Joseph and Marcy

First and most importantly we would like to say how much respect we have for you to make such an unselfish and loving decision to choose to continue your pregnancy. It represents a great deal of courage on your behalf and we are sure that your baby will have these traits as well, so whom ever you select will be blessed.

We are Joseph, Marcy and Noah. We were blessed 1 ½ years ago and were selected by a wonderful birth mother to adopt our son Noah. Our house is filled with laughter. We are looking to love another child and Noah is excited about having a brother or sister. It all started 8 years ago when my sister set us up on a blind date. I know what you’re thinking, those things never work. Well, this one sure did. We got married, Sept. 2, 2000 by Pastor Eric at our church. Neither of us had ever been married before or had children from previous relationships. Everybody has a mental check list of what they are looking for in a partner. Luckily our lists were exactly the same. We both felt it important to build a deep love that would last and it was important to us to marry some one who could be our best friend as well. We love to do all the same activities like hang out with our family and friends, bike ride, swap stories and watch football. We are both Christians and try to get to church every Sunday, this is more difficult during football season but we manage. We have two great dogs that we rescued from the shelter. Luci is a Chihuahua and miniature Dachshund mix and Dusty is a standard Dachshund and God only knows mix. They love to play with Noah. Our home is in a great neighborhood and Noah and the dogs love our big back yard.

Here’s the scoop on us: Joseph works for Wet Seal as the director of finance. He has a bachelor’s degree in Finance and an M.B.A. I, Marcy, am the other side of the brain. I received a degree in graphic design and illustration. I worked in the movie industry for 18 years first as a stunt woman then a casting director but finished off my career as a stand in for various actresses on many different motion pictures before taking a year off to start a family. Since then I have completed a script, received a U.S. patent on a baby bottle top I invented and have become the queen of the “honey do list”. Then along came Noah, Joseph and I have never been happier. So we are looking fore ward to being twice as happy with two bundles of joy. That’s where you come in! Look, everybody keeps telling us how upset and disappointed we should be after not being able to conceive but we just don’t see it that way. God has a plan for us, we are just along for the ride so whatever happens we work through it together and are always thrilled with what he gives us. In fact, Joseph and I talked years ago that we eventually wanted 2 children, one of which was adopted and one natural or however it turned out. I also have the privilege of being a stay at home mother, this makes me very happy.

The most important things for us to teach our children are some of the basics like Spirituality, the importance of family, education and nutrition. To treat others the way you would like to be treated and have respect for yourself and others but most of all you have got to have a sense of humor about things. Our house is filled with fun, love and there is no way around it, there will always be some dog hair.

We are represented by Nightlight Christian Adoptions. If you would like more information about us or would like to meet us, please call them at 888.933.2237.

Father's Name: Joseph	Mother's Name: Marcy
Occupation: Director of Finance, Wet Seal	Occupation: Stay-at-home mom
Education: MBA & B.A. in Business	Education: Art Degree
Religion: Christian	Religion: Christian
Date of Birth: 11/30/1966	Date of Birth: 2/6/1964
Ethnicity: Italian	Ethnicity: Swedish/German/Irish
Hair Color: Dark Brown	Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue-Green	Eye Color: Brown
Height/Build: 6 feet/200 pounds	Height/Build: 5'4"/135 pounds
General Health: Excellent	General Health: Excellent

Children: Noah, DOB 4-2-05, adopted. Noah is ½ black/ ½ white and has a great personality. Loves to run around our backyard and play with our two little dogs. Wherever we go he makes even the crankiest people smile.

Interests and hobbies: Spending time with our family and friends, having play dates with Noah and other mom’s and their toddlers, going to our local park and playing, going to the gym where Noah gets to socialize with other kids for an hour, going for walks, watching Disney movies on Sunday afternoons. When Noah is sleeping we enjoy spending time together watching TV or playing games. Marcy also enjoys doing puzzles and Joseph enjoys reading.

Home: Our house is on a cul-de-sac on a no-outlet street, so there is very little traffic. We have 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, dining area, living room and garage. We also have a big back yard. We live in Fullerton, CA within a 5 minute walk of two great parks. The neighborhood is quiet and friendly and we are within a great school district.

Pets: Luci, age 5, is a ½ Chihuahua / ½ rat terrier. Dusty age 4 is a ½ beagle / ½ dachshund. They love Noah and love all little kids. They are both adopted as well!

Finances: Joseph is a Director of Finance for a local retailer in Orange County; his income allows Marcy to be a stay at home mom, which we both believe is highly important. We own our home here in Fullerton and have money saved for retirement and funds will be available for our kids’ college education.

Why are you interested in building your family through adoption? There is no doubt our love for Noah is equal to the love we would have for a birth child of our own. We both are very close to our brothers and sisters and wish to give Noah and the second baby we are blessed with that same kind of love.

Openness to birthparent(s): What we have done with Noah the last 2 years has worked for us and his birth family. We have sent pictures and letters every 3 months or so and gave them the opportunity in the first 2 years to come see him once or twice during the year so they can see how happy and healthy he is, they chose not to and we respect their decision. We plan to continue to update Noah’s birth family on his progress for the rest of our lives. When Noah is old enough to decide that he wants to see his birth family we have no problems with this (nor does his birth family).

Statement of Faith: We are both Christian, we believe Spirituality is key in living a happy and loving life. Through our actions we find we grow together as a family with God, which gives us inner strength, peace and happiness.