Letters

Hello, we are Sara and Trevor.

We know that there is a lot of unknown in your life right now. We are thankful that you are considering adoption and an option. We are so grateful that you are considering us to be a part of your life and your child's life.

Our story as a couple began online in 2010.

After exchanging messages for a few weeks, we met in person for our first official date at a Mexican restaurant. (We both love Mexican food!)

Trevor was immediately interested in Sara because of our common interests and similar core values. (And he thought she...

I started life like any child: keen to explore the world. When I reached the age of two, my parents noticed I was "withdrawn" and falling behind my peers. It wasn't until I was five that an audiologist covered her lips and confirmed that I was deaf. They were completely dumbfounded that I had outsmarted previous doctors by being a self-taught lip reader! After many years of speech therapy, being main streamed, and along with the invaluable assistance of my loving parents, all the hard work paid off - I have no problems working and communicating in the hearing world.

When I was a...

Growing up as an only child, I was shy and mainly hung out with my close group of friends. I loved animals, drawing, reading, playing board games, and getting outside to enjoy nature.

When I got to college, I morphed into a social butterfly. My newfound love of people led me into learning more about them with degrees in psychology and anthropology. (Two different ways of looking at people.)

After college I became a child and adolescent case manager, running our summer camp and after-school programs. I also provided home and school-based services for kids and their...

We live out in the country and have a beautiful two-story house with a full-sized basement. The bedrooms on the second floor, connected via an adjoining jack-and-jill bathroom, have beautiful views of the woods, ponds, barns, and fields that surround our home. There is a horse barn on our property and plenty of space for us, our dog Cooper, and for a little one to join our family! (Hopefully soon!) Our house has a nice backyard patio, which is our favorite place. Here we get to spend time with our dog, watch the tall grass gently blow in the breeze, listen to the birds and crickets sing,...

Trevor has one sister, and Sara was an only child; however, we both grew up playing with our many cousins as we have large extended families.

Most of Sara's family lives close by, and on Saturday mornings, we all get together and share a big breakfast. It is a great time to catch up, share stories of the week's happenings, and just enjoy each other's company.

Recently, our family has grown - Sara's dad, a widower, remarried and Sara now has step-siblings. Our holidays were full of fun before, but now there are so many more wonderful family members to share them...

Growing up, Trevor assisted the family on the family farm and he still loves it there. He remembers going to his grandfather's farm and helping feed the cows, mow the grass, tend to the fields, cut trees, etc. Today, Trevor gets to relive some of the great memories by taking care of our own farm with Sara.

On the weekends, in our free time, we usually go to the lake and spend some time there with our dog or we will hang out on our backyard patio. Oftentimes, we'll play card games or a board game. When we don't feel like going outdoors, Sara will make some popcorn on the stove,...

As an adopted child, I grew up feeling chosen. Ever since I could remember, I knew I was adopted. I knew as a small girl, even before I understood what it meant, that my parents couldn't make their own baby so they got me from someone else. As I got older, that understanding got richer and more complex. I remember wishing for my sixteenth birthday that, "I hope my birth mom knows how much I appreciate what she did for me. I hope she feels loved. I hope she knows I love her." Years later I was able to tell her that face-to-face.

In my own way, I understand how hard and easy...

We thank you for taking the time to read a little bit about us. We are very excited to bring a child into our lives. We can't wait to hug and love them with all our hearts. We promise to be the best parents and give the baby a fantastic education.

We can't wait to share our lives with a child, and we would love to keep in touch and share with you all the important moments in the child's life. We imagine that this must be a very difficult decision for you. We want you to know we've been dreaming about being parents for so long, and we will make sure the child will grow to be a...