Dear Birthmother:

We are profoundly touched by your choice to give your child life and admire your courage. We believe that adoption is a beautiful act of love and sacrifice from a mother. Thank you for reading our letter and for allowing us the opportunity to share with you a little about who we are.

Greg was born and raised in California. He is the younger of two children. Greg was raised by his mother and stepfather in Orange County. His father lives in Texas and his mother lives in Arizona. We visit with his parents about as often as we can. Both his parents have desired more grandchildren for many years and so they are more than ready to welcome a new addition to the family. Greg’s sister has 4 children, one of whom is adopted. Greg initially had a career for 10 years as a chemical engineer but had a strong desire to have a career in which he could more directly help people. In 1996 he went back to school to become a doctor in chiropractic. He now find his work to be very rewarding and he has been able to build his own family practice a mile from home.

I (Evelyn) was born in Los Angeles, California. My parents emigrated from Nicaragua (Central America) to the U.S. in the 1960’s. I am the middle child of three girls. I was raised in a traditional Latino home with all the warmth of the Nicaraguan culture. My parents did a very good job of instilling important cultural values and traditions while also encouraging us to adopt important North American beliefs and values. Family was always the main priority in my family and Greg and I share this priority as family continues to be the main focus in our lives. I feel blessed to have experienced the best of both cultural worlds and have remained fluent in both English and Spanish. My parents were married for 42 years until my father passed away in 2002. This was the first major loss in our family and it has been difficult without him. Our unity, Faith and focus on family strengthened significantly as a result of this great loss. His departure has only deepened our longing to have children and raise a family. My mother lives locally, as does my youngest sister. My older sister also lives locally with her husband and 4 children. We enjoy our nephews and nieces tremendously and continue to pray that God will give us the opportunity to be parents to a beautiful child one day. I always knew I wanted to be a psychologist and after 11 years of schooling I realized my dream when I received my doctoral degree in 1996. I have always felt spiritually satisfied with my career as a clinical psychologist and my love of children led me specialize in the treatment of abused and neglected children. I also have a part-time private practice working together with Greg.

Greg and I met at work when Greg was working as a chemical engineer and I was working as a clerk while going to college. We were friends for two years before dating and falling in love. We married after 4 years and have now been married for 13 years. After several years of focusing on being a couple and completing our career goals we began trying to have a child. We now understand and believe that God has a different plan for us and pray that He will create our family through the spirit of adoption. Our relationship has always had the foundation of strong friendship and Faith, which has carried us through the hardships of life. Greg and I have suffered several significant losses these past few years including the death of my father, Greg’s sister, and our long struggle with infertility. These challenges although painful have strengthened our relationship and has taught us to take nothing for granted in life. We are very simple in that our main priority in life is to invest in people. We know in our hearts that if we are blessed with the opportunity to become parents, this child will be the main focus of our lives. He/she will be showered with an abundance of love and our commitment and dedication will be without exception, as we know the true miracle children are.

 

 

Our Christian Faith is the main foundation of our relationship. We attend church regularly and participate in volunteer and community outreach projects. Greg has volunteered several years as a basketball coach for our local high school and has been a member and the director for the Kiwanis International All-star basketball games for our community. Greg is a wonderful mentor to these young boys so much that long after basketball season is over they still call him or come by his office just to say “hello” or for some needed fatherly advice. He also performs free physicals for under-privileged, local high school athletes that enables them to participate in extracurricular sports. More recently he has become a mentor for at risk boys at Costa Mesa High School. As Greg channels his paternal instincts into his mentoring of children, I pour myself into work with foster children, as I know this is where God has guided me to channel my maternal longing and share my gifts and talents.

In terms of recreation we love to travel and explore. We have an active life-style and love to fish, hike, camp and backpack. We also have a ski boat and go boating with friends and family throughout the summer months. We enjoy going to Mammoth Lakes to visit with friends, fish and backpack or just to enjoy getting away and being outdoors. When home, we love to get together with our network of friends and neighbors. Greg’s enjoys surfing and he goes surfing regularly with his surf friends and our friend and Pastor Mike who lives in the neighborhood. Greg and I love being together and we consider each other to be best friends. We believe that our number one job to one another is to keep the other on track and to make sure that we are always growing and striving to be better people. We are truly blessed to have one another and believe that God has already blessed us tremendously and feel that we have a lot of love to give to a child, if blessed with the opportunity to be parents one day.

This brings us to our closing. It is our hope that we have been able to share a glimpse of who we are and why we desire to be parents. Thank you for reading our letter and considering us as parents for your baby. Although we haven’t met you, we know that you have great strength and courage. Your love and commitment to your child is evident and we are moved by your difficult choice. Our prayers will be with you as you make this difficult decision. We are represented by Nightlight Christian Adoptions. If you need more information about us, or would like to meet us, please contact Nightlight at 888.933.2237.

 

ADOPTIVE FAMILY INFORMATION AT A GLANCE