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hankyouforreadingourletter.WeareMichaelandAmy
fromMichigan.We'vealwayswantedtoadoptandnowwe
feellikeit'stheperfecttime.Ithasbeenourdesiretohavea
largefamilysinceweweremarriedelevenyearsago.
about us
Wemettwelveyearsagoatchurch.Weeachknewwehadfoundthe
personwewouldmarryafterourveryfirstdate!Wehadsomuchin
commonandalwayshadsuchagreattimetogether.Afterwewere
married,wedidalotoftravelingtomanybeautifulandexciting
countries.We'veeventraveledonmedicalmissiontrips.Westill
enjoytravel,butnowourfocusishome,beingparentstoourtwo
children.Wewereblessedwithtwoboysbuthavebeenunableto
conceiveagain.Welookforwardtosharingtheworldwithourchil-
dren.Thereissomuchtolearnandseeinotherpartsoftheworld,
andhowexcitingthatwillbetoexploreitwithourchildren.
my husband michael
Michaelissuchaloving,supportive,encouraging,helpful,andsensi-
tivehusbandwhohasapassionforhelpingothers.It'soneofthe
manyreasonsIlovehimsomuch.HebelievesthatGodhasblessed
himandhewantstogivebacktoothers.
Michaelisaphysician,andbeforeImethim,hehadtakentripsto
ChristianhospitalsinCentralandSouthAmericaperformingeye
surgery.Afterweweremarried,Iaccompaniedhimonthosetrips.
Iwasamazedathowthepeoplewouldlineupandwaitfordaysto
haveeyesurgery.Itwasincredibletoseetheirfaceswhentheban-
dagescameoffandtheycouldseeagain.
Iamsothankfultobemarriedtothiswonderfulman.Ilovehim
morethanIcanexpress.He'shasawonderfulsenseofhumorand
keepsourfamilylaughingeveryday.
my wife amy
Amyissuchawarm,lovingwifeandmotherwhoisdedicatedto
meetingourfamily'sneeds.Shedecidedlongagoshewantedtobea
stay-at-homemom,andshetrulylovesourkidsunconditionally.
Amyhasalotofinterestsandisveryself-motivated.She'sanawe-
somecookandnoonewhocomesovertoourhousefordinnerhas
everlefthungry.Shealsolovestoreadandhasencouragedtheboys
tolikebooksaswell.Wehavecountlessbooksandnotadaygoesby
thatwedon'treadatleastahandfulofthem.
Amyisalsoacollegegraduateandfeelseducationisveryimportant.
Wewillencourageandsupportourchildrentogotocollegeandto
pursuetheirdreams.
nathan & aaron
Nathanissweet,sensitive,smart,andverysocial-helovestomeet
newpeople.Helooksforwardtogoingtopreschooleveryday,but
especiallywhenhe's"childoftheday"orit'shisdayforshow-and-
tell.
Aaronisalsosweet,sensitive,andsmartbutismuchmorequietand
independentthanNathan.Outofthetwoboys,Aaronisthefunny
one.Hemakesuslaughall
thetime!
our home
Weliveinalovelyareawith
anexceptionalschooldis-
trict.Wearefarawayfrom
thebigcity,butcloseenough
tovisitanytimeforsporting
andculturalevents.Wehave
abeautifulfive-bedroom,
four-and-a-halfbathhome
thatwearehopingtoexpand
ourfamilyinto.
our faith
WeareaChristianfamily.Wegotochurcheveryweek,praybefore
everymeal,andteachourchildrenthatGodneedstobeatthecenter
ofourlives.Wefeelveryblessedinourfamilylife,andwe'revery
thankfulforeverythingthatGodhasgivenus.
Wearesoreadyforanotherbaby.Ourboysarereadytobebig
brothers.Webelievewehavesomuchlovetogiveandsomany
opportunitiestoofferyourchildinfulfillinghisorherhopesand
dreams.Weareopentoexchanginglettersandphotoswithyouif
youwouldlike.
Thankyoufortakingthetimetogettoknowus.Ifyou'dliketotalk
touspleasecallLifetimeAdoptionat1.800.923.6784.
Sincerely,
Michael & Amy
michael & amy
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