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We are grateful that you are taking the time to read our letter. We know that you love and want the best for your child, and we hope that you find a family that is a good match. Frances was adopted I (Frances) was adopted as a baby and began a relationship with my birthparents as an adult. My birthmother loved me enough to choose adoption when she realized she wasn't yet ready to parent. Being adopted has turned out great for me and I have benefited from the love and support of many people of both my adopted and birth families. Open adoption is a natural choice for us. About my husband, Jim Jim is a passionate, extremely honest, and hard-working man. He is a sports lover and former construction worker who understands the value of working with his hands and is educated and open-minded. He studied history in college and spent a year in Taiwan teaching English to small children. He fills the house with music either by playing his stereo or his guitar. He loves playing horseshoes with his brother, bike riding, and picnics or camping at area lakes. As a husband he is supportive, caring, and skilled at communicating his feelings. Jim is a natural teacher who shows composure and creativity working with middle school disabled children. Once he dressed up like a neuron to teach about the brain and memory! Jim is a loving and involved father. He thrills at Emma's accomplishments and he plays albums and dances with her as part of her "music education." He excitedly looks forward to becoming a dad to a second child. About my wife, Frances Frances is fun to be around, and her upbeat personality rubs off on others. Her cheerfulness, quick wit, and intelligence, liven up any conversation. She has traveled around the world, visiting Europe to practice French, studying in India in college, and backpacking through Asia. Frances lived in Japan for three years after graduating from college where she learned to speak Japanese, she now teaches it in high school. She is an outdoor person and can dazzle anyone with her skills in a canoe or on a horse. She enjoys gardening and good food, and can cook a variety of international dishes.
"Our Story" We met in graduate school when we passed notes and made quips during class. We were good friends before marrying in Sept. 2001. Jim was raised Catholic and Frances was raised Jewish, we found a common ground and had our ceremony at a Unitarian church. We have built a strong relationship over the years and have a deep love and commitment to each other. We share liberal values and are open to exposing our children to diverse people and perspectives. Since we were having difficulty having biological children, we decided to jump right into parenting and volunteered to host an exchange student from Poland. He shares, "From the first day I was treated like a member of the family." You can read the complete letter in our album. After many years of infertility treatment, Emma joined our family. Both of us grew up with brothers and sisters so we believe both Emma, and her future sibling, will benefit from having each other. Emma is a happy and healthy child who will make an excellent big sister. Family and Lifestyle We live near many of Jim's immediate family and look forward to getting together for big events such as weddings, birthdays, and Christmas. The 4th of July picnic is especially fun with boats, BBQ's and games of softball, horseshoes and badminton. Frances' family lives out of state and we visit her father and brother, who is also adopted, and his family, whenever we can. Frances feels fortunate to know her birth family, we have attended many major family events throughout the years since reconnecting with them. We also have a wide circle of friends who love being "aunts" and "uncles." Since we are both teachers, we have the summers off and spend time vacationing as a family. A typical summer week in our house is filled with biking, games of scrabble, outdoor concerts at the park and trips to the Dairy Queen for malts. We sometimes take a lunch, ride bikes for a while, arrive at a beach and go swimming. On weekends we like to invite friends over and Jim cooks pancakes, eggs and all the brunch fixins. It's all about the food! Whether traveling to Spain for a quick dip in the Mediterranean, or a train ride to San Francisco, our summers are spent having fun together.
Emma has an amazing and miraculous story of her own. We would love to share with you her journey into our lives. We hope you now have an idea about what life will be like with us. We're excited to get a phone call from you and hope to build trust so that you feel comfortable. Please know that we will consider any requests that you might have. Feel free to call us at home (collect call is ok) at 952-929-5381 or email us at With warm thoughts,
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