Dear Birthmother,

The decision you have made to find parents to provide your child with a safe, loving family is truly a selfless and courageous act of love. We admire you for making this difficult decision and know how important it is that you feel completely comfortable with whom you choose for this life long commitment. Please allow us to introduce our family to you.

We are Bill and Tammy. We have been happily married for 17 years and took our vows in the Catholic Church. Our journey began when we met in our high school music program. Bill played the French horn and trumpet in the band and sang with Tammy in the Chamber Singers. We became best friends and then realized we were destined to be soul mates. Tammy fell for Bill on a music retreat when she fell flat on her rear in the snow and Bill came to her rescue. Bill realized that he was falling in love with Tammy each time she gave him a hug. Tammy learned at age sixteen that she would never be able to conceive a child naturally. Bill knew from first hand experience, growing up with adopted first cousins, that we would be able to provide a loving family one day for a child of our own. In the meantime, we enjoyed being involved in the lives of our one niece and three nephews. In fact one of our nephews lived with us for four years.

Our home is in a quiet, child-friendly neighborhood in Alta Loma ( Rancho Cucamonga), California. We have lived in this house for 7 years and really enjoy the area. The elementary, middle, and high schools are all within walking distance of our home. We often see children in our neighborhood walking to and from school. When we purchased this home and moved from our Ontario, California condominium, we had our hearts geared to start a family. As you can tell, we are ready to begin this chapter in our lives. Our home has 3 bedrooms. This has allowed us plenty of room for our nephews and niece to spend weekends with us over the years. It also has a large, park-like back yard with trees, grass and a lot of space to run and have fun. This has been the perfect place for us to enjoy family barbeques and other special occasions.

Both of us come from very loving and supportive families. Tammy’s parents were married 41 years and Bill’s parents are celebrating their 42 nd anniversary this year. We love spending time with our family, so it is fitting that all of our immediate family lives within a ten mile radius. Our absolute favorite place to spend time together is at Disneyland. We have been annual pass holders for over six years. We often go after work or on weekends to enjoy the family atmosphere. We even encouraged Bill’s parents and our nephew to become pass holders in order to enjoy the park together. Bill loves to star gaze with his telescope and bowls on a league weekly. Some of Tammy’s many hobbies includes a Disney movie collection, several stuffed animals that sing, and a coin collection that she started with her father at a young age. We spend every Friday night with our parents and will often play family games together such as Pictionary, Scene It, and various card games. Our niece just had a baby in May and is very excited about us adopting so our children can grow up together. Please know your child will be loved, safe, and surrounded by a wonderful supportive family.

Tammy has been working for over 18 years with the same company and Bill for over 7 years with his. We both work in the technology field. We also enjoy coming home each night to share our day with each other.

Thank you very much for taking the time to allow us to introduce ourselves to you. We are represented by Nightlight Christian Adoptions and we hope to have the opportunity to meet you. If you want more information about us or would like to meet us, please contact Nightlight at 888.933.2237.

Sincerely,

Bill and Tammy

ADOPTIVE FAMILY INFORMATION AT A GLANCE

Date of marriage: May 6, 1989

Children: None.

Interests and hobbies: We both love going to Disneyland and watching movies. Bill enjoys taking his telescope and going out star gazing or watching trains. Tammy collects stuffed animals that talk, first day covers, and coins. We both collect Disney memorabilia.

Home: We live in a 3 bedroom home in the beautiful city of Alta Loma. We picked this location because we are surrounded by schools all within walking distance and often see children in our neighborhood walking to and from school. Our home is on a large lot with a huge back yard with trees and lots of grass allowing plenty of room to run and play.

Pets: We have a dog and cat. Our cat, “Tye” is a gray tabby mix and is 17 years old. Melissa, our dog, is a Chihuahua mix. She is just a little bit larger than the cat and both love to curl up together and take naps.

Why are you interested in building your family through adoption? There are so many children that can benefit from a loving family. When raising our nephew for four years, we both realized the joys of raising a child and saw the difference we made as parents. We cannot wait for the opportunity to provide a safe and loving home to our child.

Openness to birthparent(s): We welcome open communication with our birthparents for both medical and personal reasons. We will definitely explain to our child that he or she was adopted as soon as they are old enough to understand and would like to have birthparent information and pictures to share with them or for them to be able to meet in person. Also, if there is any type of medical emergency we would like to be able to provide the best care possible by ensuring we have a full medical history of the birthparents including a genetic background.

Childcare plans: We both plan to continue working after adopting, but do have flexible hours and great family support that would help towards minimizing the need for outside child care.

Statement of Faith: We both were raised in the Christian faith and married in the Catholic Church. Although we are not avid church goers, it is important to us that our child is baptized and raised to know God and the teachings of our faith.