Dear Birthmom

We don’t know each other yet, but please know you have been in our hearts for a very long time. We cannot begin to imagine how overwhelming and emotional this decision is for you, but we hope and pray you feel loved and supported throughout this process. It takes a very strong and special person to consider adoption for their child. Please know we see and admire the bravery and compassion inside of you.

We could not possibly thank you enough for considering us to be the parents of your child. We are so humbled to be considered in receiving such a precious gift. We will be forever grateful to you for making our hearts’ deepest desire of becoming parents a reality!

We promise to respect you and the level of openness and contact you feel comfortable with. We assure you we will provide your child with a safe, loving home and a life with every opportunity imaginable!

But most importantly, we vow to always encourage your child to be themselves and to unconditionally love them exactly the way they are…forever and always!

No matter where this path may take you, we wish you peace, love, and a lifetime of blessings.

Our Story

We have a happy, healthy marriage and are still head-over-heels in love with each other! We’ve gone on many adventures together, but the adventure we are looking forward to the most is having a family and raising a child. We both have flexible jobs to ensure we spend lots of time together as a family, and we value eating dinner together every night. We are very communicative, affectionate, and patient with each other. Ray has a warm and protective nature to him that is incredibly grounding. Julie has the biggest heart of anyone you’d ever meet. We’re a silly, fun-loving, and creative couple, yet we’re never afraid to have the hard, deeper conversations. What we are most proud of is that we always encourage each other to be entirely ourselves and love each other just the way we are! We promise to share this love, acceptance, and joy we have created with your child.

 Our Extended Family

Our families are thrilled to be adding another amazing person to the family! They have been very supportive in our decision to adopt. We get together regularly with our parents, and they are so excited to finally be grandparents! We hope to continue the unconditional love and safety our families gave us with our own child.

We have many holiday traditions with our parents, siblings, cousins, nieces, and nephews that are very near and dear to our hearts. Some of these traditions include a big annual Fourth of July picnic, frying a turkey on Thanksgiving, and baking cookies and exchanging gifts at Christmas. Sharing all of these special moments with our child would be a dream come true for us!

We consider our friends to be our extended family too. Together we have created a strong community of friends who give us endless support and encouragement. We share such similar family values with them, so we are excited to raise our children side by side. Most of our friends already have kids, and they are all excited for their kids to have a new “cousin” to play and make many happy childhood memories with!

 Our Home

We live in a 4-bedroom house in a safe and cozy neighborhood. We are surrounded by beautiful views of trees and hills. Though we live in the suburbs, the city is just a quick drive away when we want a little more excitement. Our city offers tons of kid and family-friendly activities; we have been keeping a list of all the events and activities we look forward to experiencing with our child. Our school district has an excellent ranking and our neighbors are very friendly and loving. Right across the street from our house is a communal playground where the neighborhood kids laugh and play. We decorate our home for the holidays, have friends and family over often, and love making memories here!

 Our Journey to Adoption

When we were first dating, Julie always told Ray she felt called to adopt after her experiences volunteering with Big Brothers, Big Sisters and at an orphanage in Central America. After falling in love with Julie, Ray also fell in love with the idea of adoption. We figured we’d have biological children first and then adopt, but after our struggle with infertility, we felt adoption was the right choice for now. We believe it is love and acceptance that creates a family, not DNA. We have such a wonderful life together, but we both feel like there is someone missing and are so thankful to be starting our adoption journey!

 Fun Facts

About Julia

Education
Ph.D. in family communication
Favorite Hobby
Yoga, art, reading
Favorite Sport
Basketball
Favorite Music Group
Chvrches, Alabama Shakes
Favorite TV Show
How I Met Your Mother
Favorite Subject in School
History, psychology
Favorite Tradition
Baking for Christmas

About Ray

Education
B.S./B.A. in management information systems
Favorite Hobby
Music, fishing, video games
Favorite Sport
Hockey
Favorite Music Group
KISS, Foo Fighters
Favorite TV Show
The Office
Favorite Subject in School
Science
Favorite Tradition
Hayride at the pumpkin patch

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