Dear Birthmother,

Words seem inadequate in expressing our admiration and gratitude for your strength, courage, and selflessness.  To bestow the gifts of love and life upon your unborn child and hopeful parents is truly heroic.  We know this decision must be so very difficult, and if chosen, we would forever strive to be worthy of your trust.

Our Story
We are Pam and Jim.  While we both grew up in the same town in Massachusetts and knew mutual family members, did not meet for many years, but once we did, it was pretty much love at first sight and were married in 1996.  Aside from our great love for one another, we are compatible in our values, beliefs, likes and dislikes, yet different enough to complement each other and keep things from getting boring!  More specifically, in some ways Pam is like the “bookish student” to Jim’s “popular jock.”  Where Pam craves quiet time to read, write, and reflect, Jim enjoys action, whether it’s working out, playing golf, boating, or watching his beloved Red Sox and Patriots.  His strong, energetic, optimistic nature refreshes her spirit while she inspires him to look at people and life with greater insight and understanding.  Furthermore, as a businessman, he is very good at dealing with life’s tedious details which often bore and confuse her: calling plans, electric bills, and user manuals.  This allows Pam to indulge her creative side, as she firmly believes that one can’t wait and let life just happen; it must be created.  Pam loves trying new recipes, decorating the house, hosting dinners and parties, scrapbooking memories, and planning the next adventure; Jim has enough pressures and responsibilities and enjoys her role as “Chief  Planner of Fun & Interesting Stuff to Do.”           

We do share many similar interests such as the theatre and film, music, restaurants, entertaining, travel, the beach, boating, good discussion, and love of laughter.  Furthermore, our similar childhoods, hometown, educations, and religion (Catholicism) have shaped our mutual values and beliefs.  As a successful business owner of multiple properties, Jim is financially responsible and has provided us with a comfortable standard of living and financially secure future, allowing Pam to leave her teaching job to explore a different chapter in life, namely that of motherhood.

About Jim
I am one of eleven children (the ninth) with seven sisters and three brothers.  I loved growing up in a large family; maybe that’s why to this day I am highly sociable and enjoy being surrounded by family and friends.  My parents provided the security of a comfortable home with the structure children need, yet freedom to explore and play independently.  In fact, the values of independence and responsibility my parents instilled in me and my siblings have been critical to my success as a private business owner.  I also value “play” as having balance in one’s life is very important to me.  I am home for dinner by 6:00 during the week and love spending the weekends with Pam and various friends and family members.  Although both of my parents have passed, my family and I remain very close.  In addition to my siblings and their spouses, I have eighteen nieces and nephews.  For as long as I can remember, there have been children around, maybe that’s why I’m so comfortable with them and have always wanted to be a father.  In keeping with our Italian-American heritage, we’re all family-oriented and love kids.  Our parents also passed on their love for gardening, cooking, and sharing meals that last for hours on end.  I’m looking forward to carrying on the tradition of wonderful family dinners.

About Pam
Like Jim, I am close with my family, consisting of my mother, my sister and her husband, my brother and his wife, and my five year old nephew and two year old niece.  (Sadly my father passed away four years ago.)  Like me, my sister was unable to have children, so my brother’s precious munchkins, Drew and Alex, are our family’s greatest joy!  My mother, “Nanny”, is so excited to have another grandchild to love, love, love.  I learned so much from her about how to be a good mother and how to make a house a home.  An elementary school teacher, she instilled in all of us a love of reading and learning.  Like Jim, my home provided comfort, structure, freedom, and fun…lots of it!  My father was naturally very funny, and my mother always lent that extra loving touch to all she did, whether it was a special treat in the lunch box, festive decorations, or a story read with an enchanting tone of voice.  Both parents passed on their very Irish fondness for words and wit, and we all have rich, interesting discussions, and most important, find humor in the ridiculous, which seems to be quite a bit these days.

Not surprisingly, I became an English teacher, and have seventeen years of wonderful memories of working with students in the seventh through twelfth grades, but left to pursue other interests…mainly becoming a stay-at-home mother.  My wonderful husband has given our future child and me the best gift, that of time, by providing so that I could make this life transition.  I now have time to clean the house without resentment, decorate for the seasons, cook healthy meals from whole foods, and take longer walks with our beloved pooch Sophie.  I have time to spend with my mother, be there for friends who need someone to listen, help tutor youngsters at the Boys Club, and be the fun aunt who plays with Drew and Alex. I also have time for my writing and have finally developed enough confidence in myself that I have begun submitting pieces to magazines in the hope of being a freelance writer.

Our Home
Our home, which we had built six years ago, is extremely important to us.  Located in a small coastal town in Massachusetts, it sits on a hill overlooking a winding river and rolling pastures; a view that still takes our breath away with the beauty of nature.  The inside has much woodwork, stone, and warm paint colors, with art we’ve collected and furniture Pam has refinished and repainted from various yard sales and auctions.  We live a mile away from a beautiful sandy beach, where Pam’s mother also has a cottage, and two miles away from our little boat, “Zelda” which we enjoy all summer long.  While we love our quiet town, a major city is only a half hour away, where we frequently enjoy its culinary and cultural offerings.  Our child would surely come to know the best of both worlds, as we are neither strictly country nor city mice!

Our Animal Friend
Sophie, a.k.a. Sofa, the soph, baby bear, Pooh and “Houndini”…our eleven year old pound pooch who’s the BEST!!!

Likes: chicken, beef, tuna, ice-cream, cake batter, marrow bones, long walks, chest rubs, good sniffs, children, squirrel chasing, car rides, Nanny’s goody bag, winter, & skunk hunting

Dislikes: deskunking baths, fruits & veggies, the vacuum, fireworks, empty bowls, pet gates, summer heat, suitcases, & being dressed in ridiculous Halloween/Christmas outfits

In Closing...
We can offer your child a very strong foundation for a life of unlimited potential: two parents who enjoy a wonderful marriage, home, extended families, financial security, mutual values, and a true appreciation for life.  More specifically, we want to be able to give your child a warm, fun-filled, nurturing home that respects and supports his/her individuality, belief in God and an afterlife, respect for all living things, including the environment, belief in oneself, the courage to do right yet also the courage to admit when wrong and learning from it, love for reading, learning, and thinking, the ability to find humor in life, love of family and traditions, and most importantly, the gift of unconditional love.

If your would like to speak with us about adopting your child or have any questions for us, please contact your adoption advisor at AdoptHelp by calling 1-800-637-7999 toll-free.

Thank you and please take care.

With warmth and respect,

Jim and Pam