Wayne and Ann

Dear Birthmother

Our names are Ann and Wayne. We first met and became friends in college. While I was finishing my last year in college Wayne moved to the east coast to finish his graduate degree. It was during this time that we realized how much we missed each other and didn’t want to be apart. We endured a long distance relationship for two years while he finished his degree. We called each other often and ended these calls with a prayer that God would bring us together soon. We finally married in the summer of 1988. Our affection and respect for each other has grown with the passing years. Although we have pursued challenging careers, myself a physician and Wayne a professor of civil engineering, our belief in God has kept our marriage strong. We have wanted and prayed for a child for so long. We now know it is God’s plan for us to adopt. We are so excited to become parents and feel very blessed that you have the courage to place your baby with a loving couple.

Our family is small but very close. Wayne and I have chosen jobs to stay near them and we rely on the love and support we share with our family. We are all excited about our adoption plan. Each of our family members is looking forward to the special part they will play in our child’s life. My mother, a retired elementary school teacher continues to tutor children in math and English. She has taught and cared for all of her grandchildren at various times over the years and looks forward to more grandmother time with our baby. My father a, PhD chemist, tutors with my mom and volunteers at the local science fair as a judge. He helps high school students to understand that math and science can be fun. They will both play an important role in our child’s life. Wayne’s mother and grandmother provided loving homes for Wayne. His grandmother introduced him to church and shared the responsibility of raising him while his mother built her professional career. Although both his mother and grandmother have passed away, Wayne carries them with him in his heart, knowing that they would enjoy the addition of children to the family.

A common theme for all of us is the thirst for knowledge and the importance of education. We feel strongly that we should support our children through college and beyond if they want. We are all looking forward to exploring zoos, parks, aquariums, festivals of books, museums and of course Disneyland - our favorite non-formal educational site.

We have a wonderful four bedroom home located in a family-oriented neighborhood. We share our home with our cat, Emily. Our home is often filled with the sound of music as Wayne plays the piano and I play the violin. While we enjoy spending quality time at home, we also love being outdoors and enjoy biking, running, hiking, scuba diving and traveling. We’ve been able to explore beautiful parts of the country. One of our goals is to visit all of the national parks with our child. When we are not spending quiet time at home, or having fun outdoors, we are gathering with family, playing games or just talking. We have dinner with my parents weekly and get together with my brother and sister on holidays and birthdays. There’s always a lot of laughter and playful joking during these gatherings.

We thank you for making the difficult and life changing decision of placing your child for adoption. We want you to know that we would love and nurture your child as our own. We would have our faith in God and the strength of our family team to help us every day, and you would always be a part of this team. May God bless and protect you.

With warmest regards,
Ann and Wayne