whenwehavebeenselectedasparents,aspursuingadop- tionhasalwaysbeeninourhearts.Infertilityhasguided excitementandourhomeisreadytoreceiveachild.Pleaseknowyour childisalreadylovedbeyonddescriptionbyustoo.And,wewillhelp him/hertofulfillalloftheirdreamswithcompletesupportandguid- ance. lovinghomesthatexempli- fiedkindness,compassion, educationandspirituality. Ourhomeisfilledwiththese thingstoday.MichaelandI enjoyawonderfulmarriage andsharemanyinterests. Almostdaily,weparticipate inTaeKwonDoclasses together.Inthefall,welove cheeringourfavoriteteams ontovictorywiththestartof footballseason.EachSunday outdoorsandtrytovacationoutWestasoftenaspossible.Wehave enjoyedmanygreattimesinYellowstonePark. Godparent,shehaspassionatelydotedoverherniecesandnephew sincetheirbirths.Shehasgreatfunbabysittingandhelpingthem withtheirfavoriteactivities-bakingcookies,afternoondanceshows oragameof"hideandseek."And,nowthattheyareolder,sheloves takingthemonfunadventures,likeadayofskiing. Karenhasearnedtwoblackbeltsandaspartofherdedicationto themartialarts,shehascreatedchildren'ssafetyprogramswhichshe enjoysteachingtothecommunity'syouth.Sheisagreat rolemodelforthechildrenandwillbeforourchild. requiredtravelthroughoutEurope,AsiaandAfrica,whichhasgiven heragreatappreciationandrespectforthediversityinpeople.And, Karenisnowlookingforwardtobecomingafull-timemomassoon aspossible! Godchildren.Heissmartwithawittysenseofhumorandalways looksonthebrightersideoflife.Althoughhehasbeenverysuccess- fulinhiscareer,hereallyenjoysthesimplethingsinlife-relaxing afternoonsathome,running,reading(heisanavidreaderofall books),playingwithourcats,practicingTaeKwonDo,andcheering hisfavoritesportsteamsontovictory. neighborhoodkids'fundraisingeffortsbypurchasinganythingthey areselling-cookies,candies.Theyknowtheywillalwaysgetabig orderfromMichael!Michaelearnedmanybusinessdegrees andhasrecentlyreceivedalucrativenewpromotion. integralpartsofeachother'slives.Karen'stwosistersarebothmar- riedwithchildren,rangingfrom6monthsto9yearsold.Grandpa recentlyagreedtocelebratehisbirthdayatWaltDisneyWorld.Of course,thiswasthekids'firstchoice! Michael'sfathersplitshistimebetweentheirhomeinNewEngland andtheirbeachhouseonCapeCod.Michaelhasonesisterand onebrother,anephewandaniece,whomweareveryproudofand attendasmanyoftheirsportseventsanddancerecitalsaspossible. Bothfamilieslovesharingtheholidaysandplanningbigfamilyvaca- tions,whichincludesanupcomingcruisetoBermuda. cozyfireplaces.Wehavealargebackyardfilledwithtreesandflowers. Offourkitchenisaspaciousscreenedporchbelovedbyourcats, MinnieandMo.Onebedroomisalreadydecoratedwithachildren's themeandisbeingturnedintoanursery.EachHalloween,Michael andIlovesittingonthefrontstoopwaitingforthelargeparadeof costumes.Webelongtoachurchthatoffersspecialactivities/func- tionsforkids. tionandpromisetotellyourbabytheiradoptionstory.Welook forwardtosharingyourchild'sfuturewithyouthroughlotsof picturesandletters.Pleaseknowyourchildwillbedeeplycherished andloved.Theywillbekeptsafeandtheirlifewillbeexcitingand fulfilling. |