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We are a family of four. My husband works for UPS, which allows me to be a stay-at-home mom. Our daughter Meghan was born at 31 weeks and has had some developmental delays. She is a 4th grader whom all the teachers love. She is my other mother in the house, always helping where she can. Our son Andrew is a boy who loves playing youth football and basketball. We are involved in sports with him and cheerleading with our daughter. Both my husband’s and my entire family lives within ten minutes of us and we see them daily. Steve and I met when we were in Junior High, though we didn't start dating until High School. We were in band together and performed in the Florida Disney spectacular, the Cotton Bowl, and the Rose Bowl Parade in California in 2000. We were also in ROTC together. We had our first child Meghan in 1999. We got married in 2001, in our church, where my sister, my parents, my aunts, and also my grandparents were married. We then had our second child Andrew in 2002. We attend a Pentecostal church where I am the Beginner’s Class teacher, which means that I teach the children from birth to 5years old. My husband is a deacon and my mother and father are the Teen Class teachers. My husband and I took over the Youth Group this year so we are committed to raising our children in our faith. We live in a wonderful two-story brick home with 5 bedrooms and three baths, which is nice for the kids since they all will be able to have their own space. We have a large fenced back yard which allows the kids to be able to play outside and still be safe. We also live close to a park and near all local hospitals. We also only live a couple hours from Children’s Mercy and Tulsa so that our kids would always have the best care we could offer them. Our Desire to Adopt… We feel that with what we have gone through with our children's needs, from our daughter’s premature birth to our son's ADHD, we would be able to handle any thing that God lays before us. We are looking for an adoption that is semi-open. We would love to get to know you and let you get to know us a little better. We would love to send you pictures, videos, and letters over the years so that you know how your child is doing. Adoption in our home is an open discussion--everyone knows what it means to be adopted and we would never hide the fact that an adoption is a wonderful gift to a family. We have even explained to our children what it mean--that a baby that is adopted grows in our hearts not in mommy’s belly. Our families can’t wait to welcome another child into our families. We are a close-knit family so everybody in our family is on pins and needles waiting for our next family member to come into our family. They have been through our infertility journey so they know how much we have wanted a baby. Dear Birthmom, We're Steve and Katrina. We are grateful for the opportunity to write to you about our family, our home, and our hopes and dreams for a child. We live in a small town called Joplin; all of our family is located with in a ten minute drive of our home. Our children attend an elementary school that is only 5 blocks away. We live in a quiet neighborhood so our children are able to play outside as much as possible. Our families are looking forward to having another child in our family to spoil, and my mom always has a saying that she is Grandma so she can give them whatever she wants because it’s her right to spoil them. Our children are 11 and 8, which makes it nice because they are now old enough to understand what adoption means not just for us but them also. Our daughter Meghan is the sweet heart of the family. She never wants to hurt anyone's feelings, but she is also right there to help anyone that she can. My nephew loves May (as he calls her) because she will be the first to help him or play cars with hi--they are inseparable when they are together. She is big into Youth Cheerleading which allows her to cheer not only for her brother but for kids that are in her class that play the game. Our son Andrew is a boy all the way through. He loves cars, trucks, and anything that he can take apart. If he isn't on the go then there is something wrong. He played his first year in Youth Football this year, and loved it. We as a family try to do something every summer. We have taken the kids on road trips to St. Louis; Atlanta, Georgia; and Lake Havasu, Arizona. We also love to take them camping and fishing--we try to do that at least once a summer with all of my family, which is nice not just for us but the uncles and aunts and my parents to see all the kids having a great time. My parents are the ones who, when the kids want to stay the night at Grandma's, are always thinking of ways to make it an adventure. We see both of our families on a regular basis, sometimes daily. We like to spend as much time together as a family as we can. Sometimes it's just the kids and us; sometimes it's the entire family. Sometimes it's my family and Steve's family all together. We all get along really well together. Sometimes spending time together means just hanging out at the house, or going to a ball game. We also like to go to Branson a lot, to Silver Dollar City or Whitewater. Last year our vacation was a trip to St. Louis to the zoo and the Arch. This year we are just hanging out around here. Next year we are planning a vacation with the entire family to Disney Land. We also have family that lives up there, so it will be a lot of fun. There aren’t many things that we do without our children--we feel that they are the most important part of our family. When I got pregnant at the age of 16, I looked into adoption, but in the end with the help of my family I decided to keep her. I can somewhat understand what you must be going through. This is one of the hardest decisions anyone can ever make. My daughter was a preemie and only weighed 3 lb; it was really hard going to school and raising a baby at the same time. My mom is a stay at home mom, so she babysat for me, and still does when I need her. Steve and I have always wanted 1 more child, and have decided adoption is what we would like to do. We plan on telling our child when he or she is old enough about the adoption. We would also like to tell them about their birth parents, if that is ok, and show them pictures of them, again if that is ok. Not just Steve and our whole family, but I also, would dearly love the privilege of loving your child as our own. I would like to thank you for considering us as potential parents for your child. We would love the chance to get to know you and what you are looking for in parents. God Bless, Steven and Katrina |
