Dear Birthmother,

Hi, we are Johann and Sherry and we cannot imagine the feeling and emotions you must be experiencing at this time. We admire and respect you for considering adoption. Being able to offer your child to another family is far more courageous than either of us could ever express.

Thank you for considering us to provide a loving home for your child. Know that if we were to adopt your child we would provide them with all the love and support imaginable. We feel that God has chosen for us to share our love with a child through adoption.

We first met in college where we had mutual friends. One of our mutual friends told Johann about this wonderful girl that she wanted to set him up with but Johann was not interested in dating at the time. Then one of Sherry’s good friends, who happens to be Johann’s brother, also tried to set us up but neither one of us was interested in really meeting the other. We were introduced to each other a few times Sherry’s freshman year of college but we never took the time to get to know each other. Then the next year we were Resident Assistants (RA’s) together. This was Johann’s third year as an RA so he ended up being Sherry’s mentor since this was her first year. We could no longer ignore each other as we were forced to get to know each other. The rest is history as we started dating shortly after and immediately knew we were meant to be together forever. Johann graduated first and we spent one long year doing the long distance relationship thing, which meant a lot of miles on our cars! After Sherry graduated we got married and really began our lives together as a family.

We are both very active people and enjoy the outdoors. Our summers consist of camping, golfing, hiking, boating, fishing and being outside. We are both runners and take time to compete in charity races in the area. Our travels include someplace warm in the winters such as the Dominican Republic, Mexico, or the Caribbean. Each summer we plan a trip with our good friends in Canada and a trip to North Dakota to help Sherry’s dad on the farm.

We built our house in 2003 with children in mind. We planned for three bedrooms on the main floor with our room being one of them. We chose the location because it was a smaller community with a great school that is small enough for kids to be able to be involved in sports but big enough to offer a variety of academics.

Education is very important to both of us. You can be assured that if you choose us to adopt your child they will be encouraged to work hard in school and further their education beyond high school. We will give them the opportunity to be involved in a variety of extracurricular activities.

Most importantly know that if you choose us we will love your child as our own. They will always know that they were adopted and that their birthmother loved them enough to know that we would provide a loving home for them.

Johann and Sherry