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