withchildello,weareStephenandJackie.Wearehon-
oredtohavetheopportunitytointroduceourselvesto
together,andthelovinghomewehavecreatedforachild.Weboth
workwithkidseveryday,andwouldbehonoredwithprovidinga
lovinghomeforyourchild.
beentogetherforover14
years.Wehavebeenmarried
for9years.Weareboth
teachers,soweenjoybeing
withkids,andwatching
themlearnandgrow.Ste-
phenteachesmiddleschool
chorusandJackieteaches
specialneedspre-kindergar-
ten.
Webothenjoygoingtothe
movies,symphonyandart
museums.Webothloveto
withourdogJack,andgoingtohockeygames.Jackieenjoysmaking
stainedglassart,andStephenenjoysgolfing.
becomepregnant.Ourfaithandfamilyhavesupportedusthrough
thisdifficulttime,andourrelationshipwitheachotherandGodhas
grownstronger.WehadalwaysconsideredadoptingbecauseJackie
wasadoptedandwetookthisasasigntostarttheadoptionprocess.
Westronglybelieveintheimportanceoffamilyandfaith.Wefeel
honoredtobeabletoraiseachildspiritually,physicallyandmentally
throughadoption.Wecan'twaittostartourfamilybyadoptingour
firstchild.
raiseafamily.Weareclosetowhatabigcityoffers,butfarenough
awaytoenjoysmalltownlifeandnature.Webothworkforgreat
schoolsystems,andourtownisnotedfortheirfamily-centeredparks
andrecreation.Weareclosetomajorsportsteams,universities,
anaward-winningsymphony,wonderfulmuseumsandthelargest
indooraquariumintheworld.
accommodatebikeridersandwalkers.Youwillseekidsregularly
ridingtheirbikesandplayingoutside.Wedidnotknowhowmany
kidslivedinourneighborhooduntilwehadover300cometoour
houseforHalloween!Ourhousehasfourbedroomsandtwoanda
halfbathrooms.Wehavejustfinishedtheplayroom.Ourbackyard
iswoodedanditfeelslikeweliveinatreehouseduringthespring
andsummer.Thenurseryislocatedinthefrontofthehouseandis
directlyacrossfromourbedroom.Ithasalovelyviewofthefront
yardthathasgardensandmapletrees.
atremendouscompassionforchildrenwithspecialneeds.Ibelieve
itisatremendoustalentthatGodhasgivenher.Shereallytreatsher
studentsliketheyareherown,constantlygivingthemthesupport
andpositiveexperiencetheyneed.Jackiewillbeawonderfulmother.
SheisthemostcompassionatepersonthatIknow,andIloveher
dearly.Sheisveryloyaltofamilyandfriends,andalwaysmakesnew
peoplecomfortablewithasmileandawarmgreeting.
couldnotimaginemylifewithouthim.Heisasoft-spokenperson
whobelievesthatactionsspeaklouderthanwords.Heremindsme
throughhisactionsandwordsthathelovesmedeeply.Familyisvery
importanttohim,andhereliesonthemforguidanceandsupport.
Educationisequallyimportanttohim.Hewasthefirstinhisfamily
tograduatefromcollege,andhascontinuedontoreceivehismaster's
andspecialist'sdegrees.
Stephenisawonderfulhusbandwholeadsourhomewithmutual
respectandastrongsenseoffaith.Hewillbeanamazingfather,
andheissoexcitedaboutthisspecialopportunitytocreateafamily
throughadoption.
learn.Pleaseknowthatwewillprayforyouandyouwillalwaysbe
veryspecialtous.Yourchildwillknowhowmuchtheirbirthmother
lovesthem.Wewouldliketotalktoyouaboutwhatfuturecontact
youarecomfortablewith.