Scott & Jody

Place to Vacation
Alaska
African Safari

Dear Birth Parent(s), 

This is the infamous letter that we have been thinking about for years. We thought by the time we sat down to write, we would know exactly what to say. We realize now, it is a lot more difficult than ever imagined. We have tried to put ourselves in your shoes, but it is truly unimaginable. We can't express enough how strong you are and how proud we are of you for making this decision for both you and the baby. We are committed to provide unconditional love and guidance to your child and feel very blessed to be a part of your decision. We hope you enjoy our story and our family!!

We want to start by telling you that we are truly the "real thing."  Our hearts are in the right place for each other, our family, and for your baby. We have been together for a long time and know each other well. Our biggest lifelong goals are to expand our family, remain healthy, and grow old together. We both come from amazing families, who are the backbone to who we are. The continuing guidance from our parents is remarkable. They have instilled values into us such as the importance of honesty, integrity, and need to love and laugh every day. Our life-long promise to you is to hold those values near to us during life's challenges and to raise your child as we were raised.

We have accomplished a lot in our lives. We are forever thankful for our successful jobs, beautiful home, and our financial stability. Scott graduated from Northern Michigan University and is a Training Manager/Instructor for a large advertising and publishing company.  Jody graduated from the University of Michigan and practices as a Nurse Anesthetist in a hospital. We recognize that higher education, good work ethics, and parental guidance are the keys for our success. We look forward to being able to provide this same foundation for your child.

On a little lighter note, here are a few things that we love and cherish. Our time together as a family is the most important to us. We love visiting the zoo, relaxing at the downtown park, playing with play-doh, drawing on our craft table, throwing the football, swimming in our lake, fishing, baking cookies, and sometimes just laying on the couch together and watching Scooby Doo. We love our puppy Charlie! He is really a fun addition to our family. He loves to play with Johnathan and give him kisses. He anxiously waits for him at the door every night after school. They are truly best friends. We also love hanging out with our close group of friends on the weekends. We are very close to five couples with children all very close in age. We go on trips together, out to eat together and most of the time just hang out and play. Last but not least, we love each other. Jody loves Scott for being a compassionate father who loves teaching and having fun and Scott loves Jody for her soft, nurturing qualities and applauds her often for her patience.

We have been truly blessed in our lives with family who loves being together, friendships that are everlasting, a puppy who is full of energy and joy, and a wonderful son. The only thing that we are missing is another child to call our own and a sibling for Johnathan. We can only hope that our family is what you are praying for. We are so excited to welcome your child into our loving family; they are truly miracles.

We hope that someday we can meet you, show you how genuine we are, how much love we have to give to your child, and to put your mind at ease. After their birth, we promise to send you letters and pictures and are possibly open to other forms of communication.

Scott & Jody