Dear Birth Mother,

Thank you for considering us as prospective parents of your child.  You are taking a difficult step by placing this child for adoption and we salute your courage.  We believe we can offer the best opportunity for this child to thrive in a loving and stable home.

We are Michael and David.  We met in July 1997 and have tried to live every day to its fullest. We have supported each other as we pursued our educational goals and careers while renovating our first home. When it was time for change, we opened a coffeehouse in our neighborhood and it was through this endeavor that we have made many of our best friends.  The coffeehouse became the hub of the community bringing our families and friends together.  There were many children in our neighborhood below the age of 10 so it was only natural that we would host special events for them.  We started story-time for the younger kids and Mike would often read the stories.  Each year we would host a holiday party for the kids with Santa and Mrs. Claus arriving in a horse-drawn carriage.  We purchased gifts for all of the children who attended the party.  During Halloween we turned the coffeehouse into a haunted mansion and dressed in costumes.  Once a month, we would sponsor a baby-sitting service allowing parents to have a night out to attend dinner and a movie.  We even established a scholarship for our employees who were graduating seniors to help with their college expenses.  We derived incredible joy from seeing the excitement on the kids’ faces.

When David’s job as a medical professional with a major airline required us to relocate across country, we sold the coffeehouse and moved into our current home.  Mike now works from home for a software implementation company owned by one of our close friends.  Mike is looking forward to being a stay-home dad.  

We moved to a smaller town in the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona where there are excellent schools with all of the extracurricular activities including sports, music programs, clubs and other organizations for an inquisitive child.

Our home is very comfortable with plenty of room for an active child.  We live in the mountains on a golf course with an abundance of wildlife just beyond our fence.  We share our home with our two dogs, Bogie and Mac.  They are medium-sized terriers with the attitudes of bigger dogs.  They are very friendly and like playing catch or chasing birds around the pool.  They love kids and will be very protective of the new addition to our family.  We are within walking distance of the local high school and a beautiful park with tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball diamonds and soccer fields.  There is also a playground full of fun things for children to ride and climb all over.

We enjoy the camaraderie of friends and the love of family, both of which are so important to us.  When our family and friends heard the news of our plans to adopt, they were thrilled.  Mike’s parents literally cried with excitement.  They are all aware of our love for and commitment to each other and are ready to support us so we will be the best parents possible.  

Our families are spread across the U.S. and we enjoy traveling to see our loved ones.  Our parents are still alive and active and will do their best to spoil their newest grandchild.  We both have siblings with children.  Our nieces and nephews range in age from 8 to 25.  David even has great-nephews.  With our extended families, there is never a dull moment and our child will have a lot of cousins with whom they can play.

We share a love of traveling and finding new adventures.  Between the two of us, we have traveled all over the world.  David studied for one year in Europe and Mike traveled extensively when he was in the Marines.  We vacation with both sides of our families as often as we can.  Our vacations have included a Caribbean cruise with David’s family and summers at the beach with Michael’s parents.  Our recent trip to Australia was a wonderful experience.  In addition to meeting so many nice people, we explored the Sydney zoo, had tea with the kangaroos and visited many of the beautiful beaches Australia has to offer.  One of our favorite trips was to visit the Disney World resort in Florida.  We plan to visit all of the Disney resorts with our child.  We also share a love for the theater.  We would fly to New York to attend Broadway shows and operas.  One special trip that is very close to us involved flying Mike’s niece and nephew to New York to attend the Broadway production of “The Lion King”. 

Our philosophy toward rearing a child is quite simple: Nurture the child, guide them along the way and support them as he or she pursues their future.  We were both taught to be courteous and respectful of others.  We were also taught the value of hard work and the importance of being self-reliant.  We were brought up in religious families and will ensure our child has the opportunity to define their own spiritual self.  We will strive to instill these values in our child.

Again, we thank you for considering us as prospective parents.  We know you can be confident your child is being cared for in a home that is filled with love, financially secure, and in a nurturing environment that will give him or her every opportunity to succeed.

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 (800) 637-7999, toll free.

Sincerely,

                                                            Michael and David