Dear Birth Parents,

Thank you for taking the time to read about us, and we are grateful that you are considering us to be your precious child's adoptive parents. We cannot begin to imagine the emotions you are feeling and how difficult this decision must be for you. We know that considering adoption takes courage and that you have your child's best interests at heart. If you choose us, you will help us complete our family and we will be eternally thankful to you for the incredible joy and happiness your child will bring to our lives. We want to share with you a little about each of us, our hobbies, family, what your child's life would be like in our loving home.

We are Rob and Jami and we thank you for taking the time to read our profile and learn more about us. We are sooo excited to start our family through adoption and are hoping that you might choose us as the right parents for your child. We hope our story will help you in making your decision. We believe that adoption is a beautiful picture of love, acceptance, and grace and we promise to extend each of those to the child we are given. The decision you are making requires such courage, and we admire your commitment. We hope that this book will help you as you consider what it next.

Dear Expectant Parents,

We don't know the circumstances that brought you here, but we want you to know that you are strong and courageous. We know that this is not an easy decision, but we are grateful that we are one of the families you are considering for your child.

- Jeremiah + Joanie

Dear Expectant Parents,

We know this is a challenging and unprecedented time for you and others in your life. We cannot imagine the stress you must be facing. It is our desire that as you navigate through this decision, we help you feel known, welcomed, and loved by us. While it is our dream to adopt, we also want you to know that you, as parents and family, are just as special as the child you are caring for. We know that we will adopt when the time is right. Our desire to know you, your story and help you process in any way we can. We do not want this to be a relationship that's transactional, but one that is personal and continues to grow throughout all of our lives.

Dear Expectant Parent,

Excited and honored are the very first things we would like you to think of now that you've met us. We're excited because we can't wait to go on this journey with you. It will be an adventure for sure and we're excited to experience it with someone who cares enough about their child to be willing to share this gift. We're honored because you are willing to consider sharing this huge responsibility with us. We can't imagine the path that brought you to us, but we're so happy that your road has led to ours. We hope that you will share your journey with us so we can better understand the honor that we already feel and together we can go forward as a family.

-Nicola & Ben

Dear Birth Parent,

First of all, we want to say thank you. We know that deciding to place a child for adoption must be very difficult, and we have so much respect for you. We know that you're giving so much of yourself, mentally, physically, and emotionally. We have been thinking a lot about you in this journey. We want you to know that we care about you, regardless of the outcome of this process.

Our decision to adopt has been part of a lifelong dream. We were both raised in families that were built by adoption (Jamison has two adopted sisters and both of us have adopted cousins). When it is our turn to become parents, we feel so lucky that any child we bring into our family will grow up having other adopted role models to love, embrace, and guide them.

We're proud to have a home that's full of joy. Our days are filled with laughter and so many hugs. We have built a home where we can be our full selves without feeling judged, and we can't wait to welcome a child into this tiny loving family. We want our child to feel embraced for the weird, wonderful, unique person they are.

If you decide to make an adoption plan, we want you to know that we will honor and celebrate the role that you play in our child's life and the bond that you share. We look forward to welcoming you into our lives in whatever ways you choose to be involved.

We know that there are so many uncertainties about the path ahead, so let us start with what we can guarantee: We promise to do everything we can to make sure your child thrives in a home full of laughter, joy, and acceptance. We promise to celebrate your child's roots and strives to help them build deep connections to their family and their past. Most of all, we promise to love them, fully and unconditionally, every day of their lives.

With Gratitude,

Jamison and Alex

We want to thank you for taking the time to get to know a little about us. We can't pretend to imagine what must be going through your mind, the weight of making this decision for your child. We whole heartedly believe in open adoption, and feel that the more people who love a child, the better! If you decide to create an adoption plan, and choose us as adoptive parents, we will make sure that your child knows your story and just how much you love them.

Dear expectant parent(s),

We are Raphael and Antonio, and we want to thank you for taking the time to learn more about us. We look forward to learning about you as well.

We could not be more excited to be starting a family and focusing all our love, time, and resources on the child to thrive, be secure, happy, and healthy, and to have every opportunity we can offer.

Through your life's journey, you have shown resilience and strength. We truly admire your courage and selflessness in considering adoption for your child. We promise to give our future child a home filled with unconditional love, joy, security, stability, care, Thank you again for allowing us the chance to share our hearts with you and for considering us as potential parents for your child. We hope our paths will cross soon.

Sincerely,

Antonio & Raphael