Hi! We are Jeff and Kimberly and we have three wonderful children through the miracle of adoption. Katie, Andrew, and James were adopted at birth. We are now hoping and praying for another baby to complete our family. Our hearts are with you as you search for a family for your precious child. We respect your courage and your commitment to your baby’s wellbeing. Thank you for reading our letter. Jeff grew up in Maryland in a loving Christian family. He moved to California to earn a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Biola University. He is now a psychologist for the County of Orange, consulting on cases involving abused and neglected children. He also has a private practice specializing in children, adolescents and families. Jeff loves being a dad and spending time together as a family. He also enjoys doing home improvements (and usually has little helpers), water activities, reading, music, and movies. Kimberly was born and raised in Southern California in a close-knit Christian family. She became a clinical psychologist and had a private practice until Katie was born. While she enjoyed her work, she has never been more fulfilled than now. Kimberly loves being a mom and uses her creativity to make a nurturing home. She enjoys staying home full time and devoting herself to our children. She also likes cooking, music, reading, gardening, and outdoor activities like boating and skiing. We met in graduate school, fell deeply in love, and were married a year and a half later. After several years focusing on being a couple, creating a home, and completing our career goals, we wanted children. We then learned of our inability to have biological children and began exploring alternatives. For us, family is about relationship and adoption became a wonderful opportunity to create our family. Four years after we began praying for a child, our daughter, Katie was born. It was love at first sight! Sixteen months later, our beautiful boy, Andrew, arrived. Then three and a half years later, our sweet baby James came home. Each child’s adoption has been unique, and yet each one has been a very positive experience for all involved. We share a special bond with our birth mothers. We are overwhelmingly grateful to our birth families for lovingly placing their babies for adoption and allowing us the privilege of being parents. We now eagerly anticipate one more child to complete our family. We have been married for thirteen incredible years. We are best friends, who truly respect and adore each other. Our foundation for raising secure, happy children is our secure, happy marriage. As a couple we share our Christian faith, our love for God and our desire to honor Him with our lives. We deeply love each other and out of that love has grown a passion for parenting. Our children have added immeasurable meaning and joy to our lives. Our goal as parents is to provide a loving, nurturing home where each child develops into the unique person God created. We parent with unconditional love, many rich life experiences, and lots of laugher. We demonstrate our commitment to them on a daily basis, with the big things and with the small things. It is our privilege to support, guide and protect them and to help them realize their own dreams.
Our best times are with each other, working together and playing together. Our home is warm and fun. The mornings begin with the kids piling into our bed to snuggle. We eat our meals together and Katie and Andrew usually help cook. We like to take walks, ride bikes, have picnics at the park, and play with Tucker, our Golden Retriever. The kids like to play on the swing set, or in the sand box, and do art projects. We check out lots of library books and read stories every day. We enjoy using our Disneyland passes, swimming, trips to the beach, playing games, sports-especially baseball, and all kinds of music. We also like to travel as a family. This year has included vacations to Hawaii and Lake Almanor. We share a family vacation home on a lake in Northern California. We boat, ski, ride Sea Doos, fish, and relax on the dock. We also play golf, but the kids mostly like riding in the golf car. Our extended family is very important to both of us. We have great parents who have been our role models. Kim’s family lives nearby and we see each other a lot. Her siblings each have several children and the cousins have a blast together. Kim’s mom is an incredible grandma who devotes most of her time to her grandkids. Katie’s best friend is her cousin, Adriana, and they are in ballet class together. Jeff’s family now lives in Georgia, and we usually see them twice a year. We plan a trip there and they visit us too. Jeff’s sister has four children and it’s always a treat to be together. With lots of aunts, uncles, cousins and doting grandparents, our children know they are cherished! Our family is extremely supportive and excited that we are adopting again. We attend a Christian church in our community and are in a small group with other families. We are also blessed with wonderful friends who enrich our lives and we have so much fun with them on trips, at parties, grilling, playing games or just talking. Our hope and prayer is for another child to love. Adoption is a miracle for our family. We are grateful for the privilege of being parents and we are wholeheartedly devoted to meeting our children’s physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Although we haven’t met you, we know you possess tremendous maturity and courage to choose adoption, and that you too are committed to your baby’s wellbeing. We understand that you are making an incredibly difficult decision. Whether you choose us or another family, we respect you for choosing adoption. Thank you for considering us as parents for your baby. Sincerely, Jeff and Kimberly We are represented by Nightlight Christian Adoptions. If you want more information about us, or would like to meet us, please contact Nightlight at 888.933.2237.
ADOPTIVE FAMILY INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
Date of Marriage : July 18, 1992 Children: Katherine, (born 12/6/99-adopted), Andrew, (born 4/19/01-adopted), James, (born 10/18/04-adopted). Interests and Hobbies: We like traveling together, water activities like swimming, boating, Sea Doos, fishing or just relaxing on our dock. We have fun playing baseball and basketball with the kids, horseback riding, picnics, parks and using our Disneyland passes. At home, the kids like playing on the swing set and in the sandbox, doing art projects, reading stories, and gardening and baking with Mommy. Jeff enjoys home improvement projects, grilling, and wrestling with the kids. We all love music and just hanging out together. We also spend a lot of time with our extended family and friends. Home: We have a lovely home with a large yard in a well-established, safe neighborhood. We recently remodeled and our house is very warm and kid-friendly. We have wonderful neighbors of all ages and we enjoy our community. Pets: We love animals, especially dogs! Our Golden Retriever “Tucker” is a wonderful playmate for our children. Finances: We are financially secure and live comfortably on Jeff’s income. We have college funds for each of our children. Why are you interested in building family through adoption: Biological children are not an option for us. Adoption has been God’s way of creating our family and we feel so blessed! We are eager to embrace another baby through adoption to complete our family. Openness to birthparent(s) : We feel overwhelming gratitude towards the biological mothers and families and respect for their incredible sacrifice. It is important to us that they are secure about their decision and they know that their children are thriving and loved. We are happy to meet them before and after placement, and also send letters and pictures throughout the years. Childcare Plans : Kimberly is home full time and loves it! Statement of Faith: We are evangelical Christians. |
