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Glenn and Michelle
Dear Birth Mother,
Hello! We are Glenn and Michelle.
We are excited about fulfilling our dream of parenthood and are thrilled and grateful that you would consider allowing us to welcome your baby into our lives. We can provide your child with a loving home environment, lots of hugs and fun times, and a good spiritual and moral foundation to help him or her grow to be a happy, self-confident adult. We hope that this letter and these pictures will give you some idea of the loving and secure home we can provide for your baby.
We have been married for 14 years, and our love for each other continues to grow stronger every day. Although we are unable to conceive on our own, we are very excited about expanding our family through the adoption process. We admire your decision to choose adoption and we hope that we can help fulfill your desire to find a loving home for your child. We believe that families created by adoption are special and should be honored. Our children will always know their adoption story and the wonderful way we became a family.
How We Met
We met while attending a Christian college and quickly became best friends. We were married 2 ½ years later on July 2, 1994 in the community church just down the street from Michelle’s home. Our reception was held outside under a tent with twinkling lights. It was a magnificent time in our lives that we shall delight in sharing with our child through pictures, videos, and stories.
Our Home
We live in a great family oriented neighborhood with a community pool down the street and a park just across the road. We love to visit the park and play on the playground with our nieces or walk along the hiking trails with our 2 dogs. Sometimes we just walk around the track and watch the little league baseball games.
Our home has a large fenced-in yard, just waiting to be filled with children’s toys. Glenn is looking forward to teaching our children to throw a baseball, football, and Frisbee. Jersey, our chocolate lab, is anxious to have a new friend who will throw the Frisbee for her.
Our favorite room in the house is the kitchen, which opens up to a small eating area and cozy family room lined with bookshelves. It is the place in the house where we gather at the end of the day to eat, relax in front of the fire, read a good book or watch a movie.
Our Work
Like many families today, we both work. It allows us to live a comfortable lifestyle, own our own home and provide for the future of our family. We both have a very strong work ethic and enjoy our professions.
Glenn has worked for the same large insurance company for 16 years. Michelle teaches 3rd grade at a local Christian school and plans on taking some time off after the baby arrives. Although we work hard throughout the day, we feel that evenings and weekends should be dedicated to family time and family activities.
Our Lives Together
We spend many of our after work hours around the house, taking walks, unwinding in front of the TV and playing with our 2 dogs. On weekends we enjoy hiking the local trails, working in the yard (We are trying very hard to develop green thumbs!) or taking in a hockey game (we are avid fans). We are looking forward to continuing these activities with our children.
We live about 25 miles from a large city. We love living close to the city and being able to take advantage of all its wonders including museums, festivals, sports, and cultural attractions of every kind. As a teacher, Michelle has visited most of the children’s museums and science museums in the area and is looking forward to exploring them again with our own children.
Our faith is very important to us and we have always been involved in a local evangelical church. This provides the spiritual foundation that our lives and marriage need. We look forward to introducing our child to our church and leading them to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Through our church family, our children will have lots of “aunts” to love and hug them, “uncles” to give them piggyback rides, and “cousins” with whom to play.
Our Family
Our family is a huge part of our lives. Glenn’s family lives in the same town as us. We often get together for family dinners and holidays. It is wonderful to have supportive family close by who are always willing to come over and lend a helping hand whether it is moving a couch or fixing a broken sink.
Although Michelle’s family is out of state, they are still an important part of our lives. In addition to talking by phone several times a week, Michelle’s parents visit twice a year for a week. Once the baby arrives, we are sure they will visit even more. We travel to Michelle’s parents at least once a year either at Christmas or in the summer.
Values and Parenting
We believe that children should be raised through love and understanding, guidance and teaching, plenty of patience and a good dose of humor. We believe in teaching children, from the earliest age, the wonders of learning, the value of family, and the importance of kindness and respect. We believe that kids should learn to play hard, to study hard and to work hard.
What does all this mean on a daily basis? They’ll have toys and games that challenge them physically and mentally in a warm, safe environment. We’ll encourage them to be creative and work with others. We’ll expose them to all types of music, books, and sports. We’ll teach them to play ball and swim. We’ll do chores together too. We’ll take out the trash and mow the lawn. We’ll wash the dogs. We’ll celebrate birthdays and holidays. We’ll support them when they struggle, applaud them when they do well and guide them when they make mistakes. We will love them every day.
About Glenn (from Michelle)
Glenn was born in Oklahoma, but due to multiple moves has lived all over the country. He has a great appreciation for all that this great nation has to offer and desires to share that with our children through fun and exciting family vacations
I love Glenn for the way he makes me feel safe, the way he makes me laugh, and that I never have to doubt his integrity or honesty. He is passionate about the things that mean the most to him: his family and friends. Glenn enjoys reading, movies, and quiet evenings at home, but at the same time loves hiking and camping in the mountains, canoeing, and visiting new places.
Glenn’s sense of humor and love of fun come through in all areas. He writes the best Christmas letters filled with humor to our friends. If he misses a year, we get emails from everyone asking “Where’s my letter?’ He loves to play with his nieces and nephew and is always coming up with fun games to play.
Glenn is looking forward to sharing his love of sports with our children. He longs to travel to New York and watch the Yankees play ball or visit the new Giants Stadium. He wants them to visit Fenway Park in Boston and Busch Stadium in St. Louis (I am sure this will be his first stop since he is a life long Cardinals fan).
About Michelle (from Glenn)
Michelle is an extremely loving person who loves working and being around children. She is also very gifted in working with animals. These are two instances that I believe illustrate her talents. When visiting a friend from college who had just recently adopted a 4-year-old little girl, Emily, as soon as we walked in the door Emily grabbed Michelle by the hand asked Michelle to read to her. They were inseparable for the rest of the weekend.
The other story has to do with our cat Lee. Lee was a cat that had been in Michelle’s family before we met but had always lived outside and had, at some point, been injured which caused him to have a fear of people. After Michelle and I bought our first house her parents sold their house and could no longer keep Lee. We decided to take Lee and Michelle decided we would move him into the house. Through a ton of love and affection Michelle was able to completely change Lee’s personality from a shy and scared cat to an affectionate and loving, cuddly cat.
It is these characteristics, her kindness, gentleness, concern for others, and determination that I love about Michelle and I know will make her a wonderful mother.
In Closing
Thank you again for taking the time to read our letter and for considering us as adoptive parents to your child. We understand what a difficult decision this is for you and admire the strength and courage you must possess. If you 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 toll free at 1-800-637-7999.
Sincerely,
Glenn and Michelle
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