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Kevin & Sheryl are hopeful adoptive parents from Illinois waiting to adopt a baby.

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

Dear Birthmother We are so thankful that you are reading this letter and reviewing our profile. We would be incredibly blessed if you would choose us to love and raise your baby.

Our home is made of bricks and mortar, wood and plaster, but it is filled with love. The love that we have for each other and the love that we have for our daughter is overflowing. We were married in 2001. From the beginning, we have known two things to be true. First, we love each other very much. There is not a day that goes by that we do not express that love and speak about that love to one another. And secondly, we have known that we had much love to give. We have deeply desired to share that love with children.

In December of 2002, our dreams were realized when our daughter Anna was born. Anna is an incredibly special and unique little girl in so many ways. She is incredibly affectionate which we adore. She loves books and music class and preschool and taking a bath and swimming and learning new things. Her favorite evening includes mommy helping her with a bath and daddy reading her books and helping her to say her prayers before she goes to sleep. We know that she would love to have a little brother or sister.

About a year after Anna was born, we tried to have a second child. It seemed natural to extend our family since we have much love to share. After trying for many months and after consulting doctors, it became obvious that our daughter was indeed a miracle since we would not be able to conceive again. We both felt uncomfortable with fertility treatments. We immediately believed that God had a different plan for extending our family and that He would do so through another miracle, adoption!

Sheryl is a stay-at-home mom and loves it. Previously, she had been an administrative assistant in a law office. The day before Anna was born she officially "retired" from her work outside the home and now devotes her full time and full attention to being a mom. Her days are spent managing the home and being with Anna. Being a full time mom enables her to do so many things that she otherwise would not have the opportunity to do. There is no doubt that Sheryl would again show herself to be a wonderful mother to a second child.

Sheryl's family is quite small. She has no brothers and sisters. She was particularly close to her grandparents but they are now deceased as is her father. What her family lacks in quantity her mother makes up in quality. Sheryl's mother lives a little over a mile from our house. She is supportive and helpful and loves to babysit. She too would welcome a second grandchild.

Kevin is a Christian Pastor. He has been incredibly blessed with two congregations during his career. The first congregation he served for eleven years in Minnesota and he is currently a Pastor in a church in the suburbs of Chicago. Since his office is only a few blocks from our house, he is able to spend his lunch hour at home with Sheryl and Anna. At a time when many families do not even eat one meal together, we very rarely eat less than two together on any given day. This opportunity has helped to bind our family together.

Kevin's mother also lives only a mile away. Like Sheryl's mother she loves to spend time with Anna and is always ready to babysit. Kevin's father is deceased but used to be a dairy farmer. Kevin has one older brother. He, his wife and two daughters also live in Illinois and we enjoy spending much time together.

In 2002, we moved into a newly constructed home. It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms and has plenty of room for play and fun. We have a large backyard and we live on a dead end street with little traffic and many children who enjoy playing outside. We have also been blessed financially.

We pray that this brief look into our lives gives you an idea of our life together and what we can offer your child. We can offer your child many things but what we know for sure is that we can offer your child a family and a house filled with love.


Bless you,
Sheryl & Kevin