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Lance & Amber are hopeful adoptive parents from Pennsylvania waiting to adopt a baby.

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

Congratulations!
Adoption in Progress.

Introduction
Dear Friend,

Although we cannot possibly fully understand the feelings and emotions you are going through at this time in your life, we want to say thank you and share our appreciation for you in considering this selfless and courageous decision of adoption.

This year around Valentine’s Day, we were thinking a lot about love and all of its forms. Although it is tradition to focus on romantic love stories for this specific holiday, we were drawn to a more general form of the word “love.” This led us to think of you, the birthmother meant for us. You represent a very powerful form of the word “love.” You love your baby so much that you are choosing to give it life. You love your baby so much that you want it to have the best that life has to offer. That is love.

We want you to know that you are loved by us. We pray for you and your baby everyday (at least once). We know that what you are doing is not easy and if there is anything that we can do to ease your burden, please allow us to help. If we are the couple that you have been searching for, we pray that you will be able to recognize us and give us the most amazing gift of love that we could ever pray for—part of you, your baby.

We will love your baby very deeply and teach him or her to also love and respect you for the wonderful gift of love that you gave them—the loving gift of life.

We know that God performs miracles and answers prayers in so many ways and we are grateful that you may be the answer to our numberless prayers through your brave decision. We hope that we may also be an answer to your heartfelt prayers in seeking a joyful and fulfilling life for your special child.

Please take the time to get to know more about us from the additional information we have provided. We pray that you will have God’s blessings of peace and guidance as you move forward in this adoption process and throughout the rest of your life.


With love,

Lance and Amber

Our Family We know that God has a plan for each one of His children. We have been taught this truth in many ways. One way He taught us this was in the miraculous way he directed Amber, as a young teenager from Pennsylvania, to build specific friendships and to yearn to know more about herself and her Heavenly Father, ultimately resulting in her moving to Utah for college where we were able to meet and be married. This was a happy lesson for which we will be forever grateful.

Another way that God has taught us that He really has a plan for each of His children is in the heartache and struggle that we have shared together as we have sought to become parents. Although this long and difficult lesson was not nearly as enjoyable as that of our meeting, dating and getting married, we have learned so many things, grown so much closer together, and feel so much more prepared to become parents and for our life ahead because of this experience and we trust that this lesson will also have a happy ending.

We have now been married for almost five years and we have spent most of our married life obtaining Lance’s medical education. When he finished medical school and began his residency training, we moved out of our apartment clear across the street and down about a half a block where we bought our first home and were also joined by our puggle (half pug and half beagle) puppy, Tuya.

We’re not sure where Lance’s further training and career will take us, but Amber envisions a home in a semi-rural area and is looking forward to spending her days as a mother and a homemaker. Lance, in addition to practicing medicine, hopes to have a big lawn to mow, a garden full of raspberries, and a lot of time to enjoy being at home with his family.


Growing Up

Lance—
My parents are big family people. My mom was trained as a registered nurse, but "retired" early to be at home where she raised me and my five brothers and sisters. The kids were spoiled by my dad because he was fortunate enough to have a job that allowed him to provide for us and also to spend a lot of time with the family. Spending both quality and a large quantity of time together helped make our family really close.

My parents were always interested in many of the exciting things life has to offer and did their best to encourage us to develop our talents and interests too. A few of these interests include: cultural activities involving theater and music, sports, and politics.

My dad is a very personable businessman and loves to joke with and talk to anyone anywhere. My mother is a little shier in large groups but loves to talk and socialize with those she knows and loves.



Amber—

I love my family very much. I was born and lived the early years of my life with a stay-at-home mom, my dad, and my little sister, who has always been my dearest friend. Unfortunately, my parents were divorced just after I turned seven. Though it was very sad at that time, I know that the Lord took a difficult situation and made something wonderful out of it by blessing me with a step-father, whom I love dearly, and a step-mother and two step-siblings who also mean a lot to me and have played a large role in my life.

Although my family doesn't fit the traditional mold, among many other things, they have taught me great lessons on love, loyalty and acceptance.

Hobbies and Interests One of the neatest things we’ve discovered over our almost five years of marriage is how many new interests and hobbies we have developed. It’s fun looking back and reflecting on how some of the things we’ve liked have been put on the backburner as we’ve developed new interests and how some have stayed the same throughout. We’ve both realized that whether it be taking a long road trip and camping out in New England, to late nights listening to all of the Harry Potter books together on tape, or even to our daily walks with our little dog Tuya, our dearest interests and hobbies, and the ones we do most often, are the ones we can do together.

Lance—
-spending time with wife/family
-history, geography, politics
-medicine
-basketball, golf, camping, fishing, waterskiing and boating
-piano and listening to Amber sing
-reading (especially about those things in my list above) and watching movies
-gardening


Amber—
-spending time with husband/family
-singing and performing
-fishing, camping, travel
-taking care of my dog, Tuya
-reading and watching movies
-making things (artwork, embroidery, quilting)
-hanging out at the beach or pool
-cooking and baking
-travel