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Tommy & Lorraine are hopeful adoptive parents from Idaho waiting to adopt a baby.

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Dear Birth Parents ATTENTION:
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Well, Hello! First of all, we want you to know how grateful we are for what you are doing. We have been involved in many sides of adoption & we know what a difficult decision it is that you are making. We want you to know how much we love all our children’s birth parents & what a huge place they fill in our hearts. We know we will hold that same place for you & that only through Heavenly Father’s love and support are you going to be able to make such a great sacrifice for your baby. This little one has such a strong spirit & such an amazing purpose in life to be coming right now & under these special circumstances. We know that we, as well as this baby will be eternally grateful to you & all that you have gone through to give him/her life.

We are Tommy, Lorraine, TJ (age 8), Tyra (age 6) & Braxton (age 4). Tommy and I met in high school & dated for 2 years before his mission. We were married within 6 months after he got home. TJ was born almost 5 years later & was placed with us on Christmas Day. That was one of the neatest things that we have ever experienced. In fact, his birth mother was so awesome that we really had a hard time turning our papers in again just because we thought it could never be that perfect again.

Well, a few years later we finally got up the guts to turn in our papers again. Little Tyra came just 3 months later. This was a very emotional placement. Little Tyra is named Tyra Lorraine. (She has both her mom's names.) Tyra's birth mom had a very difficult time with placing her baby. In fact, the first 6 months were completely awful for her. So, we invited her to come and see us. Since that day our adoption has been awesome. It was as if the moment she saw little Tyra again she knew everything would be okay & that her baby was where she was suppose to be. We now have an open adoption with all of Tyra’s birth family. We love all of them so much.

We know having an open adoption isn’t right for everyone, but it has worked really well with Tyra’s adoption. It wasn’t open right at first though. It did take us many baby steps to get where we are today. I think both sides were very sensitive to each other’s needs. At this point, TJ’s adoption isn’t completely open because his birth mother isn’t ready for that yet, but we are okay with that too. We want you to know that we try to be open minded about any of our birth mother’s wants & needs & we will be the same way with you.

Three years ago Braxton came into our home as a foster child. After the longest emotional roller coaster of our lives, we were finally able to adopt him in May. Fostering has been such a blessing in our lives and has taught us so much. We are so grateful to Braxton’s birth parents and their families. We are so glad that they ALL remain a big part of Braxton’s life. We also have an open adoption with these families.

In our family we have had three very close relatives who have placed a baby for adoption. We also had a birth mother live with us for a short time. Seeing everything that these girls have gone through makes us love ALL birth mothers even more. I know after reading so many profiles, they all start to sound the same, but really truly when adoptive parents tell you how much they love you it really is heart felt. We love our children's birth parents so much. Our lives would not be the same with out them & the beautiful children that they have blessed us with.

We do love you & are so thankful that you would consider us for being a part of your family & for being your baby’s parents. Please know that we are always here for you & pray for you often.

Love Always,
Tommy & Lorraine

Our Interests!! TOMMY loves to fish & bow hunt. He enjoys taking care of the yard, garden & trees. He likes snow mobiling, down hill skiing, baseball, soccer, basketball, water skiing & traveling. He likes to watch the Jazz, Broncos, Braves and World Cup. Tommy loves to play the guitar, sing & write songs. He plays in a band with his brother and friend. He loves to perform. He also likes fixing and upgrading computers. He is ALWAYS helping those in need.

LORRAINE enjoys soccer, volleyball, softball, bowling & snow sledding. She loves to participate in, teach & watch gymnastics & all other types of dance. Lorraine loves to travel too. When she was a travel agent we got to go to so many fun places. She also likes to hike and fish, as long as Tommy puts the worm on!! Lorraine also loves animals and playing with the kids.

TJ loves soccer! He started playing when he was 4. He is very good at drawing and many other types of art. He has always loved to build things. His favorite season is winter. He loves sledding and building snowmen. TJ really enjoys swimming too. He loves having water fights and playing in the sprinklers with his siblings. TJ also has tons of fun spending time with his dad. We think it's really good to find something kids enjoy when they are young so they'll have something to do with their time when they are teenagers!

TYRA started dancing when she was 2 years old & still loves it! She loves to be on stage. She also enjoys playing "dress up", with make-up & all. One of her favorite things to be is "Mommy's little helper". She has fun with her brothers making forts with the furniture & blankets. Tyra also loves swimming, drawing & coloring pictures. More than anything, Tyra LOVES to make messes. If there is a mess to be made, she's our girl!

BRAXTON loves to play with his brother & sister. He also LOVES to tease EVERYONE, including our little Pomeranian, Meeko. That is, until she hides from him. Braxton also loves playing outside, on the tramp, swing set, bikes & in the sand box. All 3 kids love playing in the puddles after a big rain storm.

WE ALL love camping, 4 wheeling and of course, spending time together. We are with both sides of our extended families often, so the kids love playing with all of their cousins, too.

COME AND VISIT US!!!! In September of 2007, we started a blogspot for all of our children's birth parents and their families. We later ended up giving each of the children their own page because the main blog became somewhat of a journal for our whole family. We have a link to each of the children's pages from our main blogspot.

Lorraine has had so much fun working on these blogs. Sometimes it is hard to keep up with all of our activities, but it is so great to have something that allows all of our birth parents to be able to watch their children grow! We are so excited to add a new blog page dedicated especially to our new little one and his/her birthmom and family!!

We would LOVE for you to come and learn more about our family at our blogspot. Send us a message and we can email you a link to it.

Letter from another birth mom Well, we couldn’t think of any better way for you to get to know us than through another birth mother’s eyes. This letter is from our little Tyra's birth mom directly to you:

Dear Mom to be -
If you are reading this letter, you are in the process of making the hardest decision of your life. My heart and prayers are with you and your baby. I too was in your position and I too felt the feelings and confusion you are now dealing with.
I am writing this letter on behalf of the two people that comforted and quieted all those emotions for me. After months of praying, and crying, and mind changing I came across Tommy and Lorraine’s file. My heart immediately felt at peace just by looking at them. I found my daughter’s parents. This is something I feel to have been decided in heaven long before time began. This is important but there is something more important about our story.
Placing my daughter was the hardest thing I have ever done and even though I know with out a single doubt that she is with her intended eternal family - that action shook me to my core. I was so blessed to have found Tommy and Lorraine. I was so supported and so loved by these two people for the next two years that something that I thought was blessing their lives ended up being the biggest blessing of my life. They always put my needs and feelings on the fore front of their lives to help me heal. They put my needs and emotions at top priority, and in combination with Heavenly Father they did more than appreciate my sacrifice, the loved me like I was one of them along with our daughter.
I don’t think that recommending them is enough. If you are in a place as to be considering them for your child’s parents, know that you are considering two very obedient, loving people who truly are two of the most amazing people I have ever known. They are amazing parents, friends, and followers and listeners of our Heavenly Father and Christ. You can trust that your child will be brought up in the most ideal home, with the most wonderful people I have ever known.
I love them, and we love our daughter together. Tommy and Lorraine can never be topped by anyone as people, parents, as a couple or family members. They are as good as it gets and I would recommend them to anyone for anything they asked.
My prayers and love are with you in this very difficult time, as a mother you could not find any better parents for your baby or any better eternal friends for your self than them.

Sincerely,
Another Birth Mom