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H
owdoIbeginalettertothewomanwhowillchangeour
family'slifeforever?Ijustdon'tknow.I'lltrymybestto
expresshowblessedwefeelandtellyouaboutourlifeby
wayofourletterandpicturestoyou.Tobegin,mynameisMaury
andmybelovedhusband'snameisMark.Wehavebeenmarriedfor
almost10wonderfulandexcitingyearsandwehaveonelittleboy
named Mark, Jr. We truly believe each other was a blessing from
GodandthatGodhasbroughtustogetherover1200miles.Maybe
youaremorethan1200milesfromusormaybeyouarerightherein
Florida.Wehavenoidea,but
we do know that no matter
whereyouare,Godwilllead
us together to fulfill His
purpose.Wewouldbehon-
oredifyouchoseustobethe
blessedparentsofyourchild.
maury's thoughts on
mark
Markisincredible!Heis
somuchmorethan"just"a
husbandtome.He'smybest
friend.He'sanextraordinary
daddyandfatherfigure,too!
HealwaysfindsthetimetogivetoLittleMark.Markisalsoavery
sacrificingandfamilyorientedman.Buthisqualitymostimportant
isthatheistrulyaGodlyman!Heisthestrengthinourfamily's
spiritualwalk.So,ifIneedashouldertocryon,avoiceofencour-
agement,ormybestfriendtocelebratesomethingspecialwith,Mark
isthereforme.
mark's thoughts on maury
Mauryisuniqueineveryway.Sheisaselflesswomanalwaysthink-
ingofothersandgoesoutofherwaytopleaseeveryone!Herfamily
isherfirstpriority,shestaysbusylookingafter,butsheenjoysevery
minuteofitandnevercomplains.Sheisalovingwifeandisalsoa
blasttohavefunwith!Wealwayshavefuntogether.Icouldn'task
forasweeter,morelovingwomantobemywifeandmotherforour
family!
the third "m," mark jr.
MeetMarkJr.,ourathletic,yettenderhearted,sevenyearoldson.
Markisahappyboywholoveshavingfunandhasakindspiritin
whichJesusshinesthrough.Healwaysmakesitapointtoshow
othersthathecares.Markisveryathletic,ahardworker,andlovesto
read.Markisreadytobecomeacaring,protectivebigbrother!
our ever growing extended family
Markisfromaverylargefamily.Heisnumber10outof10.Maury
istheopposite.Shehasonehalf-sister,butwasmainlyanonlychild.
Attheholidays,thingscangetverybusy.OurfamilyhasChristmas
Evedinnertogetheranditisheldatourhome.ThispastChristmas
Evewehad91friendsandfamilyjoinusfordinner.Ourfamiliesare
veryexcitedabouthavinganotherchildinourverylargefamily.
our home and neighborhood
Ourhomeisexactlythat,it'shome!Itisafourbedroom,twobath,
two-cargaragehomeinsunnyFlorida.Itisbuilton½acre,which
hasallowedustohavealargebackyard.Welive2blocksfromthe
elementaryschoolthatMarkJr.attends.Alsonearbyisarecreation
centerthatisalwaysbrimmingwithactivity.Butthebestthingabout
ourneighborhoodisthatourfamilyishere.Mark'sparent'sbackyard
isdirectlyacrossthestreetfromus.Soanytimeourchildrenwantto
visitGrandpaandGrandma,orevenGreat-Grandma,theyliterally
go"overtheriverandthroughthewoods."
our promise to you
Inclosing,wemakethislifelongpromisetoyou.We,asafamily,
promisetogiveyourbabyever-lastingandunconditionallove.She
willalwaysbeaveryspecialpartofourfamily.Wewillbetherewith
comfortwhenshescrapesherkneeorneedsashouldertocryon.We
promisetoraiseherwiththeloveofJesusinherheartandtofulfill
herdreamsjustasyouhavefulfilledours!Wewillbesuretoalways
letherknowthatyouwillalwaysloveandneverforgether.God
blessyoualways!Ifyouwouldliketotalkwithus,pleasecontact
LifetimeAdoptionat1-800-923-6784.
InHisCare,
Mark & Maury
mark & maury
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