Letter
from Mary & Eric:
Dear
Birth Mother,
It is an honor and a privilege to write this letter to you as
my husband, Eric, and I begin the process of adopting a child.
While I’m sure you may have days of uncertainty, I commend
you for making the decision to give life to your precious child.
Although my husband and I have not met you yet, we are praying
for you, your baby, and your family during this time in your lives.
I
would like to introduce myself, my husband, and our family to
you so that you may know us better. My name is Mary and my husband
is Eric. We have been married over eight years and have one precious
three-year-old daughter. Our desire to adopt stems from a number
of years of battling infertility, as well as my difficulty in
carrying a child full-term. Our daughter is a miracle –
my only successful pregnancy of five and one in which I spent
the last three months on bedrest in the hospital. We wish to adopt
because, as a couple, we want another child and, as parents, we
would like for our daughter to have a sibling. In short, we feel
that our family is not yet complete.
Eric
and I both grew up in small, close knit communities in the South
and the Midwest. We met through a mutual friend in September of
2000 and married in July of 2002. I was drawn to Eric because
of his kind and completely unselfish heart. He is compassionate,
sincere, generous, witty, hard-working and, aside from being the
best husband I could ask for, he is a fabulous father. He is very
involved on a daily basis with raising our daughter and she anxiously
awaits his arrival home from work each day. On most weekends,
they have a Saturday morning breakfast date which is generally
just the beginning of a fun-filled weekend. We also belong to
a terrific church which we attend each Sunday. The children’s
program is amazing and Sunday school is one of the highlights
of our daughter’s week.
The
most important commonality that Eric and I share, aside from our
faith, is that we both come from close-knit families. Both sets
of our parents have been married over 40 years, mine for 43 years
and Eric’s for 45 years. We’re fortunate to have witnessed
their strong commitment to marriage and to each other. As adults,
Eric and I both continue to be close to our parents. My mother
has been and continues to be an active role model to me. I talk
to her daily and admire her faith, her calm demeanor, and her
positive attitude. My dad’s biggest gift to his family has
always been and continues to be his loyalty and total commitment
– I have great admiration for him.
We
are in constant contact with Eric’s parents as well and
they too are examples after which we model our parenting style.
We love for our daughter to spend time with her grandparents because
of the strong bond they share and because of the positive influence
they have on her life. Both sets of grandparents are enthralled
with their grandchildren and would be thrilled to welcome your
child into our family.
That
being said, our family circle is fairly large. Eric and I have
one brother each and we share strong relationships with them.
Between the two of us, we also have 12 first cousins with whom
we are very close. Considering this extended family, your child
would have 22 first and second cousins ranging in age from 17
years to 3 months. You can imagine the fun and activity level
when we’re together – we’re so blessed to have
a family like ours! We get together often whether it’s to
celebrate a birthday, baptism, holiday, or better yet, for no
reason at all. Everyone will be excited to welcome another child
to the bunch.
Eric
and I now live outside a southwestern city. We really have the
best of both worlds. On one hand, the city provides many learning
opportunities for our daughter and fun events for us to attend
together as a family….from museums, fairs, and sporting
events to splash parks, zoos and more – the list could go
on forever! On the other hand, our home itself is situated in
the suburbs in a quiet, safe neighborhood filled with sweet neighbors
and close to excellent schools. We’re fortunate to have
many neighbors with young children with whom our daughter spends
time almost every day. However, we believe there’s no substitute
for her having a sibling of her own.
In addition to family and religion, Eric and I value learning
greatly and are committed to providing the best education for
our children. We both have college degrees and have done well
professionally. Eric is an attorney and I spent a number years
working in education, both as a teacher and an administrator.
Since the birth of our daughter, I have been a “stay at
home” mom which has been such a blessing for our family!
Our
life is very happy and full. It is our dream to raise compassionate,
loving children while stressing good values and a strong education.
We promise you that we will love your child unconditionally and
will always do our very best to ensure he or she will have a happy
and fulfilling life. We pray that God will bless us again with
a happy, healthy child, and we hope you feel that we are the perfect
match for your baby.
Thank
you for considering us as adoptive parents,
Mary and Eric |
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