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 A
Letter From the Hearts of…Adam & Darcie
Dear Expectant
Parents,
We are Adam and
Darcie and want to thank you for taking the time to read our story. We
admire you for your strength and courage in considering adoption. We
cannot imagine the emotions that you are feeling, and we respect you for
your loving choice. We eagerly wait to share our love with a child and
we are thankful that you have considered us.
The Two of Us
We met in high
school in Oklahoma and have been together a total of 13 years. We dated
through college and married in the summer of 2001. We always dreamed of
having a family. We decided after our first niece was born in 2003 that
we were ready to start our own family. After several years of trying to
conceive and our difficult path of fertility treatments, we realized
that God has a different plan for us. Through all of this our marriage
and communication have strengthened, and our reliance on each other has
grown; all of which will make us better parents.
We enjoy each
other’s company and base our marriage on love, trust, mutual respect,
and a commitment to family. We support one another in everything we
do. We want to raise a confident, happy child who knows that they are
supported and loved deeply.
We were both
raised in Christian households by very loving parents and it is
important for us to raise our children in a similar atmosphere. We
believe faith gives a strong base on which morals and values are
developed.
My Wife, Darcie
I feel extremely
blessed that Darcie and I get to spend our lives together. Darcie is
incredibly talented at everything she does, and I can't wait to expand
on our life experiences together with a child.
 Darcie
has a wonderful family to share our experiences with. She has two
sisters, one older and one younger, and an extended family that is a joy
to spend time with. Darcie's older sister and our brother-in-law
provide great guidance for us as parents of our two nieces. Darcie
loves to spend time with her mom, aunt, two sisters and cousin shopping
around town when they are together. It's also a joy for me when we
visit each other, as Darcie's dad and our brother-in-law make great
companions on the golf course.
Darcie's
personality and characteristics definitely shine through in her line of
work. Darcie's has an interior design education and excels as part of
the management team in her company. She leads with superior people and
organizational skills, and her colleagues and peers enjoy working
together with her. She has such a strong creative drive, and her
designs, opinions and decisions are highly revered not only at work but
also in our home.
Darcie brings an
equal creative energy into our home, and it's exciting to experience a
love for creative and artistic things together. Darcie always has great
new ideas for food recipes that we make together from time to time. We
also enjoy watching great movies together and creating new things for
our home. Darcie has an inherent passion for crafts that she shares
with her mom, and her creations make for a very comfortable and exciting
place to call home.
Everyone that even
remotely knows Darcie understands how excited she is to become a mom.
She has such loving, caring and nurturing qualities; it will be so
exciting as we bring a child into our lives!
My Husband,
Adam
Adam is my best
friend and I am so lucky to have such an amazing person to spend my life
with. He is the oldest of three boys and comes from a very loving
family. It shows through in the things he does and the kind of man he
is. I am overwhelmed with his talents and have always admired that he
knew at an early age what he wanted to do as a career. He is an
architect and is part of the leadership team for his firm. He is very
passionate about his job and still enjoys the path he chose.
Adam is well
rounded in hobbies and what he chooses to do in his free time. He loves
to play golf with his friends! They get together often and take
advantage of the warm weather of golf season. Just put a club in his
hand and grass under his feet! He also really enjoys painting. Most of
the artwork in our home is what he has painted. In addition to golf and
painting, he loves to play his guitar. He grew up with his father
playing and singing and it was something he always thought he would do
with his children too.
 Adam
will be the kind of father who leads by example and will encourage a
child to pursue his or her dreams, just as he was led. I enjoy watching
him play with our nieces and I can see in his eyes his desire to be a
dad. I look forward to see him love, laugh and teach a child through
his loving personality.
Our Cats
Miles and Oliver
are the furry members of our family. They enjoy cuddling with us and
it’s always a joy to come home to see them eager to spend time with us!
They love people of all ages, and both have their very own, unique
personalities.
Our Home
We live in
Illinois in a comfortable two-bedroom townhome with a loft space. Many
of our neighbors have small children and you can always find people
outdoors spending time together. There are great trails to take walks,
ride bikes and also many parks and playgrounds.
Our Family and
Friends
We are both very
blessed with loving and supportive families. We remain close, make
several trips a year to see each other and talk almost daily. Our
parents and family are great role models for us and will be very
involved with our children. An addition to our family would make the
third grandchild in Darcie’s immediate family and the first in Adam’s.
Both immediate and extended families are excited and eager to meet a new
addition to the family. Darcie’s cousin, Michael, was adopted when he
was four days old and is now 17 years old. He was a miracle for our
family and it has been very important to all of us that he knows his
adoption story.
We have wonderful
friends in our lives that we enjoy spending time with. We take weekend
trips together and barbecue often in our backyards. Two of the couples
have young children and we enjoy spending time and playing with them.
Our Promise
We will continue
to share our adoption story throughout our lives and how we became a
family. We look forward to remaining in contact with you by sharing
photos and letters, if you so desire. We are eagerly waiting to share
our life and love with a child through adoption. Thank you for taking
the time to read our letter, we know this is a life changing decision
for you. We want to assure you that we will provide a caring, safe,
supportive and nurturing home and we welcome the opportunity to meet you
and discuss your hopes for your baby’s future. If you would like to
learn more about us or speak with us, please contact Journeys of the
Heart.
Darcie & Adam |
