dreamtoadoptachild.Duetoinfertility,wearehopingto
startourfamilythroughadoption.
readingthiswillhelpyouunderstandalittlebitmoreaboutusandthe
loveandsecuritywecangivetoachild.
togetherintheearly
morningandhikingnear
theAmericanRiveron
weekends.Bikeridingand
gardeningarejustsomeof
theactivitiesweenjoydoing
together.Weenjoygetting
outoftownandit'sfun
celebratingourbirthdays
together.
datebyoneofRandy's
childhoodfriends.When
person.Weweremarriedoneyeartothedateofourfirstmeeting,
andhavebeenhappilymarriedeversince.Oneofthethingsthat
drewustogetherwasthatwewerebothraisedinaChristianfamily
withstrongmoralvalues.Wewillalsoraiseoursonordaughterwith
thesameideals.WelookforwardtotakingthemtoSundayschool
andteachingthemhowtoliveasapositiverolemodel.
known.It'shardtoimaginemylifewithouthernow,becauseshe
bringssomuchhappinesstomylifeandtothelivesshetouches.
Thereissuchapositiveenergyshebrings,andpeoplejustlovetobe
aroundher.Robinlovesbeingasecondgradeschoolteacher.Her
studentssometimescallher"mom"whichistotallyunderstandable
whenyouthinkabouthernurturingways.Ilookforwardtotheday
mywifebecomesa"mom."
smanwhohasshownmesomanynewactivitiesIprobablywould
haveneverattemptedonmyown.Randyisverypatientandmakes
mefeelsohappy,andprotectedwithhisenergyandenthusiasm.
histwonephews,orjustplayingballwiththeneighbor'sson.He
hasrecentlybecomeanoutreachenvironmentaleducatorforlocal
schoolsandorganizations.Randyalsolovestocook.Heisalways
cookingupgreathealthymealsforus.Itissotouchingtoseehow
excitedRandyisatbecomingafatherbecauseIknowhowwonderful
hewillbe.
homebuiltin2000.Ourhousesitsonathirdofanacre.Our
backyardandpatioisourfavoritepartofthehousebecausewecan
lookoutonthecreek,watchthebirdseatfromtheirfeeders,andsee
thesquirrelschaseeachother.Thereisplentyofroomtoexploreand
play.Itistrulyapeacefulsettingforus,andwillbefunforourchild
toexplore.
childintoourlives.Wecomefromtwofamilieswithlovingand
caringparents,towhomwegivefullcreditforteachingustobecome
goodpeople.Ourparentsandsiblingsarejustasexcitedtowelcome
andloveachild(asweare)intothefamily.Ihavenodoubtthata
childwillbelovedandwelltakencareofbyus,andallthosearound
us.Wehavealargegroupoffriendswithchildrenwhoaresupport-
ive,andwillbesohelpfultous.Itwillbefuntohaveourchildgrow
upwithotherkidsfromourfriendsandfamily,whoarearoundthe
sameage.
adoptiveparentstoyourchild.Wewantyoutofeelreassuredthat
yourchildwillhavealovingandcaringhomeinastableenvironment
builtonfamilytraditionsandstrongvalues.Wehaveastrongdesire
toofferyourchildawonderfulandhappylife.
Wewouldbeveryhappytotalkwithyouoransweranyofyourques-
tions.