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eareexcited!Thankyoufortakingsometimetogiveus
theopportunitytosharewithyouafewthingsabout
ourlifeandourfamily.Wearealoyalandcommitted
couplewhoarelookingforwardtosharingourlovewithanewaddi-
tiontoourfamily.Wehopethatyoulearnenoughaboutustofeel
comfortablewithallowingustheGREATopportunitytoraiseyour
child.
Wefirstmetelevenyearsago.Webothwereyouthleadersatour
church.Wedatedforthreeyearsandnearlyeightyearsagowewere
married.WeareacouplethatGodhastrulyputtogether.Whenwe
statedourvowstostaytogetherwetookeverywordtoheart.Weare
committedtoeachotherforlife.
Weenjoyavarietyofactivities.Welikeplayingandwatchingsports,
ridingbikes,flyingkites,barbequinginthebackyardandsplash-
inginthepool.Ourfavoritesportisbasketball.Webothplayedin
school.
Welovetotravel.Thereisalargeworldoutthereandpiecebypiece
wewouldlovetoseeasmuchofitaswecan.
Afamilywithchildrenisveryimportanttous.Webegantalking
aboutfamilybeforewebegantodate.Weprobablywouldnothave
datedeachotherifourfeelingsaboutfamilywerenotthesame.We
desiretohavemorethanonechildinourfamily.Unfortunatelywe
havenotbeenabletocarryasecondchildtoterm.
Mywife,Zandra,isaverykindhearted,loving,caringwife,whoI
amsohappytohavemarried.SheiseverythingthatIneedinmy
lifeandmostofallshehasbeenawifefirsttomeandthenamother
toourson.Zandrahasbeenatmysidethroughoutourmarriageto
encourageandsupportmyendeavorswhileputtingherowninterest
onhold.Sheisthekindofwifethateveryhusbandwouldwant.
ThefirstthingthatyounoticeaboutJoe(myhusband)ishissmile.
Itishardtobelievethatheneverworebraces.Hisperfectsmileis
agiftfromGod.IalsoseemyhusbandasagiftfromGod.Heis
notperfectbutIknowthatheisperfectforme.Heisahappy,easy
goingperson.Hehasagoodsenseofhumorandheisknowntoplay
aprankortwo.Heisagoodfatherandanexcellentrolemodel.Our
sonconstantlylookstohimforguidanceanddirection.
Wehaveoneson.Heiscurrentlyfiveyearsold.Heisverysocial;he
lovestoplayandlaughwithotherkids.Everyweekheasks,"Whyis
Jesustakingsolong?
Iwantmybabysister/brothertohurryupandgethere."Hecon-
stantlytalksabouthowhewillhelptakecareofhissiblingandhow
hewillteachthemmanythingslikehowtowritetheirnameandto
catchaball.
WeeachhaveapersonalrelationshipwithJesusChrist.Accepting
Jesusintoourheartwasthebestdecisionthatwehaveevermade.
Wehavebeenmembersofourchurchforover12years.Ourchurch
ismulticultural.Itisfilledwithfamilyandfriendswhodearlylove
andsupportus.Zandrais
thechildren'schoirdirector
andJoeisinvolvedwiththe
men'sgroup.Therearemany
familiesandlotsofchildren
thatattendweekly.
Webothloveourfamilies
verymuch.Joeisoneofeight
andZandraisoneoffive.
Weliveinafivebedroom,
threebathrooms,twostory
homethatislocatedona
quietcul-de-sacinCalifor-
nia.Wehavealargeyardand
abeautifulswimmingpool.
Ourfamilyandfriendsfrequentlystopbytotakeadip.Ourneigh-
borhoodisculturallydiverse.Asians,Hispanics,AfricanAmericans
andCaucasiansallliveonourstreet.Fromouryardyoucanlookup
atthemountainsandseerabbits,deerandotherformsofwildlife.
Wewantyoutofeelcomfortablewithus.Wealsowantyoutobe
confidentthatwewilltakegoodcareofyourchild.Wepromiseto
provideyourchildwithahomeandlifefilledwithunconditional
loveandprotection.
Wehopetohavetheopportunitytospeakwithyousoonsothatwe
canlearnmoreabouteachother
Welookforwardtoit!
Joseph & Zandra
joseph & zandra
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