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Warren & Shelly are hopeful adoptive parents from Oregon waiting to adopt a baby.

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

Dear Birthparents We know this must be a very difficult time in your life. It takes a selfless person to place their child with another family to love. We are so thankful for birth parents like you. If it wasn't for birth parents we would not be able to have the two wonderful daughters we have today. Our children have blessed our lives so much. We have a much richer fuller life with them in it. As a family we have felt very strongly that there is a child waiting for us to adopt. We have not been able to over look these promptings and we pray for his or her arrival every night.

About Us! How We Met
Shelly and I cannot remember the first time we met but feel like we have known each other forever. We grew up in the same little town in Oregon since I was about 6 years old. We both participated in the same church, community, and school activities. We were best friends and dated while in high school. After high school I went on a two year mission to Viña del Mar, Chile for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This two year separation made our love grow stronger and we continued dating when I returned. Nine months later we were married and headed off to college. I attended college for six years during which time we found out we were unable to have children. This trial has strengthened us as individuals and in our marriage. It has also led us to pursue adoptions and blessed us with our first child, Johanna, after ten years of marriage. It blessed us again three years later with the adoption of our second child, Julia. After college we found our way back to the state we love, Oregon. We currently live in a small town in a cute little home with a nice yard for the kids to play in. I have a very stable job, which I love. It is very flexible so I am able to attend all of the girl’s activities. Shelly is able to stay at home with the girls. This is her dream job. She volunteers in both of the girls’ classes and loves it.

About Warren: (in Shelly's words)
Warren is a very gentle caring man. He is a wonderful husband. I am very thankful to have him in my life. He always looks for ways to improve. He is also a wonderful father and our daughters just adore him. He is really good with them and enjoys spending lots of time with them. He is kind, gentle, and honest. He enjoys doing many things. One of his favorite hobbies is fishing. He likes to tie flies for fly-fishing. He is an outdoor enthusiast; he thoroughly enjoys the outdoors. He is an Eagle Scout and continues to be involved in scouting. He enjoys hiking, camping, and hunting. He is a family man and does not enjoy these activities unless we are doing them together as a family. He also enjoys sports, playing and watching them, especially if his girls are playing. He also enjoys woodworking, computer programming, family history, and singing in the church choir.

About Shelly: (in Warren's words)
Shelly is a very loving, caring and a kind wife and Mother. She is very sensitive to others needs. I don’t know what I would do without her. She keeps me on track so I get the things done that I need to. She also keeps our family on track and progressing spiritually. She loves to spend time with our daughters. Shelly has many hobbies that include scrap-booking, cooking, gardening, canning, reading, cake decorating, as well as many other crafts. I think she’s the best cook I know. She is very detailed with these hobbies and everything has to be just right.

About Johanna:
Johanna is nine and full of life and laughter. She wants to make everyone happy. She is very caring and compassionate. She is very kind and generous to all of her friends. She loves to sing and dance and do short plays and skits. She has one big imagination. She is a budding artist. She has participated in ballet, tap dancing, swimming, t-ball and soccer. She would like to learn to play the piano and guitar. She loves to play with her little pet shop toys.

About Julia:
Julia is six going on sixteen. She loves to dance and sing. She loves to play dress up and give make over’s. She changes her clothes at least four times a day. She is very curious and asks lots of questions. She enjoys going to preschool and making new friends. She is looking forward to taking ballet or gymnastic classes this year. She was in soccer this spring and did very well. She is very athletic and coordinated. She will also continue her swimming lessons this summer. Julia is very loving and affectionate.

Family Outings and Traditions We enjoy doing many things as a family. We love going fishing, hiking and camping. Warren and the girls love to go fishing on Grandpa’s boat with Grandpa and Grandma. We love going to the beach to fly kites, play in the sand, and look for sea shells. We also do day trips to the park and swimming pool. We enjoy nightly prayers and scripture reading. We also hold family night every week and the girls look forward to it all week long. They enjoy planning the lessons, picking the activity, and especially eating and preparing a special treat. We like to take walks with and play with our dog, Hershey. We like to do puzzles, play hide and seek, play board games, and enjoy an occasional pillow fight. These activities are always done together as a family. We also enjoy spending time with grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins. We have family support from both sides of the family. Shelly is the youngest of five sisters. Warren is the oldest of two brothers and two sisters. We are very close to our extended families. We live fairly close to all of them. The girls enjoy having Grandma and Papa John ten minutes away. They are very involved in our children's lives. So are Warrens parents. They live a couple of hours away. They are good about staying in contact and spending time with the girls. They are all excited about the possibility of a new addition to the family.

We also have many family traditions. We usually have at least two family reunions during the summer. We enjoy spending time with our extended families around the holidays. We have a family pumpkin patch party every year in the fall. We have a nice family lunch then go to the pumpkin patch to pick the perfect pumpkin. We go find and cut down our Christmas tree every year in December. Shelly's side of the family host a progressive dinner during Christmas time. We always look forward to this. We also do breakfast in bed on Birthdays. We enjoy planting a garden every spring, taking care of it through the summer, and harvesting it during the fall. We also preserve our own fruits and vegetables. We raise grapes and berries for juice and jams. Last year Julia really enjoyed helping make freezer salsa and we have enjoyed it all year round. Warren’s parents own an orchard. The girls help pick and sale the apples for their collage savings. This has been really fun for Johanna. We also get together with Warren’s family and make apple cider every year.

How Adoption Has Blessed Our Lives We have had two wonderful experiences with adoption. After ten years of trying to have a baby we felt that there was a little baby waiting for us to adopt. That is when we adopted Johanna. When they put Johanna in our arms all of the pain we felt being childless just washed away. It was at that point when we realized that we just needed children in our lives. It didn't’t matter if they were adopted or our biological children. We couldn't’t love our girls anymore than we do. They are our children. I know it will be the same with this baby. We adopted Johanna when she was three and a half months old and Julia when she was three days old. We are so thankful for our daughters. They are such a great blessing to us. We talk openly to the girls about being adopted. They ask questions and we answer them to the best of our ability. They know they are loved greatly by two families. We were able to meet Julia’s birth mother at the time of placement. What a wonderful experience. We had an instant connection. We also enjoy corresponding with Johanna’s birth mother. We have formed a close relationship with her and her family.

We know from experience that each birth parent has different needs for continued correspondence and we are willing to work with you making sure your needs are met. We would be honored if you selected us to raise your child. We will love him as our own and try to provide the best for him or her. You are in our thoughts and prayer daily.

With Much Love,
Warren, Shelly, Johanna and Julia

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You can reach us at 503-910-9744 or contact our adoption agency at 1-877-936-7537. Ask for Steve Bertoch.