Waiting Families
John and Shannon
Dear Birth Parents,
We are John and Shannon and we are so glad you are taking the time to get to know us as you make this important decision. We hope to provide you with information about our lives. So if you choose us, you can feel connected with us in knowing that we will provide your child a home of unconditional love and support.
How We Met
“We were meant to meet at one point of our lives…”
For us, falling in love with each other was something that was simply meant to be. Long before John and I met, we had already crossed paths. I had a friend that happened to live next door to John and his family before we even knew of each other’s existence. Although that friend eventually moved away, I found myself making a new friend on that same street. It was this new friend that introduced us. The moment we met, we knew that we had found the person we wanted to spend the rest of our lives with and eventually start a family. We have been together for 12 years and we have been married for a decade.
About Our Neighborhood
“It’s like one big happy family on one street.”
We are so blessed to live in a great neighborhood! One of the things we love most about where we live is that nowadays, neighborhoods like ours are rare. Our neighbors and their children are like extended family to us. We have very close friendships with everyone on our street. Evenings are spent outside on our front porch, watching the kids play and socializing with our neighbors. We look after each other like family, celebrating graduations and birthdays together, throwing barbeques for no good reason other than to share the company of others, and in the summer time, everyone looks forward to the neighborhood pool parties. In times of need or in moments of stress, we look out for each other and provide shoulders to cry on, porches to relax on, and have plenty of confidants who listen. We really are like a family. The kids in the neighborhood are “regulars” at our house. John loves to get out in the yard and throw a baseball or football with them. We play street hockey, take part in friendly soccer games, and even fly kites when the weather’s nice. The sense of family from our neighborhood is prevalent as we truly feel like Aunt Shannon and Uncle John to the kids. We thank our lucky stars for such a wonderful environment of friendship and welcoming to bring a child into.
Our Interests Now and in the Future
We’re the kind of couple that loves to spend time together whether we’re having dinner together, going grocery shopping, working on projects around the house, or socializing with our friends and family. When we’re not together, John likes to tinker with automobiles and he loves to fish. Occasionally, I’ll go fishing with him, and I also love to work in my vegetable garden and play with our dog, Shelby. We’re homebodies who love to spend the day together working around the house, fixing dinner together and settling in with a quiet evening and a movie, cuddled up with Shelby on the couch.
A child will give our life a new adventure! Our days would be enjoyable with a little one to take on walks in our neighborhood or trips to the park. We would provide encouragement and support if they longed to participate in athletics and dance classes. We look forward to teaching a child how to swim, taking him or her camping for the first time, and celebrating a birthday with a trip to the circus! We would love to provide your child with all the opportunities this world can offer, helping them achieve the highest education that they can receive and the richest quality of life, full of wonderful experiences! We do feel that we would be suitable parents, capable of providing all the love and nurturing support that a child could ever long for, as well as teaching them the “wrongs and rights” of life, and most of all, fulfilling their need for a family and a place to call home.
Things Happen for a Reason
“All we can do is get up and dust ourselves off.”
Over the last four years, we have pursued our dream of starting a family. After two devastating losses and our struggle with infertility, we discovered that our calling was to adopt. This struggle has only brought us closer, reassuring us that our marriage is rock solid and that we share a bond that even rough times can’t break. Our struggle could have left us discouraged, but it only reaffirmed our commitment to becoming parents and giving everything we can to a child. To finally know the fulfilling responsibility of becoming a mother and a father would be nothing short of a blessing.
Families
We try to spend as much time as possible with our families. Our parents and siblings have been a part of this process from the very beginning, providing the best support system possible. We’re lucky to have loved ones who not only provided us with wonderful childhoods and raised us to be the people we are today, but they have also been a continuing source of encouragement in our struggle. As you can imagine, our parents are ready to be doting grandparents! Your child would be surrounded by the warmth and love of grandparents and aunts and uncles, and we know that our family (and our friends, too, who would all become “aunts” and “uncles”) would be phenomenal at providing constant love and guidance to your child, just as they have been phenomenal at doing that for us.
Shelby
“She might be the dog, but she’s just as much a part of the family as we are.”
Our sweet “fur baby,” Shelby, has been with us since she was a puppy. She’s 10 years old now and she’s our smart and loving girl. Friendly and easy going, she’s loved by all of our friends and family. Shelby has a wonderful temperament. Our dog would be the loving family pet lying in front of the crib to keep watch over the baby, or sitting patiently under the high-chair with puppy dog eyes waiting for the child to drop food, or licking the icing off our son or daughter’s face from there 1st birthday cake.
Everything Else, Far and in Between
We are both employed full-time and working for companies that offer great benefits and flexible schedules to accommodate for a growing family. We have the financial stability to welcome a child into our home and provide everything and more that a child could ever want. We understand that you are a very important part of this child’s life and we are open to sharing information about you as you wish. Your son or daughter will be raised with unconditional love, endless support, and constant encouragement to accomplish anything. Thank you for giving us the consideration of sharing our life and our story with you, and for letting us explain just how much of a miracle your child’s presence in our life would be.
~John and Shannon~