Dear expectant parents,
As we think of you, our hearts are touched that you are considering the choice to place your child for adoption. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this challenging time! We feel blessed that our family has already grown through adoption- we adopted each of our four children. As we have been through that process with each of our children’s birthparents, we have been amazed by their strength, courage, and selfless love.
Jared is a doctor, and Jennis currently runs our busy household! We have been married now for over 20 years. We met as sophomores in college when Jared was studying microbiology and Jennis was majoring in chemical engineering. We have moved around the country for Jared’s medical training, but for the past 10+ years, we have lived in the Pacific Northwest. We are grateful to be in such a beautiful place with family nearby, a good job for Jared, and tons of outdoor activities!
We enjoy being outdoors- running, hiking, biking, swimming, paddling, skiing, playing at the beach or in the snow, or even just being outside at home on our 6-acre property. We enjoy music, both singing and playing instruments (well, actually Jennis and the kids play and sing- Jared listens). We also enjoy spending time with extended family- we both grew up in large families and they are some of our best friends. Our kids especially love spending time with their 24 cousins!
Many people probably look at our family and think that we are done with four kids, but we are very excited to adopt another child! Our kids are especially excited to have a new sibling, and look forward to helping take care of him/her.
We have varying levels of openness with our children’s birth parents, communicating through email, facebook, texts, phone calls, and/or visits. We are grateful for the contact we have, whatever each birth parent is comfortable with. Our children have wanted to know what their birth parents look like and about their personalities, talents, and interests. They appreciate the chance to feel their birth parents’ love for them. We love and appreciate our children’s birth parents, and celebrate all of the good things that happen in their lives. Please know that we would always speak of you with love and respect.
We appreciate the time you’ve taken to get to know our family, and hope and pray that you will know the decision that is right for you and your child, whatever that decision may be.
Sincerely, Jared and Jennis
