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Jason & Annette are hopeful adoptive parents from Maryland waiting to adopt a baby.

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

Hello, and a bit about us... We’re so glad you’re reading our letter. Glad you’re making a plan for your baby and honored that you would spend a few minutes with us.

We both joined the Navy out of high school, which was a perfect fit for that stage in our lives. We met in a training school in Monterey and fell in love all along the California coastline. These days, Jason works as an investment analyst and says that he has the best job in the world. Work inspires him, but it doesn’t consume him and he’s looking forward to the day when the workday ends with splash-time baths, bedtime stories, and playing the hero to our child’s heart. For now, Annette works as a financial specialist for retirement plans, but is really just marking time until she can call herself a full-time Mommy. She can’t wait to watch our child’s wonder in discovering the world, answer thousands of questions about birds and colors, then about algebra and relationships. She gets especially excited when she thinks about knock-knock jokes and catching that sparkle when our little one “gets it”.

Things that make us tick Jason talking about Annette:

I’m supposed to tell you that I fell in love with Annette because she’s beautiful and brilliant…mostly true, but not overly original. Actually, her gorgeous raven hair caught my eye, and her adventurous spirit hooked me for life. Annette inspires and amazes me. She grew up in a pretty terrible family situation but through sheer determination (and some divine intervention), she’s become a living example of deep character and feminine strength. She’s smart and strong, yet she lets me lead. She doesn’t need me, but she wants me. She encourages me to guide our family so that each year is a little better than the last. Knowing how central Annette is to my joy and success, I look forward to setting an example for our children as they choose their own friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, and ultimately their own husbands and wives.

I know Annette will be awesome in teaching our kids. She took a bunch of early childhood development classes at our local community college to prepare for raising our children and I already see BIG dividends with our nephew & nieces. It’s especially neat to watch her playing and talking with them – she seems to intuitively know how to engage on their level, and answer their questions in ways they can understand.

Annette talking about Jason:
Jason is a man of high integrity, passion, and commitment. A man who leads by example, finishes what he starts, and gets up when life knocks him down. He’s patient, he’s wise, and he’s kind - the type of man who is capable of running twice as fast as I do, yet stays with me through an entire 10 mile race because he wants to be with me when I finish it! He takes God’s call to be a leader in our family seriously. Jason’s love gives me freedom - freedom to try new things, freedom to fall, freedom to change, freedom to LOVE. He encourages me and he loves me well. He enjoys seeing me succeed and you gotta love a guy like that! When I look at all he has accomplished in the 14 years I’ve known him and all he’s inspired me to accomplish, I can’t wait to see how our child blossoms under his leadership and love.

Just for Fun
We both love playing tennis – the activity, motion, and concentration of a hard match. There’s just something about that time when hands and feet are racing, while your mind floats free… then the “THWOP!” when you crush a shot. Pure, simple satisfaction.

We’re also both avid readers. Annette loves to fall into a story – whether it’s a collection of Erma Bombeck columns, or the witty way Terry Pratchett turns a phrase. Jason veers towards books that he can wrestle with – John Steinbeck and William Manchester are two favorites.

And of course there’s skiing. You have to understand… Annette was 22 and had never spent any time in the mountains when Jason took her on her first ski trip. WOW! The feeling of skis whooshing through the snow, the wind in our faces, staring down the hills, leaning into the turns…there’s nothing like it! Plus, when gravity finally wins, falls are relatively painless and usually HILARIOUS! We can’t wait to share these things with our little ones!

Our Home & Our Hopes We think of home as our refuge – our personal corner of comfort and safety in the world. When friends come over, everyone tends to gather around the kitchen island – these two people cooking, those two talking sports, and the little ones usually chasing our dog and cat, Rex and Tess, around the kitchen. Maybe the best description is controlled, happy chaos.

As you’ve probably gathered, we both love to cook. Jason specializes in spicy food and breakfast stuff, leaving the cozy hearth foods and wonderful baked goods to Annette. Downstairs, the romper room stands ready to be filled with toys and laughter. Upstairs, the nursery is waiting for baby and baby smells. Evenings, we unwind, cook a fresh dinner, and share our day. Nights usually find us doing things that sound boring, but the activity (playing cards or curling up with our favorite shows) is really just an excuse to relax together.

Hopes for Our Family
There are so many things we want to teach our children. First, we want to teach them that God loves them. Everyday. When the world stops making sense, whether it’s the lows we experienced with infertility or the highs that came with personal achievements, we’ve both found tremendous comfort and stability with Him. We want to give our children that knowledge, too. Also, as silly as this may sound, Annette dreams of teaching them to tie their shoes… just seeing their faces light up in victory the first time they do it on their own. Jason is excited about teaching them how to be smart about taking risks – to be confident enough in themselves to really go for it because, for us, life isn’t about never falling; it’s about the strength, courage, and character required to get up after those inevitable falls. Of course, they could learn all of that just by watching us ski ;-)

In Closing Thank you again for spending a few minutes with us. We admire your courage and are confident there is a home out there for your baby - A home where your baby will be so well loved, so well cared for, and so cherished that you will never have to wonder if you made the right decision.

May God bless you both,
Jason and Annette

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