Dear Birthmother,
We would like to begin by just saying that we are fortunate to have the opportunity to introduce ourselves to you. Our names are Tonya and Ed. We have been married for twelve years and have a five year old, daughter, Caroline, whom we adopted at birth. We have a wonderful relationship built on love and trust, but, most importantly, we are best friends.
We are of the Christian faith and believe it is important to raise our children in an environment that embraces Christian beliefs. We have a fantastic life together and hope to be able to share it with another child. The baby we adopt would be welcomed and loved by many loving uncles, aunts, cousins and grandparents.
Ed is very athletic. He enjoys reading and participating in practically any sport but, especially, likes golf. Ed is from Ohio and is very close to his family. We travel back, regularly, to his parents' home to visit his family who are always happy to see us. His mother and father have been married for 45 years and display an outpouring of love for him and his younger brother, Rob. Ed works as a mechanical engineer. He is bright, creative and seems to be able to conquer any task on his own. I often envy his wonderful ability to be objective, open-minded, fair and patient. He is an awesome dad.
How else could I start to describe my wife to you but by saying that she is the most beautiful, caring, loving, sensitive person in the whole world. It always amazes me that wherever we go, she will always come across someone she knows or has shared some small part of her life with. People have often asked me, "How can she have so many friends?" I too often find myself introducing myself to people, upon which they say, "Are you Tonya's husband?" My wife has the innocence and energy of a little girl and that is why I believe people love her.
It's not hard to see that Tonya's personality has played a large role in her choosing to become a nurse. Her nurturing and caring personality make this an ideal profession for her. I am, of course, a more "laid back" person as compared to my wife. Our personalities contrast, nevertheless, we compliment each other well. When they say opposites attract, they weren't kidding - at least in our case. What I lack, Tonya makes up for - and then some, and visa versa.
Tonya stays active and is in great shape. We love to spend time together exercising, walking or jogging in the park. She loves to work in her flower gardens, decorate our home and entertain our family and friends at dinner and parties. She has a younger sister, Kamila, who is very close to her. Without a doubt, the thing that Tonya values the most is her relationship with her family and friends. The two of us have always known that we wanted children to be a part of our lives.
Tonya's life has not always been without hardship though. Due to an illness years ago, Tonya is not able to conceive a child. It broke my heart when I 
realized that she could possibly be denied the opportunity to be a mother. We watched friends and family start their families. I knew that was hard for her. Nevertheless, she never complained and was genuinely happy for all of them when their babies were born. I could only watch and admire my wife deal and conquer these things gracefully over the years.
Then on the 25th day of February of 2002, without warning, a little girl came into the world and a miracle came into our lives. That was, of course, the day our daughter, Caroline, was born and the day Michelle, a wonderful, young woman, gave us the opportunity to make that little girl our own. It's hard to believe that's been over five years ago, but, it's a day we'll never forget.
Caroline is growing into a remarkable child, and she's absolutely everything to us. She has dozens of friends and is an extremely happy, little girl. She enjoys gymnastics, swimming, birthday parties, spending time with her grandparents and just generally having fun everyday with all her friends and cousins - oh, and, of course, like her mother, already loves to go shopping for clothes. She'll be starting school and can't wait for kindergarten in the fall. We often tell her about the day she was born and about her birthmother, and she often asks us if she'll one day be a big sister. Another child is something we'd obviously all love.
No-one could ask for a better childhood than the one that my parents gave my younger brother, Rob, and me. As with Tonya, we lived in the Midwest and in a rural setting. My cousins and friends were all nearby. My fondest memories are of us all playing basketball in our 
driveways, baseball and football in those large yards and fields of ours and of our neighbors. We would play any sport or game that we could conjure up at the time while roaming the countryside at will looking for whatever innocent mischief we could get ourselves into. We did this year round, rain or shine. It was a great place to be a kid and, to this day, I can't imagine growing up any other way. We both plan on definitely giving our children the same opportunity. When I first visited Tonya's home, met her parents and, eventually, other family members, I realized that in those respects, she had lived a very similar childhood. I had already fallen in love with her, but I honestly think that this was the first time that I knew that this girl was mine. She grew up in the country also with plenty of love, opportunities and room for her, her brother and sister and friends to stretch their legs. Her mother and father have a fairly large farm with plenty of pastures, woods and animals. Like my parents, it is the only home they have ever known and certainly ever will. In October of 2007, her parents will have been married for 50 years! Their daughters and their grandchildren are the lights of their lives and, as with my parents, there is absolutely nothing they wouldn't do for any of us. With that type of support and guidance provided to us by our parents, how could anyone go wrong? We often wonder with that blessing, "Could we ever want for more?" A moment later, we always arrive at the same answer: yes. As our parents did for us, we hope to also provide Caroline and another child absolutely everything that we can offer and watch our family blossom into something beautiful.
We can only wonder what you must be thinking at this time in your life as you contemplate your decision concerning your child's future. We see you as a 
very honorable and courageous person. We would undoubtedly tell this child about the honor and courage that you displayed and keep him or her a special part of your life. We are so fortunate that adoption renders another opportunity for us. Likewise, we would be happy to send you letters and photographs letting you know how your child is getting along, if you wish. We have so much love to give and long to have the opportunity to raise another child. We have a fantastic life together and hope we can share that with another child. We pray daily that God will guide us in our endeavor to find another child to call our own. We also pray for your health and happiness during this time. We know there are several paths that you can choose. We only pray that our lives will cross this path and our wonderful new journey can begin.
If you would like to know more about us, talk with us by telephone, or even meet us in person, please let our attorneys, Steve and Joel Kirsh, know. You can reach them at any time at 800-333-5736.
We hope to hear from you.
Eternally Grateful,
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