us!Sinceourfirstdate,wehavetalkedaboutourdesire
tohaveafamily.Wehavebothalwaysknownwewant
married.Althoughwehavenotbeenabletoconceiveachild,wecan't
waittostartourfamilythroughadoption.
homerelaxingtogetherinourbackyard.Wetrulyenjoyeachother's
company,andarelookingforwardtosharingourloveandexperi-
enceswithachild.Duringthesummer,wespendmanyweekends
grillingoutwithfamilyandfriends.
currenteventswe'veheardaboutduringtheday.Landscapingour
backyardhasbeenanongoingprojectthatwetakepridein.Every
yearwealsoplantavegetablegardenandenjoyfreshproduce
throughoutthesummer.Ourdreamistosomedaybuildourown
housethatwillusesolarenergy.
ofourfavoriteswascampinginYellowstoneNationalPark.Weare
lookingforwardtoreturningwithourchildandlettinghim/her
experiencethewondersofGod'screation.
Society.Wearecommittedtosupportingtheshelterbecauseitfinds
homesforalltheanimals,nomatterhowlongittakes.Bothdogs
areveryfriendlyandgreatwithkids.
generousandthoughtful,iswonderfulattakingcareofme,and
alwaysmakesmelaugh.JoshisalsothehardestworkerI'veever
known.He'sgreatatbuildingthings,canfixalmostanything,andis
definitelyado-it-yourselfer.Hisskillsincludeanythingfrombuild-
ingbookshelvesandbirdhousestoinstallinghardwoodfloorsinour
home.
theirnest,orrescuesaturtlefromgettingrunoverintheroad.He
doessomanylittlecaringthings,withouteverexpectinganyoneto
notice.BoyScoutswereabigpartofhislifewhilegrowingup,and
Joshhasvolunteeredasaleaderwithalocaltroop.Iknowhewillbe
averylovingandinvolvedfather.
bestfriendandmyloveforhergrowseachday.Iamaverylucky
mantohavefoundsuchalovingandcaringpartner.Sheisawonder-
fullistenerwhomeveryoneknowstheycanconfidein.Sheisvery
loyalandhelpfultofamilyandfriendsandconstantlysurprisesme
withherwillingnesstojumpinandhelp.
collegedegreeinhistory,
sheislookingforwardto
beingastayathomemom.
Stephanieloveschildrenand
isveryexcitedtohaveababy
inthehome.Ourhome
runssmoothlybecauseof
herorganizationalskills.She
plansmeals,familydinners,
decoratesourhomeforthe
holidays,andmakessurewe
takefunvacationsseveral
timesayear.Reading,
exercising,andwalkingour
dogstotheparkarepartof
herdailyactivities.
cityinMissouri,knowingitwouldhaveplentyofroomforagrow-
ingfamily.Welovetheopennessofourkitchen,dining,andliving
roomsbecauseitmakesiteasytospendtimetogether.Ourfamily
roomistheperfectplacetocurlupandwatchamovie.Wehave
evenbeendecoratingthebaby'sroomformonths!
andforustobuildaswingsetsomeday.Acityparkadjoinsour
neighborhood,andisonlyaboutafiveminutewalkfromourhouse.
Theparkhasaswimmingpool,walkingtrail,baseballfields,tennis
courts,andaplayground.
mentandsupportinlifetoaccomplishhis/herdreams.Wehave
beenprayingthatGodwillguideyouasyoumakeyourdecision.
Thankyoufortakingthetimetolearnaboutus.