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Thomas & Lynda are hopeful adoptive parents from Missouri waiting to adopt a baby.

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

Dear Birthparent,

Our names are Tom and Lynda and I guess you could say we are “late bloomers”. We were both 31 years old when we met. Neither of us had been married when we met, and we instantly connected. We could talk for hours about anything. We were the same age, had the same interests, and had similar values. We “fit like a glove” and in 8 months, we were engaged and 6 months later, we married. We have now been married 8 years.

We both have professional careers. Tom is a mechanical engineer and Lynda is a wildlife biologist. Soon after marrying, we had to re-locate to Missouri so that Tom could take a better job. Lynda tried to quit her job at that time, thinking that, upon arriving in Missouri, she and Tom would soon start a family. However, her employer insisted she not quit and so she was able to transfer her job to Missouri. Looking back, we realize now that was a great blessing, because little did we know then that starting a family would be so difficult due to our struggle with infertility.

After years of trying, we have come to accept that we will likely never have biological children. It took a while to accept that, but we care not so much how our child enters our family, but rather, more on how much love and care we can give a child. We both have led very fulfilling and blessed lives, and we long to pass our blessings on to a child. We both have hearts full of love, joy and excitement just waiting to be shared with a child of our own.

If we ever become parents, Lynda’s job will allow her to stay home full-time for up to 12 weeks following the adoption. Tom’s job allows him to work from home often, and on a very flexible part-time schedule as needed. We were both raised by mothers who stayed home with us during our early childhood, and it is our intent to give that same level of attention to our child, if at all possible.

We both love children. We have 2 young nieces and 2 nephews and we enjoy being their aunt and uncle. We have taken them camping, hiking, to the beach, and just played with them. Lynda has always loved working with kids. She became a Girl Scout leader while still in college, and today, does many outdoor learning programs for kids as part of her job. Tom loves to “act goofy” with kids and they always adore his joking and sense of humor.

Our hobbies can be summed up to be “anything outdoors”. We love to hike, camp, garden, and play with our dog, Sage. Because we love the outdoors, we live in the country where we can have a big yard and garden, and our child will always have lots of room to run, play and explore. Tom is also very musical and plays guitar and drums. Lynda likes to dance and is a pretty good clogger. We both like to cook, and much of our food comes from our garden. And, when we get time off, we often travel to places around the U.S. where we can enjoy our hobbies of birdwatching, hiking and camping.

Tom is an only child, and has two very loving parents who adore him to this day. Lynda has a very close family, with one sister. Both her and Tom’s parents have been married to each other for over 40 years now. Both sets of parents know each other well. We visit them all at least twice a year, and with a child, our visits will likely become more frequent. Tom’s parents will likely try to lavish their only grandchild with gifts and attention. Lynda’s parents will make sure our child feels like part of the family. Lynda’s father particularly looks forward to sharing stories about the other members of our family who were adopted. Both Lynda’s great-grandmother and grandmother were adopted as children and they are held in very high regard in Lynda’s family.

Only God knows what is in store for any of us. However, He has put such great love for a child in our hearts that we pray that somewhere out there, a child is meant for us. We can promise you that any child that becomes part of our family will be loved without condition, and that we will do everything in our power to raise them to be a healthy, loving, and fulfilled adult that you can be proud of.

Thank you for considering adoption for your baby. We can only imagine the great difficulty and fear that you must be feeling about this important decision. But, we hope that we can give you the assurance that any child we adopt will always know that it was your love that brought him or her to us, and that without your great sacrifice, none of us would know the joy that can come from such an immeasurable gift.