Dearest birth mom,

Well, if you are reading this letter right now you have decided to make a monumental decision. Whatever has led you to this point, we must say we are eternally grateful! This cannot be easy and we have great empathy for you. What really matters the most to us is that you can have 100% peace and comfort with your decision to choose us. Our goal through this letter is to allow you to get to know us and trust us wholeheartedly. We want you to get to know everything there is about our family and what has led us to make this choice as well.

We are Eleece and Justin. Both of us were born here in California. Eleece was raised primarily in Hawaii but relocated back to Sacramento with her family right before she began high school. Justin was raised in Sacramento for most of his life. The two of us met at the end of 1992 when Eleece was 16 and Justin 20. We dated for a little over two years and married in February 1995. We have been happily married for twelve years!

We have four beautiful children ranging in ages from 5 to 10. This probably is making you wonder why we are seeking to adopt, right? Let me give you a brief overview of why we are choosing his path. In the summer of 2000, our second son, Riley was diagnosed with autism at the age of 19 months. As you probably know, it is a serious neurological disorder (some cases more serious than others, like in our case), that causes many severe social and developmental problems that, unfortunately, despite all efforts and therapies, worsened quite extensively as he got older. Our neurologist told us that there would more than likely come a time when we would not be able to care for him, considering that we had three other children. Justin and I thought this was ridiculous; of course we could care for him! But just as he said it would happen, things did indeed get worse. We had to make the hardest decision of our lives when we placed him in that care home, it about ripped our hearts out. But it turned out to be the right choice for us. He is close to our home and is cared for by great people. He has adjusted marvelously and enjoys being in a steady routine. We have felt a strong desire for some time now to extend our love to another child because, at this point in time, there is no cure for autism and nothing more we can do than just love him. We desperately want to do something for another child-it’s a lot about giving back. Eleece physically cannot carry another child as well so that option has been ruled out. We have always wanted a large happy family. We both love children! Let me tell you now about the rest of our family, grandmas and grandpas and all the in betweens! Eleece’s mom and dad Mike and Colleen are our next door neighbors. The have been married for 33 years. Justin’s parents, Terry and Deborah, live about 20 minutes away and they have been married 36 years. Eleece’s grandparents are still very close to us as well, and they live in the mountains about 45 minutes from our house. Justin has two brothers and a sister who all live here in town. They are all married and his brothers each have one baby. We have a niece who is 4 and a nephew 18 months.

Justin is a plumbing contractor and has worked successfully doing this, originally with his dad, since he was 18. He now works with his brothers and cousins. Eleece became a stay at home mom about seven years ago after our third was born. Before that she had been working in the dental and orthodontic field for close to seven years.

We are a very active family, who travel a lot. We co-own a condo in Maui, that is definitely our favorite family vacation location. We usually go there once or twice a year. We also love to camp with our family, go to the lake, ski, and the kids don’t let one year go by without Disneyland! We secretly like it more than they do anyway! Individually, Eleece’s hobbies center a lot around the kids, but she does enjoy running, tennis, and has taken ballet most of her life. We just put in a garden this year which has been such a blast! The kids love seeing their food grow. Justin’s fun time usually involves golf, basketball, scuba diving or mostly hanging out with the kids. We also have two dogs, Dox and Louie.

We hope this has given you some insight into our lives and family. It would be an honor and a pleasure for you to consider choosing our family as your child’s adoptive parents. We are all dedicated to giving our adopted baby nothing but unconditional love, devotion, and happiness. If you have any questions for us or would like to speak with us, please contact your adoption advisor at AdoptHelp by calling 1-800-637-7999.

Our hearts are with you and wish you peace.

All our love
Justin and Eleece