.  Music is my passion.  I love to sing.  I sing often at church, weddings, funerals, or anywhere anyone asked me...sometimes Stacy has to ask me to STOP singing.  I teach songs and actions to the Sunday school students at my church throughout the year and at vacation bible school in the summer.  I have recently become interested in gardening (vegetables and flowers) and home improvements.  I take delight in teaching and spending time with my husband and family.  I entertain friends and myself with family stories.  Stacy says he was attracted to me because of my sense of humor, my ability to always have fun and my personality.  My greatest interest currently is to start a family of my own, and my number one goal is to be a good parent.

All about Stacy!

Stacy is the baby of a family of 3 boys.  He has 3 nieces, 2 nephews, 2 great-nephews, and a great-niece all ranging in age from 22 to 2 years old.  Stacy’s mother and father also live in the house that he lived in as a young man; it is less than 5 miles from our home.  Actually, his entire family lives within approximately 10 miles of us.  Because his family is very close in proximity, we are able to also celebrate with them on holidays and special occasions...but without so much food.  Stacy and his brothers are very helpful with one another when it comes to taking care of the farm, cutting wood, fixing fence or home improvements.  My family plays hard together, his family works hard together.  Either way, we always have a good time when we are together with our families.

Stacy works for the Waynesville school district maintenance department.  For the majority of his adult life, he worked construction and is a very gifted carpenter.  A few years ago, the position he currently holds became available which has a retirement and benefit package that he had previously never had.  Since taking this job, the stability and security of our financial status has greatly increased.  Stacy refers to himself as a loner.  He does like being alone and doing his own thing.  He is shy, and is not comfortable being the center of attention.  Stacy is not as social as I am, but he has the need to constantly be doing something.  He is always busy and can’t sit still.  Stacy loves working on the farm, fishing, hunting and watching truck pulls with his dad and brothers.  He also enjoys spending time with family and me.  Stacy has a great sense of humor.  He makes me laugh and feel good about the person I am.  He is honest, respectful, soft-spoken and hardworking.  He has a passion for the outdoors and is full of knowledge about animals.  He, too, greatly desires to become a father and have a family of his own.

Together we are…

…the cutest couple ever!  We are fun, family, love, and laughter.  Stacy and I live on a 120-acre farm in rural Missouri, near the Ozarks.  We live in a new home that Stacy and his hard working family built from the ground up.  Our neighborhood is quiet and very safe.  People are friendly and everyone knows one another.  Stacy and I have about a 30-minute commute to work, and we both work for the same school district, so we are fortunate to drive to and from work together.  Stacy and I love taking care of our animals, spending time outdoors, and watching movies.  Stacy’s brothers have both previously owned pulling trucks, so we spend a lot of weekends during the summer traveling around mid-Missouri watching truck pulls.  We live near Osage Beach, so we also like to spend time camping and fishing.  The fact that I am very social and Stacy is totally not helps us to complete one another.  Our personalities compliment each other.  Humor is a large part of who we are.  We have our own little phrases, jokes, and games that the 2 of us take pleasure in playing.  For the most part, we just make ourselves laugh. 

Thank you, again, for considering us as potential parents.  We wish to offer this baby a safe and secure future filled with love and acceptance.

God bless!

If you would like to speak with us about adopting your child or have any questions for us, please contact one of our Adoption Advisors at AdoptHelp by calling toll free
1-800-637-7999.

Thank you,

Stacy and Betty