becauseStephenisfromEngland,andWendyisAmeri-
can.Penpals-turned-bestfriends,weenjoyspendingtime
OurmarriageiscenteredonourfaithinGod,respect,honesty,and
trust,andwearetrulybestfriends.Asparents,wewanttohelpyour
childpursuehisorherdreamsandencouragetheminalltheydo.
Nothingismoreimportantorexcitingtousthanbecomingparents
andsharingourlifeandlovewithachild.
financiallytohavechildren
forquiteafewyears,asit
hasalwaysbeenourdream
tohaveWendybeastay-at-
homemom.Withthisin
mind,wemovedtoNorth
Carolinaafewyearsago
fromCalifornia,andwenow
liveveryclosetoWendy's
parents,sisterandfamily,
andcousins.Ourcommu-
nityisveryfamily-oriented,
andsports,thearts,and
educationareallreadily
nearbylake,drivingourclassicTriumphSpitfire,traveling,movies,
gardening,shopping,cookingandbaking,goingforwalks,andplay-
inggames.
HewilloftensurprisemewithflowersoragiftwhenIleastexpect
it.Stephenisintelligentandlogical,andenjoysstrategygamessuch
aschess,andlovestinkeringoncars.Hecanfixjustaboutanything
aroundthehouse.Hecan'twaittobuyourkidstheirfirsttoolbox!
salesandmarketing.Heisawell-respectedleaderinhiscompany,
andisknownforhisintegrityandprofessionalism.TypicallyBritish,
hehasadryandquickwit,andisquicktolaugh.Heenjoyslife,
takesthingsinstride,andmakessureweallhaveagoodtimealong
theway.Familymeanseverythingtohim,andIcan'tthinkofathing
Stephenwouldn'tdoforourfamily.
people.She'soneofthosepeopleyoujustfeelgoodaround.Our
nieceexclaims"Auntie!"withgreatgleeandjoywhenevershesees
her.Wendymakesherfeelspecialanddeeplyloved-thisisoneof
thegiftsshebringstoourfamily.Whileshe'sspent20yearsinthe
bankingindustry,sheislookingforwardtofulfillingherdreamof
beingastay-at-homemom.Wendy'soldfashionedinhervaluesand
dreamsaboutbakingcookies,readingstoriesandlovingourchild.
Shehasalovelysenseofhumor,andisintelligent,lovesmusic,and
theater.Shehasbeenactiveinchoralgroupsthroughoutherlifeand
hasabeautifulvoice.SheoncesangforPresidentReaganandhasa
letterfromhimcomplimentinghertalent.Withoutdoubt,sheisthe
finestpersonIhaveeverknown.
borhood,filledwithfamilieswithchildren.Ithasfourbedrooms
(includinganursery)andafullyfenced,largebackyardwithspace
foraplaysetandabouncyhouse!Ourbackyardbacksuptowoods,
sowegettoenjoythedeer,birds,bunnies,andsquirrelswhofrequent
ouryard.Nearbythereisanewhospital,afirestation,schools,and
shopping,nottomentionalakeforweekendrecreation.
withourchildgoingtochurchinthemorning,havingatraditional
EnglishSundaydinner,andspendingtimeasafamily.Holidaysare
filledwithtimetogetherandtraditionsofcookiebaking,treetrim-
mingparties,andeveningsbythefirejustenjoying"HowtheGrinch
StoleChristmas."Wecherishthememorieseachtraditioncreates
forourfamilyandwelookforwardtosharingtheseandmakingnew
traditionswithyourchild.
parents,wepromisetoloveyourchildwithoutconditionandto
provideahomefilledwithlaughter,lotsofhugs,security,andfaith.
Youhaveourutmostrespectandadmiration,andwewouldloveto
includeyouinourlivesthroughphotosandletters.Ifyouwouldlike
tospeakwithusorlearnmoreaboutus,pleasecall
LifetimeAdoptionat1-800-923-6784.
Warmly,