ustobethespecialfamilytoraiseyourchild.Thankyou
fortakingthetimetolearnmoreaboutus.
wasalwaysourdreamtoraiseafamily.Unfortunately,wehavenot
beenabletohavechildren,despitelotsofmedicaltreatments.Our
prayerswereansweredwhenwewereblessedwithourson,Henry,
whomweadoptedatbirth.Heisoursweetsunshine,andweare
forevergratefulhehascomeintoourlives.
tening,honesty,andofcoursethebigsurvivaltool-humor.Wetalk
abouteverything,evendifficultthingsthatcanbehardtosay.When
weaccidentallyhurteachother'sfeelings,wesaywearesorryright
away.Ifwecan'tagreeonwhowrongedwho,wecallupon"Judge
Bunny"(astuffedbunnyrabbitwithaveryexpressiveface).Judge
Bunnyhearsbothsidesoftheargument,thenusuallysentencesone
orbothofustoapunishmentofthreekissesormore.
homehere.Sheisacaring,warm-heartedpersonandiswell-likedby
herfriends.Shehasagreatsenseofhumorandisveryplayful.She
loveskidsandhasaknackforengagingchildrenofallages.Inthe
pastsheworkedwithfamiliesandchildrenasacounselor.When
Henrywasbornsheleftworkandlovesbeingastay-at-homemom.
Sheenjoyshavingalittlemoretimetoputhertalentsasawonderful
cookandhomemakerintopractice.Christineishappiestwhenshe
isinthekitchenthrowingtogetherahealthygourmetmeal,inthe
gardenplantingflowers,sewing`babystuff 'forournextchild,or
singinginalargecommunitychoir.
thereasonshemovedherefromNewYork.Allenisaverykind,
affectionateandlovingperson,withawonderfulsenseofhumor.He
ispatientandnurturing,andtakesgoodcareofyouwhenyouare
sick.Heisagoodlistenerandencouragesotherstobetheirbest.
Heworksveryhardinourtoystoreandispassionateabouthiswork
andmission-thatof`keepinghealthyplayalive'forchildren.But
healsoknowshowtohavefunandrelax,playwithHenry,andbea
wonderfulfather.
Heisgrowinglikeaweedandlearningnewthingseveryday.
andwouldloveforhimtohavealittlebrotherorsistertogrowup
with.
trees,lakesandparks.Therearemanyfunthingsforkidslikepools,
museums,theaquarium,playfields,andthezoo.Ourparentslive
closebyandvisitusoften,
andwehaveregularfamily
gatherings.Everyoneinour
familywillbesooverjoyedto
welcomeanotherlittleone
intoourfamily.
childasapersonwiththeir
ownvoice.Wewillteach
themrightfromwrongand
guidethemwithagentle
handthroughlife'supsand
downs.Wewillmorethan
meetallourchild'sneeds,
butwithoutspoilinghimorher.Wethinkexperiencesarewhat
shapechildren,ratherthanlotsofthings,andwevowtoprovide
themwithjustthat.Wevalueeducationwhileatthesametime
givingthechildplentyofroomforplayingandadventures.Weare
abletosendourchildrentocollegeandwilldowhateverwecanto
supporttheireducation.Therearemanyresourcesforparentsinour
community.
Wearehappytosendphotosandlettersovertheyears,aswehavein
Henry'sadoption.Wewillalwaysloveyourchildandwewillkeepa
specialplaceinourheartsforyouaswell,asyouwillbethesourceof
ourhappinessandmuchgratitude.
LifetimeAdoptionat1-800-923-6784.