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John & Clyda are hopeful adoptive parents from Nebraska waiting to adopt a baby.

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

Thank You! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share some of our thoughts with you. We know and understand that you might be experiencing mixed emotions about the adoption of your child. As a close relative once explained to us, she was nervous about letting her child go, but also felt peace that her decision was correct, and that her child would have the life she hoped to have provided. Like our close relative, our hope is to provide the type of home she dreamed of for her child.

We are excited to be adopting again! After years of struggling with infertility we came to the conclusion that adoption was the right choice for us. About a year later we met an amazing young woman, who gave us one of our greatest gifts, our son Bennett. We know he was meant to be our son. We have loved watching him grow, and seeing his own unique personality shine through. Not too long ago we met another amazing woman. She inspired us with her courage and fortitude as we adopted Noah into our family. Noah is likewise a heaven-sent gift. We have enjoyed Noah's fun personality and his sweetness. We are in awe of how he has fit right into our family and how he has strengthened it. We have enjoyed staying in contact with both birth mothers and consider them as part of our family. As a family, we look forward to sharing this same love with another child.

Just who are we? We met at an activity for our church. John had just graduated from college and was working and saving money for law school. Clyda was attending a university and working on her degree. John came over and introduced himself to Clyda and her friends—they were the new girls. John had a plate of brownies and being polite, he offered some to Clyda and her friends. However, Clyda, was in a fun and teasing mood, and thought it would be more fun to smash the brownies in someone’s face rather than eating them. John quickly grabbed one of her friends to be the victim. While Clyda’s friend was being held hostage, Clyda gave her friend the old wink and nod. Clyda’s friend ducked and a brownie landed instead on John’s face. Of course this then started a big brownie fight. By the end the brownies were all gone and we were covered in them. About a year later we were married.

When it comes to our upbringing, we share a lot of things in common. We are both the youngest of larger families. Clyda is the youngest of six children and John is the youngest of seven. We both grew up living on hobby-farms. Clyda grew up loving animals; John grew up loving gardening and farming. Both of us attended large high schools. During high school, Clyda found her love for music and theater and John loved running, playing trumpet and being involved in student government. We also both love traveling and experiencing new things. Clyda has traveled to various places throughout the country and John has lived in Canada, Israel, Egypt and Jordan. We continue many of these same hobbies and talents and love to learn and visit new places.
Our interests and hobbies include music, watching BYU sports, hiking, camping, biking, gardening, and going to the symphony and Broadway musicals. Clyda enjoys playing the piano, reading, cross-stitching, quilting, scrapbooking, singing, boating, camping and doing crafty things. John likes to go fishing, play basketball, go snow/water skiing, and learn about history and other cultures.

Bennett and Noah Bennett.

Our lives changed dramatically when Bennett joined our family. Bennett is a ball of energy which keeps us going. He is a ham and has quite the sense of humor. Bennett is so happy and loves to sing songs. He is always singing and if he can't quite remember the words, no worries-- he has lyrics to improvise. We love watching him grow and cherish having him in our lives. If Ben is not giving us hugs or getting us to read him a book, he is playing with his toys and looking for a friend to join him in the fun. Bennett really enjoys preschool and tells us daily about what he learned and what his teachers said.

Noah.

Noah brought even more changes into our lives. Noah is thoughtful, caring and sensitive. He brings sincerity, calmness and peacefulness to our home. While Noah can be more serious than Bennett, Noah loves to make us laugh. Whether he is busting a move dancing or pulling a silly face, Noah brings much laughter to our lives. He has the funniest laugh you have ever heard. Noah is also quite the kisser. If he is not kissing the goat at the zoo, he is kissing the mannequin at the mall. Watch out, or be prepared to pucker up! Noah loves getting some of mom's special attention while Bennett attends preschool. We love watching him be a gentle, happy little brother and love the joy he brings to our family.

Bennett and Noah are the light of our lives and we can’t imagine where we would be without them. We sure love them!

We love to be together! When Bennett joined our family, Clyda was promoted from Executive Assistant to stay-at-home mom. She loves to play such a big role in Bennett and Noah’s lives and has never been happier. John works as an in-house attorney at an architectural and engineering firm. He loves to come home from work to be greeted by his happy boys. John loves to tickle and tease Bennett until he laughs out loud; and to cuddle with Noah and sing him songs. Being a father has brought great joy to his life as well.

From the very beginning our relationship has been fun-loving and spirited. Whether it is going dancing or going to the grocery store, we enjoy spending time with one another. Bennett and Noah have brought new and wonderful dimensions to our family. We love taking our sons to see relatives, taking them to the park, and playing games together. We look forward to continuing the fun times and strengthening the love in our family. Our goal is to build our family with Christ-centered principles so that we might enjoy an eternal family. We pray you will be given courage to accept and succeed at whatever path you choose for you and your child.

With Love,

Clyda and John