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Kevin & Sharon are hopeful adoptive parents from Virginia 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 Hello! We are Sharon and Kevin, a happily married couple hoping to grow our family through adoption. We'd like to start by saying that we admire your strength and the extraordinary love that it takes to choose adoption for your baby. We have great respect for your choice, and we hope that reading this snapshot of our life together will be helpful in your search for the right adoptive parents for your child.
We waited for what seemed like an eternity to find our son, Jonah! Patience, persistence and prayer resulted in a successful adoption in July 2010. He is an incredibly sweet, easy going little guy who amazes us on a daily basis. It's funny how sleepless nights, reflux, and teething all get erased with one smile from him! We both believe in the importance of family and the special bond between brothers and sisters. We want Jonah and his sibling, whether a boy or girl, to know that special relationship and have each other to lean on through life. Seriously, don't we all need a sibling to squabble with once in a while? :)
Where We Live... We live in a spacious home that we designed together, on a quiet corner lot in a great neighborhood. In addition to a play room and a large yard for children to play in, there is a park and playground just down the street and a neighborhood pool.

Background & Lifestyle Kevin is the younger of two children and Sharon is the eighth of nine children. We were both raised in the Catholic faith. We believe that living our faith is the best way to model positive values for our children. We both have a strong work ethic and also believe that education is important. Both of us worked to put ourselves through school. Sharon has a Masters degree in Counseling and Development and enjoys working with teens and their parents. Kevin has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and works as a Planning Engineer for a utility company. Since adopting our son in July, Sharon is a stay at home mom and plans to work part time in private practice when our children reach school age.
We both have a great sense of humor and believe that play is important, so we try to find fun in all that we do. Yes, that means we can be a little goofy, but we think that's the good stuff in life :) We are blessed to have a wonderful and diverse circle of friends that we enjoy spending time with. We like hiking, traveling to new places, playing board games, watching movies, and trying different kinds of foods. Sharon loves to cook and bake for a crowd, so we often host friends and family dinners. Since Jonah came along, we like to read books with him, sing silly songs to him and pretty much watch in awe as he learns new things every day!

Friends & Family Being from a big family, Sharon has lots of nephews and nieces, close by for our children to play with. Kevin also has a niece who loves to visit us. We both believe that family comes first and we cherish spending time with both of our families…that means lots of birthday parties, sporting events and school plays. We have a great time at our annual family beach trip where the kids keep us constantly busy building sand castles and going to the boardwalk. Spending time with children brings us great joy. There is no shortage of love, support, and fun in this family!

Children Although our struggle with infertility was painful, it also strengthened our faith and made us even more determined to build a family. We feel blessed to have adopted once and we believe that God has another child in His plan for us. We have learned alot about adoption through our own experience and through the personal experiences of our friends and family members who have adopted. We plan to be open with our children about their adoption and are open to maintaining a connection with you through photos and letters.

Thanks for reading this snapshot of our life together. We would love to meet you personally and answer any questions you might have. Please feel free to call or email us at any time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your baby as you face this important decision. Thank you for considering us!