We have always wanted a family. Our children are such a gift to us. When we found out that we would be unable to have biological children, it brought great sadness to our lives. After many heartfelt prayers, we felt that we should build our family through adoption. Thus began our adoption journey! We have been fortunate to walk this path. Our lives have been so blessed by adoption.
Jeremy joined our family in August of 1999 - two days after his birth. What a joy to begin the journey of parenthood. We were also very fortunate to meet his birth mother. What a truly humbling experience this was for us to be able to witness such selflessness and love. We are so grateful to know this wonderful young woman. Jeremy is so blessed to have her as his birth mother.In March of 2004 we were once again blessed with the opportunity to have a birth mother enter our lives. Kennan joined our family this year and has brought added joy to our family. Likewise, we were fortunate to get the opportunity to meet his birth mother. Once again we marveled at the love and selflessness that this young woman shared with us.
There are no words we could use to describe the happiness that these two children have brought into our lives. Likewise, there aren't enough words that would adequately describe the feelings for the birth mothers that are a part of our lives. They are brave, beautiful, and caring women whom we love with all of our hearts. We think about them often and pray for their well being.
Jeremy and Kennan have always known that they came to our family through adoption. We have shared with them how much their birth mothers love them. They are so lucky to have the love of so many people in their lives. Because adoption was not as open when they came to our family, we do not at this present time have contact with either of their birth mothers. Maybe someday in the future we will once again have the opportunity to meet.
To help our children get to know their birth mothers, we have shared with them things that their birth mothers told us when we met them. We encourage them to ask questions and get to know about their birth mothers. We have shared pictures and letters that we received during that first year when we were allowed some contact. We want our sons to know that their birth mothers love them and want them to be happy.
