Dear Expectant Parent,

It is with sincere hearts that we express our appreciation for your interest in us and in viewing our profile. While we hope this profile brings you into our world, we would gladly welcome the opportunity to get to know you as well. While it is true that we may not be able to understand all your feelings at this time, we believe that your decision is a brave, selfless one, and you have our genuine respect and compassion. We feel that it would be a great blessing and honor to partner with you to give your child a life filled with unconditional love, security, and family joy. We hope that it brings you comfort to know that your child will be cherished by us every single day.

We hope that this profile shows the love we have to give, a love that would be given while holding you in the highest regard every step of the way.

We are very excited that you are viewing our profile and are finding out a little more about us. We realize that this may not have been an easy decision for you to make, and we recognize how the sacrifices you are making for your child come from a place of complete love, selflessness, and hope for a wonderful future for your baby. Regardless of which path or family you select, our biggest hope is that you will be filled with peace and certainty that you have made the right choice.

Hello, We are Matt & Elizabeth

We are very excited to share our family with you.

We imagine that the moments that brought you to this moment have been full of emotions, and we have deep empathy for what you have gone through and the decisions you've faced. As you consider this book and our story, we want you to know that we will love your child with our full hearts, and we will raise them to have every opportunity and every possibility we know you would want for them. We will cherish them and nurture them along the path to discover who they are, what makes them unique, special, and very loved.

This book is for you to get to know us, our families, our lives, and who we are as a couple. If our paths align, we would be so excited to meet you!

Hello there!

Thank you so much for taking the time to learn about us and for considering us as you make the difficult decision of who will parent your child. We hope that through this book, you will be able to see the love we have for each other, our families and friends, and our future child. We have dreamed of starting our family for many years and are so excited to share our story with you.

We want you to know how much respect and love we feel for you already. We cannot imagine the emotions you must be feeling, and we are praying for you while you come to your decision. Regardless of the path you choose, we wish you the very best and hope you are able to find peace and comfort in your decision.

We are so grateful that you might consider us to adopt your child.

Hello!

a note to you from us...

Thank you so much for taking the time to read our portfolio and get to know us. We can only imagine how emotional and overwhelming this process may be, and we're just so grateful that you're here, considering us.

There is nothing we would love more than to welcome your baby into our home and into our hearts. We've been dreaming of becoming parents for a long time, and we're ready to give a child all the love, laughter, guidance, and support we have to offer. We'll do everything we can to help them grow into whoever they are meant to be--while also helping them feel confident, kind, and so very loved every single day.

We hope that as you read through our profile, you'll get a real sense of who we are and how much this means to us. And most of all, we hope you feel just how much love we already have waiting for your baby.

With all our hearts,

Steph & Michael

Howdy!

Thank you so much for taking some time to learn more about us. We cannot begin to imagine what your journey has been so far, the challenges you have faced and the decisions you have had to make up to now. We hope that you learn more about us as you scroll across our page. Whatever you are considering or decide, we believe you will make the right choice for you and your child. We pray that you maintain your courage and find peace as you continue on your journey.

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to learn about our family. You have a lot to think about and a lot to take on. There are so many plans you could make for your future and this baby's future. Adoption comes about with strong emotions for all involved. We see the strength and love this decision takes. We know that you are making hard choices about what is right for both of you. If we are lucky enough to be chosen by you for your baby's future, We are ready to love and embrace you and the baby.

Hello and Hola!

We feel so fortunate that you've taken a moment to learn a bit more about our growing family. However, before we get into ourselves, we want to acknowledge the journey you've taken to get to this booklet. We know that journey has likely been, at times, overwhelming and emotional, with complicated questions and daunting answers. We can't even begin to imagine the whirlwind of emotions you must be feeling, but we have great empathy and are in awe of the strength it's taken for you to walk this path thus far.

Our promise to you is that if you choose to place your child in our care, our love and support for them will know no bounds. They will be a part of a family that crosses two continents, will cheer them on during the good and the bad, and is unwaveringly devoted to love for each other. But, most of all, they'll be part of a family that was built on warmth, empathy, support, and camaraderie. They will know of the great path that led them to us and the incredible people who made that possible.