shareourblessingswithachild.Joyceisabirthmother
andwehavealotofcompassionforbirthmothers.
beingapart.Wehaveasuperabundantlovetoshare.Joycecan'twait
tobeastayathomemomandJimworkswithinwalkingdistanceof
ourhomeandcantelecommuteattimes.
ingparentswillbethemostimportantandrewardingjobthere
is.WeattendanawesomeChristianchurch.Itisfilledwithyoung
families.Wewerebothraisedinchurchandwithastrongfaith,and
weplantodothesameforourchild.
fulnessandcareformeandourrelationshipneverceasestoamaze
me.Heisalwayslookingforwaystomakemylife,andourlife
together,morejoyous.
especiallyfootball.HeisadiehardfanoftheGreenBayPackers,and
isanavidbicyclistandhiker.JimhasaMaster'sdegreeinOpera-
tionsAnalysis,andhascompletedacareerasanofficerintheNavy.
Hehastraveledtheworld.
Jimisextremelyethical,andpossessesastrongsenseofmoralsand
values.Jimisverysupportiveofmeandallofmyinterests,and
Iknowthathewillbethatwaywithourchild.Hewillbeavery
involveddaddy!
20,shetoobecameabirthmom.Atthetime,shecouldnotprovide
thekindofhomeforherchildthatshewouldhavewanted.Shehad
asemi-openadoption,andwasabletomeetandchoosetheparents
whowouldbecomeherdaughter'sadoptiveparents.Today,Joyce
maintainscontactwithherdaughterfromtimetotime.
inglykind,thoughtfulandloving.Sheisexceptionallypatient,and
canalwaysfindthesilverlining.
10yearperiod,sheoperatedherownhome-baseddaycare.Shehas
taughtpre-school,andworkedwithautisticchildren.
crafts.Shelovestoreadandlearnnewthings.Shelovesshopping,
goingtospasandbeingpampered.Sheenjoystravelandseeingnew
things.Herfavoriteentertainmentisgoingtoamusementparks.
Mywifeisplayful,optimisticandfun.Shehasstrongmoralfiber
andisthedefinitionofnurturing.Itisapleasuretoseeherwith
children.Sheisgoingtobeawonderfulmother.
aboutthenewaddition.Our
childwillhavewonderful
grandparentstodoteonhim
orherandhasseveralwaiting
auntsanduncles.
neighborhood
Washingtonarea.Our
suburbissafeandthereare
lotsofyoung,professional
families.
Ourcommunityisveryfamilyoriented.Thereisanabundanceof
parks,recreation,sportsandclubsforchildrenofallages.Wealso
haveanexcellentcommunitycenter,offeringfamilyactivities.There
isneveralackofthingstodohere.
Welikethefactthatthecityisnottoofar,offeringlotsofdiverseand
multi-culturalexperiences,museums,parks,andstreetfares,special
exhibitsandlivetheater,whichwelove.Ourhomehasthreebed-
roomsandtwobaths,andissurroundedbylotsoftreesandgreen
spaces.Severalparksarewithinwalkingdistance.
nitiesthattheworldhastooffer.Ourmissionwillbetogiveyour
childthebesteducationpossible,andeverythingthattheywillneed
tobecomeasuccessfulandhappyperson.Weareopentoadopting
aboyoragirl;webelievethatadoptionisapositiveexperienceand
wewillshareourchild'sadoptionstorywithhimorherinapositive
way.Wewanttocreateapost-adoptionplanwithyou,withwhat-
everdegreeofcontactyouarecomfortablewith.