tell.WelearnedveryearlyinourmarriageaboutCarmella's
infertility condition, and the adoption process would be
canbringourchildhome.Ourlifestyles,careersandhomehave
beenpreparedforthetimeinourliveswhenwewillbeparents,and
provideasafe,secure,lovingandfunenvironmentforyourchild.
9years,andloveeachother
verymuch.Wearethe
ultimateteam!Carmella
isachildren'sdentistwith
herownpractice,requiring
hertoworkonly2or3days
aweek.Dougisthechief
financialofficeroftheir
corporationandworkson
ourranchaswell.
doug's eyes
practice.Shewasvoted"NewDentistoftheYear"byherdental
colleaguesstatewide.Sheispatient,kind,nurturing,andlovesto
motivateherpatientstodowell.Ioftenseetheyoungerpatients
intheofficerunningdownthehallwithopenarms,divingintoher
armsforoneofherfamoushugs.
Shehasadailywellnessprogramthatshetriestoadheretoevery-
day.ThemostimpressivepartofherdailyroutinethatIoftensee
andtakepartinisher"prayerlife".Shewillgetonherkneesatthe
footofourbedandprayforourmarriage,familyandfriends,her
business,ourhome,andrecentlyforourbirthparentsandthechild
thatGodwillblessuswithsomeday.Becauseofherstrongfaith,
character,integrityandtheendlessunconditionallovesheshowsme
andherfamilyandfriends,Iknowinmyheartthatshewillbethe
bestmommythatachildcouldeveraskfor.
genceandintegrityIhaveeverknown.Wow,thatsoundstoogood
tobetruebutheis!Dougisanentrepreneurwhoworksathome
now.BeforehebecametheCFOofourcorporation,buildingcon-
tractor(hehelpedbuildournewhome),treefarmerandourranch
manager,hewasaverysuccessfulfinancialadvisorandplanner.
waitingforthedaywhenourchildcomesrunningintohisarmswith
biggorgeoussmilessaying"DaddyIloveyou!"Wecanhardlywait
forthatdaytoarrive.
nestledona700acrepropertyintheOzarkMountains.Itisobvi-
ouslytoobigforjustthetwoofusandourtwoYorkieterriers,
PrincessandDuchess,butweareeagertogrowintoit.
ers.Wehave6bedroomsand6.5bathrooms,akidsplayroom,and
aunique"HallofFame."The"HallofFame"isaverylargeareato
displayfamilyportraits,schoolprojects,ribbons,trophiesandhome-
madecrafts.
Webothhavelargecloseknitfamiliesfromvariousbackgrounds.
Carmella'sfamilyareHispanicandCaucasianandDoug'sfamilyare
GermanandRomanian.
ingonouroutdoorBBQpit,whilewatchingthekidsflykites,hunt
Eastereggs,orplayontheslipandslide.Inthefall,hayrides,roast-
ingmarshmallows,horsebackridingandcarvingpumpkinsarewhat
weenjoythemost.Ourfamiliesareallveryexcitedandsupportive
aboutourplanstogrowourfamilythroughadoption.
bothofuswillbetheretobeanat-home-parent.
practical.Wewillgiveyourchildtheemotional,spiritual,andfinan-
cialsupportneededtoachievewhateverheorshedesirestobe.
photographs.Webelieveachildcan'thaveenoughfamilyandwe're
opentovisitsfromyouandyourfamilyifyouwish.Wecangiveyour
childalifetimeofloveandendlessopportunities.Thankyoufor
consideringusaspotentialadoptiveparentsofyourchild.
pleasecontactLifetimeAdoptionat1-800-923-6784.