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Doug & Caroline are hopeful adoptive parents from Utah 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 Parents, We want you to know how much we admire you for your strength and courage. Your journey to this point illustrates your ability to love beyond yourself. It shows the selfless sacrifice you are willing to give. You might be fearful and you might feel lonely. This journey at times might be difficult, but remember how much you are loved by our family and are honored you have chosen to learn more about us.

We are excited to be on this journey with you. So you can get to know us a little bit better, here is a small glimpse into our family.

About Us
We met at work during college. We vowed we would never date someone we worked with. So all we can say is “never say never.” We have been married almost eleven years. They have been terrific years. Simply saying we “love each other” doesn’t do our marriage justice. We are truly best friends. We support each other and look to each other for encouragement and strength. We also love to laugh and have fun together. We both grew up with loving and supportive families who instilled in each of us the desire to work hard, to persevere and to do good things for others. These are values we want to instill in our children.

Our Feelings About Adoption We felt long ago before Jack was even born that adoption would be part of how we would build our family. We just weren’t sure how the plan would unfold. It is the plan before us now.

We know out of struggles come rich blessings. Out of our infertility struggle came our greatest blessing, Jack. While your struggle is different and unique, there will be rich blessings for you. You will be blessed with the calm assurance that you made the right choice. If you choose us, you will know that your child will be a special part of our family, who will be loved and treasured into eternity. Your child will be told of your sacrifice and your endless love. Your child will be the greatest blessing to our family and the gift our family has been waiting for.

Our Family So Far Doug
Doug is witty (really downright funny). Doug is honest and a very hard worker. It has been his diligent work that has allowed Caroline to stay at home with Jack. Doug is sensitive and kind. He loves sports and loves to have fun. Doug has a lot of faith and is very spiritually minded. Doug is a great dad. He loves to play and laugh with Jack and Jack loves to be with his daddy.

Caroline
Caroline enjoys life’s simple pleasures like a cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter night, going to get French fries with Jack, or the excitement of new pajamas. Caroline is a good listener. She is also kind and generous. Caroline is a great mom. She couldn't be happier to be at home with Jack. Caroline loves to read and sometimes reads late at night when she should be sleeping. She always seems to know what Daddy and Jack are up to. She keeps them out of trouble.

Jack
Our desire and journey to have children finally resulted in the birth of our son, Jack who turned three in February 2010. He is a pure joy. He brings a wonderful spirit into our family. Jack loves to be read to. He loves animals and making all sorts of animal sounds. He loves going to the zoo, especially to see the giraffes, and rhinos. He loves to laugh and has an infectious laugh. He loves to see construction vehicles like cranes, and backhoes. He also loves fire engines and police cars. Jack is a loving child. He gives hugs and "high fives" to whomever is around. Jack will be a great big brother. He really wants someone to play with.

As a Family
We enjoy spending time together even if it’s doing fairly normal things like playing on Jack’s swing set in our big backyard, gardening or taking walks together while Jack picks up rocks and sticks. We would rather be together than with anyone else. Since we had to wait to have children we want to spend as much time together as a family as we can. We look forward to going on vacations together and learning and laughing a lot together. In fact, in 2009 we took Jack to SeaWorld to see Shamu and had an absolute blast.

We live close to both sets of grandparents. Each of them has been married for over 40 years. We have great examples of the importance of family bonds. We see them along with aunts, uncles, and cousins often.

Our Values and Beliefs Education is a priority in our family. Whether it is through traveling (we have both traveled to different parts of the world), reading (both of us love a good book and Jack loves to be read to) or through life experiences we know education opens up the world. We both graduated from college and feel proud of that accomplishment. We think education is a life-long journey and is one that we are just starting with Jack. He already amazes us with how quickly he learns. He loves to tell you what he knows.

We value service to others, to God and to country. This service also plays a big part in our family. We both spend time serving in our church. Caroline works with young women and Doug works in training and counseling leaders in our church. We feel when you serve others; you are serving God and helping God to help others. We value the freedoms we have in this country and are blessed to live in it.

We cherish our home. We feel the best place for a loving family to be is in a warm, secure home. Having a stable, peaceful home where each member is valued and loved equally is one of the most important gifts we can give our children. This gift is one we are carefully crafting as our family grows. We take the responsibility of parenting very seriously and are so blessed to be Jack’s parents and look forward to having other children join our family.

We have a firm and deep conviction that God has a plan for each of us. We hope to be part of that plan for you. We pray for God to sustain you in this journey. We look forward to meeting you. We love you.

Love,
Doug, Caroline, and Jack