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Joe & Sharon are hopeful adoptive parents from Texas 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 First, let us say that we admire the strength, courage and faith you posses that brought you to this very moment. We know that you are in the process of making a decision that will greatly impact your life as well as the life of your unborn child. It is our hope that you will open your heart to the possibility that our family is a match for you and your child and that you will find peace, comfort and happiness with this decision.

Our names are Joe and Sharon. When we met in early 2000, we quickly realized our relationship would last a lifetime. One of the things we felt strongly about was a big family. We both come from families with three children and looking back, realize that our greatest childhood memories are those we made with our siblings.

About Us Joe has a fraternal twin brother and an older brother (less then a year older). For most of his childhood years, Joe grew up on a lake in a suburb of St Paul, Minnesota. He enjoyed water sports including skiing, sailing, fishing and in the winter, ice fishing and snowmobiling. As a child, he excelled in many things, but it was when he started playing basketball that he found his true passion. At 6'6", Joe had a successful high school and college basketball career. He then went overseas to Australia to play and coach basketball for 9 years. Upon returning to the states, Joe completed his MBA while working full time. Currently, Joe works as a sales manager in the technology industry. He enjoys the flexibility that sales allows him and is regularly home in the mornings and before dinner to spend quality time playing with our two boys. Joe's new favorite passion is coaching our boys in soccer, basketball and t-ball. They all look forward to their "daddy and me" time. Joe is an outgoing, positive person with a great sense of humor. He believes in enjoying life to the fullest, and also doing what is right and treating people with respect.

Sharon grew up in a small town in southern California. As the youngest of three (with an older brother and sister) she was always trying to catch up with her older siblings. Sharon also excelled in sports at a young age, particularly soccer and track and field. In college, Sharon participated in track & field while working on her undergraduate degree. She also received her masters degree in Sport Administration. Currently, Sharon is an enthusiastic, bubbly stay at home mom who loves conversation and spending time with our two boys. She is energetic, enjoys the company of others and likes to get out and do things. Sharon truly enjoys the chaos of life with two little boys and cherishes the quiet cuddly moments when she can get them. When Sharon is home with the kids, they often are doing arts and crafts or playing in the backyard. They also also enjoy board games, imaginative play, riding bikes and going on "adventures". Sharon also enjoys volunteering in the kids' preschool classes. In her down time, she enjoys going out with friends, movies, reading, Sudoku puzzles, and staying in touch with old friends.

We have two biological children, Michael and Drew. Michael will be six years old in September. He arrived 9 weeks premature and is a typical first born child. He is cautious, tentative, and very observant. He is also very smart, incredibly kind, and has a strong sense of right and wrong. Michael will always watch out for his younger brother and we are constantly humbled by his kind and generous spirit. He enjoys swimming, basketball, and soccer as well as playing with his dump trucks, cars and imaginative play. Drew is the classic second child and will turn four years old in July. He is very outgoing, spirited, and energetic. The world is his oyster and every morning he wakes up with a smile and says "Today is a beautiful day." He enjoys playing with kids of all ages and is a little mischievous at times. His positive outlook is contagious and kids are naturally drawn to him.

Having children has changed our lives in so many unexpected and wonderful ways. We treasure our "family time" and have found pleasure in watching our children pursue their own interests through extra-curricular activities. It is now our priority to ensure the health and happiness of our children and provide them with the tools, education and opportunity to be all they can be and achieve their dreams.

We believe we offer a wonderful loving home and can provide a great life with unlimited love and affection as well as financial security. We are a Christian family and feel God has led us to expanding our family through adoption. We regularly attend church, say prayers with our children and openly talk about God and His importance in our lives. We also want to instill in our children the values we were raised with: honesty, respect, strong work ethic, integrity, self confidence and a belief in God.

We feel very blessed to have a wonderful, healthy and loving family. However, we also feel that our family is incomplete and would cherish the opportunity to expand our family through adoption.

We appreciate the time you have taken to consider us as a a family for your child. In choosing us as your adoptive family, we would offer your child two parents who love him/her unconditionally, a very happy and stable home life, and two incredible big brothers with whom he/she could create a lifetime of memories.

Warmly,

Joe & Sharon