Dear Birth Mother,

     We hope that this letter will provide you with some insight into our everyday lives and more importantly illustrate how we will raise and love your child.

     Victor and I met each other at the University of Delaware. We were both professors of education. In the beginning of our romance, we thought that our relationship would be temporary, but we have been together now for 8 years. We currently live in a lovely home in Northern California and spend a great deal of time outdoors, traveling, and with family and friends. Living in Northern California allows us to attend the ballet and symphony as well as kayak on the ocean bays and hike up into the mountains.

     Elaine is a researcher for a computer company not far from our home. This gives her the flexibility to work at home or at the office. After the adoption, Elaine plans to take several months off from work and then resume work part-time. I took early retirement as a professor when we moved from Newark so that Elaine and I could be together.
     Now much of my time is spent at home, swimming, working out, reading good books, and meeting friends in coffee shops. We want to design our lives so that we can be at home with our child as much as possible.

     Victor is a smart and very patient person. His patience will really become important when our child asks him to read the same storybook for the 50th time! He is also a loving and kind man and always has an optimistic outlook. Victor’s mother lives on the east coast but Victor spends many holidays with her and visits regularly. Victor share’s Elaine’s
passion of travel. He loves to immerse himself in different cultures and learn about their values and traditions. He very much wants to share this passion with our child and take them with us wherever we travel. Victor believes that seeing the world is a great way to learn about life and history.

     Elaine is a passionate, funny, smart, loving person who wants very much to have a family of her own. She is very productive, has established a wonderful career for herself as a research scientist and has recognized that being a mother is the most important aspect of her life going forward. Elaine has two younger sisters with whom she is very close. One is married with three young children and the other is in a serious relationship with her boyfriend. They both live on the east coast and visit often. Elaine loves being an aunt to her niece and nephews and spends a great deal of time playing and reading with them whenever we visit. Elaine’s parents also live out east and are very eager to become grandparents with our new child. Elaine loves animals. We have two cats (Gretsky and Java) and they provide us with many hours of enjoyment. We think that having animals in the house is a good learning experience for our child. We want to be able to teach our child to be nurturing, kind and loving to all living things.

     In addition to travel, Victor and I are very active. We enjoy skiing in the winter months, hiking, kayaking and swimming in the summer, as well as taking long walks along the beach or in botanical parks. Our child will spend a great deal of time outdoors with us having fun,

     Victor and I believe that learning is essential to growing up healthy and happy. We want our child to be eager to learn new things and to wonder about the world around them. Since we are both well educated we recognize the value of good schools and the importance of finding the right learning environments for children to develop to their full potential.

     In addition to our faiths and spiritualities, we share values of honesty, respect, and kindness for ourselves and for others. We are a very communicative couple and intend to raise a child with these values in our home. It has been 8 years since Victor and I have been together and we continue to have a loving, passionate, and committed relationship. We hope to welcome your child into our home that will be filled with love, kindness, and fun. We have completed a home study that assesses all aspects of our lives in detail to ensure that we are qualified parents.

     We often think about the decision that you are undertaking and recognize how difficult this must be for you. Please know that giving your child to us will be the greatest gift that anyone can offer to another. We make this promise to you that we will raise the child in a loving, respectful, and playful home so that they will become a caring, trusted, and likeable adult. We are also willing to send photographs to you as well as accept photographs of you to share with our child as he or she grows older.

     If you want to learn more about us or contact us directly then please contact Cindy Simonson (anytime) at A Act of Caring 800-556-6535.

Sincerely,

Victor and Elaine