We know this is not an easy decision. We admire your incredible strength, courage, and selflessness as you go through this journey. No matter where this journey may take you, please know you are in our prayers. If chosen by you, we'd love the opportunity to hear more about your hopes and dreams for this child. In return, we'll share about our lives together and the immense love we have to offer a child. We are so excited about becoming parents and we hope that you can envision the nurturing home and family that we are dedicated to offering.

We are best friends. We strive to find the joy in life and love spending time together. Whether that is discovering a new game, indulging in a new cuisine, or simply being in the same room while doing separate things.

We complement each other (opposites do attract). Sarah is better with numbers, Paul is better with words. Paul always wins at Mario Kart, but Sarah always wins at Ticket to Ride. Sarah follows the recipe, and Paul makes it up as he goes. Paul likes the beach, Sarah prefers the mountains.

We work well together. We approach life's many challenges as a team, side by side, working to build the best life possible for our family. And we approach our relationship the same, always working to make it even better.

Hi! It's great to meet you! We're Michael and Oliver, and we want to share a bit about ourselves with you as you navigate this important decision for you and your child. Family is the foundation of everything good in our lives and we hope our words and pictures will show you the love, happiness, and unwavering dedication that we have ready to share.

Take a moment to take a deep breath, sit down, and get comfortable. We imagine that you are on quite the journey right now. A journey that you might not have predicted for yourself.

Families can be made in many different ways. We have the perspective now of looking back on our family and have seen, experienced, and loved a child that became our son through adoption. We have seen the beauty in this bumpy path. Adoption can come with so many complicated emotions, but it can also be a very beautiful thing. We are forever grateful for our son's birth parents, and in our eyes they are heroes. We wanted to share this perspective with you in hopes that it offers comfort during a time that may feel anything but comfortable.

Dear Expectant Parent,

Firstly, thank you for the decision you are making. We know this is not an easy one to make, one that we understand is life-changing and impactful. Your sacrifice is so giving and noble and it takes a special individual to be able to make such a choice. Your selflessness and courage gives us the opportunity to build the family we have always dreamed of. We thank you for even taking the time to read about and consider us.

Adoption has always been part of our plan. And you are helping us see this dream come true. There will never be enough thank yous.

Hi there,

As we sit down to make this profile for you, it's hard to believe that we could be writing a letter to someone who could become one of the most important people in our lives. It's a bit strange and very emotional. How could we possibly know what to say?

We're sure that you're also full of feelings that are hard to put into words. And lots of questions. Maybe this profile will help you find some answers.

We hope this is the start of a special relationship with you -- on your terms -- if and when you feel ready.

For us, it would mean the beginning of a new family. A dream come true. But we know that your feelings are more complicated than we could ever imagine.

You have big decisions to make for you and your baby. Trust in yourself. Only you know what's best.

No matter what, we wish you all the love and support in the world.

Sincerely,

JACKIE & GARRET

Hello! We are hopeful adoptive parents, and we are so happy to have the opportunity to share a little bit about ourselves with you. We have made this online profile with a few goals in mind. We want you to have a sense of who we are as people, what motivates us, and what is important to us. We want you to know what our community is like, and what type of place our adopted child would grow up in. We want you to learn about our families, and what types of relationships and traditions hold us together.

Most of all, we want you to know why we want to adopt, and how we hope to be supportive, steadfast, nurturing, and loving parents. We know that you are making a tremendously difficult decision, and we hope that our book will help in your choice.

With love,

Becca and Ryan