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John & Jennifer are hopeful adoptive parents from Texas waiting to adopt a baby.

If you are pregnant and considering placing your child for adoption, please read the following Dear Birthmother Letter.

Dear Birth Parent(s), Hi! We are John, Jennifer and Jack. Thank you for taking the time to read our profile and learn about us. We hope this small glimpse into our lives will help you in what we are sure is a difficult and emotional decision. We are in awe of your strength and courage. To make an adoption plan for your child is the most selfless act we could imagine. You have our love and admiration because we couldn't grow our family without you.

John and I have been married for 15 years. We have been blessed in so many ways, most importantly with the adoption of our son, Jack, in March of 2007. Jack is the light of our lives. The addition of Jack to our life has broadened and enriched our relationship in ways we could never have expected. We have always wanted more than one child and Jack's birthmother expressed a wish for Jack to have siblings. We are so excited about this next step in our lives and in our family.

John and I both grew up in loving and nurturing homes where we learned by example from our wonderful parents. We want to love, nurture and guide our children - to allow them to find their path in the world, but to also be good, moral people. We look forward to birthday parties, holiday celebrations, family vacations, picnics in the park. We will do our best to provide our children with a loving, stable life with many opportunities for education and learning.

Education has always been very important to us and our families. Religious education is something that we both feel is also important in a child's life. Our families encouraged us as children to find our passions and we hope to do the same in our family. Whether it's sports, music or art, we want to provide our children with the opportunity to experience the world around them.

Our parents all live nearby and cannot wait to welcome a new grandchild into their lives. They could not love Jack more and are very supportive of our plan to adopt again. All of the grandparents are just waiting for the moment when they get to spoil a new grandchild!

We are committed to giving the child we adopt all of our love and devotion. We hope you will find in the pages to follow the information you need to make the best decision for you and your child.

John describing Jenn: Jenn grew up as the oldest of three in a very tight-knit family. She is incredibly close with her family and her sister Christine is one of her best friends. Chris, Doug (brother-in-law) and their son Patrick live just across town and we see them often. Her brother and sister-in-law, George and Alice, and their son Dylan live in Maryland so we try to see them several times a year. Jenn ran her own stationery store for 10 years, and then worked as a buyer for a major retailer before deciding to be a stay-at-home mom. She now spends her time with Jack and volunteering in the community. Since we adopted Jack, Jenn has also become very involved with our local Gladney Family Association. She is an incredibly caring, generous and loving person and wife - I truly cannot imagine my life without her. Jenn is a great mother. She lights up when she sees Jack and we feel very lucky that she's able to stay home with him. They definitely keep themselves busy and have many activities that they are involved in together like Gymboree and SoccerTots. But, they also like to just play out in the yard and at the park, blowing bubbles and kicking the soccer ball around or to have play dates with friends.

Jenn describing John:

John is the most amazing person. I feel so lucky, not only to know him, but to be his wife. We have known each other since we were 14 years old. I feel like we have grown up together. He is gentle, kind, strong, intelligent, loving, musical and funny. We laugh all the time. Like me, John has a close relationship with his family. He's the older of 2 brothers. John and Greg have a great relationship and share many of the same interests. In fact, they used to have a band together. Unfortunately, they don't get to play together very often, but they always have so much fun when they do. Greg and his wife, Colette, and their 2 kids, Ellen and Michael live several hours away. We try to see them whenever we can. John has worked for the same national retailer since we graduated from college, starting out as a salesperson in one of the stores, working his way up to Vice-President. He helps to develop the future leaders of his company - a role at which he excels and that he loves. But, the role John loves best of all is daddy. He is such an amazing, terrific father. He is infinitely patient and he and Jack have so much fun playing together. John makes a big effort to be home as early as he can in the evening to have dinner as a family and then he and Jack have some play time together. He also loves being able to read him stories almost every night before putting him to bed. Our weekends are family time and we tend to do almost everything together as a family, especially things like time at the park, shopping and errands.

About Jack: Jack is our beautiful, precious 2 year old son. He is amazing - always happy and smiling. Jack loves to be outside, splashing and playing in his sand and water table, kicking the soccer ball and "shooting hoops" - he is all boy. That being said, he also loves to sing, paint and draw. Jack shares Jenn's love of reading. He cannot wait to be a big brother.

About us:
We met in the ninth grade when Jenn’s family moved to Texas. We dated through college and were married in 1993. We are truly partners and share in all decision making. We recognize and balance each others strengths and weaknesses. Our experience with infertility has reaffirmed for us just how strong our relationship and our love are. Adding Jack to our family has only strengthened that bond and we look forward to sharing that love with another child.

We live in a lovely home in a suburb of a large city in Texas. We have a diverse group of neighbors with many young families and children of all ages. We enjoy getting together with our neighbors for pokeno, supper clubs, and our annual block party. Our town has many great parks as well as exemplary schools. The whole town is very family-oriented and we have so many fun events throughout the year including 4th of July fireworks, Christmas tree lighting and summer concerts in the park. Being so close to the city, we also have the benefit of all the cultural events, sports events, concerts and a great zoo and aquarium.

Thank you again for reading through our profile and getting to know us. Please know that if you choose to place your baby with us, we will always be fully aware of the magnitude of the gift you have given us. Your child will always know they have a special story of adoption and love.

We hope that after reading our profile, you have a better understanding of who we are - our values, interests and relationships. There is so much more that we would like to tell you and we are sure there are many questions that you have. We welcome a call from you when you are comfortable.

With admiration,

John, Jennifer and Jack