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Travis & Annette are hopeful adoptive parents from Nebraska waiting to adopt a baby.

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Courage & Honor Dear Expectant Parent -
In trying to imagine the decisions you are considering, and the difficulty of those decisions, the words that come to our minds are courage and honor. The courage you are showing to make these important decisions and the honor you are showing to life. We feel lucky having you consider us to raise the child you will bring into the world.

About Us
We love children and are unable to have biological children. We knew this was a possibility prior to getting married and had decided that we would adopt if we found out that we were infertile. Both of us are very comfortable with adoption because we have family and several friends who are adopted themselves or have adopted children of their own. Our friends and family fully support our decision to adopt.

Our Marriage
We have been married for five years and consider each other our best friend. We met online seven years ago and realized that Annette and one of Travis’ brothers were very good friends in college. We still tease Travis’ brother, asking him why he didn’t set us up back then!

Our Life
We live in a suburban neighborhood just outside Omaha, in a four bedroom home. Our house is a block from a new elementary school and our neighborhood is filled with young children. Travis is the Vice President of a large financial services company and Annette is an attorney. Annette intends to stay at home once we have a child.

About Annette My Family
I have a twin sister and a younger brother. My dad was a police officer and my mom a nurse. My parents were married for 39 years when my dad passed away a few years ago. My sister and brother are both married. My brother and his wife have two young children, a girl and a boy who bring great joy to our family. Travis and I are close to our families and are lucky in that they live nearby. We get together with them often and we love spending time with our nieces and nephews.

My interests
I love crafts, especially making cards and jewelry. I also enjoy photography, scrapbooking, shopping and playing the piano. Travis and I spend a lot of time together, especially taking walks, gardening, trying new recipes, going to concerts, volunteering at our church and traveling.

Additionally, I am involved with the Big Brother Big Sister program and love being a Big Sister. My Little Sister was eight when we met and she is now sixteen. It’s amazing how time flies and how much fun we have together. I love her like a sister.

On Travis
Travis is everything I was looking for and more. He is kind, intelligent, strong and humorous. More than anyone I know, he realizes what is truly important in life. When my dad was ill and we were engaged, Travis passed up a great job opportunity out of state. He thought it was more important that we stay in Nebraska and help out my parents. Travis will be an involved, caring and patient father.

My Dreams
I can’t wait to push our child in a stroller through the neighborhood, let him/her smell the roses in our garden and introduce our son or daughter to our cooking. I also look forward to taking our child to the beach for the first time and teaching our child his/her bedtime prayers. Our Christian faith is very important to us, and we intend to pass that faith on to our child.

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About Travis My Family
I’m the youngest of four boys. Annette and I are lucky to be part of wonderful families, which has created a strong desire for family in each of us. My parents have been married for 48 years and have provided great examples of marriage, faithfulness, and quality parenting. My dad was in the navy for twenty years and then worked at a power plant. My mom stayed home with us and then later taught preschool.

Annette and I are fortunate. We were given opportunities in education and in our careers, and we have worked hard to take advantage of our chances. As a result, we are financially secure and only one of us has to work outside of the home. Both of us have advanced degrees, and we will do everything to make sure our kids have those same opportunities and know the importance of hard work. Having ten nieces and nephews is awesome for us, and watching and helping them has been a great joy. They are all very excited to have another cousin!

My Interests
Okay, so perhaps you want a sentence or two about me. I love sports, both for the action they deliver and for the values they can help us all learn – teamwork and sacrifice. I play golf and tennis and I also run (actually more of a jog now). Watching sports is fun, too, and I’m a big Cornhusker fan as well as a huge NFL fan. When the weather isn’t cooperating, Wii tennis becomes my favorite. I also read a lot. I have books everywhere and on almost every topic.

On Annette
Meeting Annette is the best thing to ever happen to me. More than anything else in this letter I wish to brag about my wife Annette. Six years ago I fell deeply in love with her, and one of the many reasons why is that I know she’ll be a great mom. She is full of compassion and a desire to help others. Annette is a big sister in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, volunteers at church, cooks food for shelters, and on and on and on. Being with her gives me the desire to help others, and we both want to pass this desire on to our future children.

My Dreams
I love being married and really want the experience of raising children – reading to them and rocking them to sleep, coaching them in sports, helping with their homework, teaching them to cook, showing them to volunteer and help others – these are the family experiences I dream of.

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Open Adoption Extended Family
The perfect adoption experience for us centers on a lasting open relationship with you and your family. We will do everything we can to make this easy for you. We hope to co-create this relationship with you in ways that work for you as well as for us, and we envision a relationship that is like extended family. Like extended family, we’ll stay in touch through visits, phone calls, our website, e-mails and texting. Our child will know the love of many, many people during everyday moments as well as big occasions. No one can have too many people that love them. Of course, if you do not desire an open relationship, we will respect your wishes.

THANK YOU
Thank you for considering us as the parents of your child. We pray that God will guide you through this difficult time and grant you peace and happiness. We wish you and your child all the best.

With Love,

Travis and Annette

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