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Tim & Andrea are hopeful adoptive parents from Tennessee waiting to adopt a baby.

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Welcome to Our Profile Hi there! We want to first thank you for considering adoption and taking the time to look at our profile. If you should choose us, you are giving a great gift to both us and your child. For the child you are choosing life, and for us you would be blessing us with the family we've always dreamed about. Whatever child God brings our way will be received with unconditional love and a warm, comfortable home complete with trips to the park, family vacations, and lots of pets and cousins to play with.

A Letter from Tim Let me first introduce myself and my wife. I, while not necessarily inclined towards sports, try to lead an active life. Andrea has really opened me up to the great outdoors- we go hiking, camping, and play outside with our nieces and nephews whenever we can. I’m also an art enthusiast. While my brother got the musical talent in the art world, I was drawn to the visual side. I’ve drawn since I was 3 and have grown from there. Animation was always a fascination of mine and led me to pursue an art career where I eventually became a Graphic Designer and a furniture designer. So it goes without saying that I plan to introduce art into my child’s life.

Upon introducing my wife Andrea, I must say our child will never be bored. Not only is she active outdoors and with the arts (she’s a wonderful photographer) but she also was home-schooled from the 3rd grade on, so she knows what it takes to keep an overactive imagination satisfied (sometimes I wonder if anyone’s imagination is more active than hers ^_^ ). She’s constantly coming up with cool ideas for our nieces and nephews that are fun and educational (at the same time even!)

I can honestly say that I’ve never seen anyone better with children- I’m sure everyone says that about their spouse- but I am totally amazed by her. She is a natural with kids and has been around them since she was a kid herself. She’s helped her sister with all 4 of her kids and, has also taken care of some of our friends children numerous times. She is very loving but manages to never let the kids walk all over her like alot of people do these days. She’s not too strict but she doesn’t let the kids run wild either. Andrea is very well rounded and level headed. She takes the time to think about the consequences of her actions and is a natural problem solver. Ironically she’s probably one of the most free spirits I’ve ever met.

She’s gotten me to open up to lots of new experiences and I’m a better person for it - she was actually the first one to suggest adoption to me before we ever got married and long before we ever even had fertility problems. I agreed with her whole-heartedly but the fact that she’s so loving and open minded is one of the things I love so much about her. She really has made my life better and I honestly don’t know how I ever made it without her. We have made it through times and situations that would probably have torn other couples apart but we made it through with a strong and unconditional love that’s stronger than ever before. It’s the same love that I know we will share with our child.

Andrea and I are very open with our relationship and parenthood will be no different. We have similar views on discipline and tough issues such as religion, and where we do differ, we communicate to get our points across to each other. I know we both want to enter parenthood with an open heart and mind. We want to be teachers, guiding our child through life and helping any way that they may need. We want them to know that we’ll always be there for them, not judging them for anything. We want to protect our child, but at the same time, letting them make some of their own mistakes in life. We grow not by being totally sheltered from the outside world, but by learning from our mistakes and taking the lessons with us to make life better.

I want my family to know I’ll always be there for them. My one major goal in life (I’m sure just like most other people) is to look back on life when I’m old and grey, with a smile, knowing that I had a positive impact on someone’s life. I want to know that I made a difference in my wife and children’s lives, to love and be loved.

I’d like to end my letter by again thanking you for considering adoption. It’s one of the greatest gifts that could ever be given someone. It’s a great blessing to unite families through adoption. The child will be loved by two families and will have such a rich cultural heritage and background to look back on from both groups! I know my whole family is excited. Mom and Dad and Andrea’s Mom and Dad are ready for a grandchild (well, another grandchild in Andrea’s parents’ case). Andrea’s brothers and sister are delighted at having another addition to the family and all the nieces and nephews are thrilled at the idea of having a new cousin to play with. There definitely will not be a lack of family and love for our child.

I definitely would want our child to know about their background and Andrea and I plan to introduce the concept of adoption to them gradually and consistently throughout the years. We already have a few good children’s books about adoption picked to read to them. I believe God has a purpose for us all and everything happens for a reason. I can’t wait to greet the child that He brings our way.

Thank you for taking the time to read my letter,

Tim

A Letter from Andrea Hello,

I feel like I’m at a total loss for words writing this letter. The only way I can think of to start is by telling you how thankful I am that, no matter if you place your child with a waiting family like ours or decide to raise the baby yourself; you are giving him/her life.

That is an amazing gift that not everyone would choose and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for it. I know you’re probably not feeling very brave right now but, I think you are. I can’t even begin to imagine what you must be going through right now, but my heart goes out to you.

Well now let me tell you a little about my husband, Tim, and our life together. Tim is a small town boy from West TN, and lived in the same house, with his parents and younger brother, all his life until he went to college. Even then he only moved a short distance to go to Murray State up in Kentucky.

We met while he was still in college and I was about to start my final year in High School. We met eachother for the first time out at Opry Mills Mall and before we knew it we were talking and laughing like old friends for hours until we finally had to break away from each other and go back to our homes, after swapping phone numbers and emails of course.

He and I began dating soon after and I cherish that day we met. My heart was captured the first time he met my nephews (At that time I only had 2 nephews and a niece, now we have 7 nieces and nephews!) He brought the boys each a little toy and was so kind and understanding when my three year old nephew jumped in his lap while he was asleep and landed in a very, sensitive area.

Any 21 year old man who can be woke up by a flying toddler screaming like a banshee and planting both knees into their privates, and still be as sweet as Tim was about it, is incredibly rare to say the least. If anyone had told me that day, that my nephews would be calling him “Uncle Tim Tim” I probably wouldn’t have believed them.

Anyway we got married a little over a year after we started dating and moved into a nice little 1 bedroom apartment in Murray, where Tim was still in college. I loved spending late nights in the Woodshop or the Design Lab with him as he was finishing projects or getting ready for a gallery showcase of his artwork.

I stood proudly in the stands as he graduated Summa cum Laude. Now he has a great job as a Graphic Designer and has had some of his art in galleries in Franklin and Murfreesboro.

We love traveling when we can and some of our vacation spots have included our honeymoon which was in Canton, NC (where a “quick hike” to the bottom of a waterfall turned into a 16 mile hike, and amazingly we didn’t kill each other or even argue). We’ve also been to Chicago, Hot Springs, Gatlinburg and Myrtle Beach to name a few favorite places.

When we’re at home we like to play in the backyard with our nieces and nephews, either in the swimming pool, tossing the ball around (even though the kids are better than we are at sports) or playing on the swing set. We also take trips to nearby parks, zoos, and other fun spots when we can.

If there’s something new to see, then we want to see it. One day I’d love for us just to be able to take a summer trip across the country, just to see all the sights and do the tourist bit, I think that would be so much fun!

Since I’ve told you a little about us I guess I’ll move on to tell you about what you can expect if you choose to place your child with us. There will never be any lack of love and support; both sides of our family are eagerly awaiting a new addition.

I’m currently working from home as a Freelance Photographer, so I would be able to spend most of my time at home with the baby. My career is always going to be second to my family, I love my work but if it ever looks like it's taking up too much of my time I will cut back in a heartbeat. And also, should I ever be sick and unable to care for the baby, Tim’s workplace is incredibly understanding and would have no problem with him working from home so he could take care of the baby.


We have a nice home in a fairly peaceful neighborhood, and we have a bit of a “zoo” which includes a dog, cat, and also several rabbits, birds, and fish.

Tim and I love each other very much and now we’re ready to be a family and share that love with a child. And Tim will be such an amazing father, I’ve seen him holding screaming infants and still smiling and he has such patience and kindness with our own nieces and nephews and also with our friends’ kids.

We’d raise a baby in a home where they would always know they were loved, and we’d do all we could to help them learn, grow, and reach their dreams and goals.

If they love art or music, we’ll share in their interest and teach them all we know. If they’re into dancing, or sports, or whatever else they may be interested in we’ll be in the audience cheering louder than anyone else there.... I can just see Tim there with an air horn.

No matter what their interests, we’ll do anything and everything we can to help them, be their guiding hand and their constant cheering section throughout their life.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this letter and giving us your consideration. I wish you the best of luck with everything.

Thanks again,

Andrea