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H
i!Wearesoexcitedandthrilledtoadoptanotherchild.It
isdifficulttoputintowordsthelovingfamilywecanoffer
achild.Welovebeingparentsandadoptionhasbeena
blessingtoourfamily.WeareSandiandBrett;we'vebeenmarriedfor
over17yearsandaremoreinlovetodaythanthedaywesaid"Ido".
Afteryearsofinfertility,weknewthatbuildingourfamilythrough
adoptionwas"meanttobe".Wewereluckyenoughtoadoptabeau-
tifullittlegirl,andnowsheisfiveandwewanttoaddtoourfamily.
Haleyhasbroughtsomuchjoytoourlivesandwecan'twaittoadopt
a second child to fulfill our
dreams.
about us
We'lltrytogiveyouafeel
forwhoweare.Brettisa
helicopterpilotandSandi
isahomemaker.Wehave
alovingrelationshipand
aretrulybestfriends!Our
familyenjoysdoingthings
together,yetwestillhaveour
owninterests.Brettlikesto
playsports,Sandiisawizin
thekitchenandHaleyloves
ridingherbike.Thebesttimeswehavearewhenwearetogether,
justbeingtogether,whetherit'swatchingamovieorplayinginthe
park.Wehaveanabundanceoflovetoshare.
my husband, brett
Bretthasbeenflyingfor16years.Heisacollegegraduatewithtwo
master'sdegreesandisdriventosucceed.Brettisoneofthemost
interestingandinspiringpeopleIknow.He'ssmartandrespected
byhispeersandcaresdeeplyforeveryonearoundhim.Iadmire
thewayheissuchastrongpresenceatwork,ismyconfidantand
friendathomeandisapatient,lovingfather.Duringhisfreetime
heenjoyswatchingsports,ridingourHarleyandstrugglingwith
hisgolfgame.Althoughhe'sabigman,he'swhatsomemightcalla
"gentlegiant".IlovethewayhelovesmeandHaleyanditshowsin
everythinghedoesforus.
my wife, sandi
Sandiquitworkingtodevotehertimetoraisingourfamily.Sheis
adevoted,patientmotherwhoenjoysseeingHaleygrowandlearn
everyday.Sandiisfriendly,easytotalkto,andpeopleknowsheis
someonetheycanrelyon.Hersmilebrightenseverybody'sdayand
sheisadevotedfriend.Sheisananimallover,andthereisa
softspotinherheartforanimals.Sandienjoysfindingnewrecipes
andcookingfamilydinners,andsheisanavidexerciserwholovesa
goodmysterynovel.Sandihasaquietinnerstrength,whichIdeeply
respect.Sheprovidesmylifewithstrengtheverydayandherloveis
endless.HerinfluenceonHaleyiscrystalclear;Iseeherthoughtful-
nessandstrengthinHaleyeveryday.
about haley
Haleyisourblessingthroughadoption.Shecametousasanewborn
babyinthesummerof2002andhastrulychanged
ourlives.Sheisawonderful,curiouslittlegirl.Haleyhasbeenin
pre-schoolforayearandisbecomingarealscholar,sheknowsher
lettersandsounds,andsheisquitetheartistwholovestodraw.
Haleyisnurturingandcaringtootherkidsandsheisthrilledtohave
anewbrotherorsister.
our home
Ourneighborhoodisnewerwithtwoparksandanelementary
schoolwithinwalkingdistance.Ourhomeisspaciousandsitsona
quietcul-de-sac.Thekidscanplayoutfrontsafelyawayfromtraffic.
Wehavearoomsetasideandwaitingforanotherchild.
our family
Webothhaveextendedfamiliesthatsupportoursearchforanother
child;theyhavewelcomedHaleywithopenarms.Wehavestrong
tieswithourfamiliesandtheyareabigpartofourlives.Everyyear
ourvacationsarespentwithfamilyandthegrandparentsareanxious
tospoilanothergrandchild.
our final thoughts
Godhasbeenabigpresenceinourlivesandhasheldourhand
throughthegoodtimesandbad.Wecherishtheopportunityto
welcomeanotherchildintoourworldfilledwithloveandlaughter
andallthatlifehastooffer.Beingparentsisoneoflife'sbiggest
blessings;andwithyourhelp,wewouldliketoshareourfamily'slove
withanotherchild.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutuspleasecontact
LifetimeAdoptionat1-800-923-6784.

WithLove,
Brett & Sandi
brett & sandi
IF YOU Are INTereSTeD IN THIS FAMIlY, PleASe CAll 1-800-923-6784
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