After a lot of effort and collaboration, we finally finished the text of our Intro Letter. All we need to finish it and send it in is work on some formatting and placing of pictures. Here is the letter (without the pics). Let me know what you think. (It was difficult to write and we had to make it only one page which is so not easy!)
We are Josh
and Carole. Thank you for taking the
time to get to know a little bit about us.
We are in awe of your courage, strength, and love as you explore open
adoption for your child. We want you to
know that should you choose to entrust us with the care of your child, we will
take great care of him or her and love him or her unconditionally.
We have
known one another since August 2002 when we met at an espresso bar where Carole
worked at the time. Despite her ability to make an “okay” mocha, Josh saw
through the burnt taste of the coffee and fell in love in an instant (Carole
now makes awesome coffee by way). We were married in October of
2006. Without sounding like a Lifetime movie of the week, Carole is
still amazed how, one chance meeting, one quick glance, can turn your world
upside down and inside out, leading you to your soul-mate. We know that
the same sort of life-changing love will begin when we meet our adoptive son or
daughter.
We live in a
small southern Oregon town surrounded by mountains and the Rogue River.
We enjoy spending time outdoors and taking
advantage of the abundance of
outdoor activities our community has to
offer. We raft the Rogue River in the summer, hike the many trails
nearby, and take the dogs on walks and to swim in the river. We enjoy
going to the annual Shakespeare
Festival and going to
concerts during the summer at a local music festival. We both love
fixing up our house and working in our yard in an effort to truly make our
house feel like a home. While Carole does not always enjoy the
process itself, she loves how the house looks when a project is complete.
Josh is definitely is the motivator when it comes to home improvement
projects.
We have two
sweet chocolate Labradors, Samantha and Madeline. They are so much fun
to be around! Samantha was born blind but
gets around well with the
help of Madeline who acts as her “seeing eye dog,” always checking up on her
and getting her to play. They both love being around children and are
very patient and gentle. We both love
to cook and the BBQ is used at
least once a week, rain or shine. (OK, so Josh is the one who handles the
BBQ in the rain and Carole is more shine.) You can be sure that our child
will grow up to have many childhood memories of BBQ’s and family dinners.
Carole grew
up in a small northern California
coastal community with seven sisters and four brothers. Carole loves to read, dance,
work-out, spend time with her family, and relax at home with Josh and the
dogs. Carole works in law enforcement and
loves that she works in a job
that strives to make the community safer. Josh grew up
in southern Oregon with an identical twin
brother. He was raised by his aunt and uncle who “un-officially” adopted
him in 1991. Josh loves anything to
do with the outdoors.
He loves whitewater
rafting, running, hiking,
playing guitar, listening to music,
working on the house, and spending time with Carole and our dogs. Josh
also works in law enforcement.
We look
forward to starting our family through open adoption and hope for a close
relationship with our child’s birth-family. We both feel that open
adoption is best for all involved and feel that in the long run, stronger
family ties will be born through open adoption. We look forward to getting
to know you and working with you to create a warm, loving, open adoption
family. While we can never fully know how you feel or what you are going
through, we know that this is not an easy time in your life. Our hope is
that, should you choose us to raise your precious child, that; we can be a
source of understanding, love, and support not only for your child, but you as
well.
Sincerely,
Josh & Carole
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