theopportunitytosharewithyouafewthingsabout ourlifeandourfamily.Wearealoyalandcommitted tiontoourfamily.Wehopethatyoulearnenoughaboutustofeel comfortablewithallowingustheGREATopportunitytoraiseyour child. church.Wedatedforthreeyearsandnearlyeightyearsagowewere married.WeareacouplethatGodhastrulyputtogether.Whenwe statedourvowstostaytogetherwetookeverywordtoheart.Weare committedtoeachotherforlife. ridingbikes,flyingkites,barbequinginthebackyardandsplash- inginthepool.Ourfavoritesportisbasketball.Webothplayedin school. wewouldlovetoseeasmuchofitaswecan. aboutfamilybeforewebegantodate.Weprobablywouldnothave datedeachotherifourfeelingsaboutfamilywerenotthesame.We desiretohavemorethanonechildinourfamily.Unfortunatelywe havenotbeenabletocarryasecondchildtoterm. amsohappytohavemarried.SheiseverythingthatIneedinmy lifeandmostofallshehasbeenawifefirsttomeandthenamother toourson.Zandrahasbeenatmysidethroughoutourmarriageto encourageandsupportmyendeavorswhileputtingherowninterest onhold.Sheisthekindofwifethateveryhusbandwouldwant. Itishardtobelievethatheneverworebraces.Hisperfectsmileis agiftfromGod.IalsoseemyhusbandasagiftfromGod.Heis notperfectbutIknowthatheisperfectforme.Heisahappy,easy goingperson.Hehasagoodsenseofhumorandheisknowntoplay aprankortwo.Heisagoodfatherandanexcellentrolemodel.Our sonconstantlylookstohimforguidanceanddirection. lovestoplayandlaughwithotherkids.Everyweekheasks,"Whyis Jesustakingsolong? stantlytalksabouthowhewillhelptakecareofhissiblingandhow hewillteachthemmanythingslikehowtowritetheirnameandto catchaball. Jesusintoourheartwasthebestdecisionthatwehaveevermade. Wehavebeenmembersofourchurchforover12years.Ourchurch ismulticultural.Itisfilledwithfamilyandfriendswhodearlylove andsupportus.Zandrais thechildren'schoirdirector andJoeisinvolvedwiththe men'sgroup.Therearemany familiesandlotsofchildren thatattendweekly. verymuch.Joeisoneofeight andZandraisoneoffive. Weliveinafivebedroom, threebathrooms,twostory homethatislocatedona quietcul-de-sacinCalifor- nia.Wehavealargeyardand abeautifulswimmingpool. Ourfamilyandfriendsfrequentlystopbytotakeadip.Ourneigh- borhoodisculturallydiverse.Asians,Hispanics,AfricanAmericans andCaucasiansallliveonourstreet.Fromouryardyoucanlookup atthemountainsandseerabbits,deerandotherformsofwildlife. confidentthatwewilltakegoodcareofyourchild.Wepromiseto provideyourchildwithahomeandlifefilledwithunconditional loveandprotection. canlearnmoreabouteachother |