Waiting Families
Marty and Julie
Dear Birthmother,
We would like to thank you for reading our letter. We would like to thank you even more for choosing adoption for your child. It takes tremendous courage to make the decisions you are now being faced with. We pray that God will guide you and bless you during this time. The fact that you are pursuing adoption shows the great love and concern you must have for your baby.
We are Marty, Julie, and Kylie Ellis and we live near Nacogdoches, Texas, a small town of about 30,000 people in East Texas. We have been married for almost fifteen years now. We live about ten miles out in the country in a nice home on ten spacious acres. The area where we live is known for having lots of beautiful lakes, pine forests, and wildlife.
Kylie is our little girl that we adopted through Adoption Works. She has been a great blessing in our life. She turned five in February and is starting kindergarten this fall. She is a very active little lady who enjoys going to the park, singing and dancing, crafting, and playing with friends. We have a wonderful relationship with Kylie's birth family. We email them letters and pictures frequently and visit them once or twice a year. We enjoy having a relationship with them and think it is and will continue to be very important for Kylie as she grows up. We would welcome any level of relationship with you and your family that you might desire. If you would prefer to limit the relationship, that would be fine as well. Kylie would make a great older sister for your baby. She is very excited at the prospect of having a brother or sister!
Julie grew up in a military family and has lived in many interesting places, including Alaska and Germany. She taught fourth grade at the school near our home for eight years. Julie has always had a great love for children and now enjoys staying home with Kylie as a full time mommy. She is very active in our church by teaching children's Bible classes, participating in ladies' functions, and heading up various mission projects. Some of her main hobbies include cooking (especially cookies), scrapbooking, sewing, and quilting.
Marty received his Master's degree from Texas A&M University and runs his own company in the timber industry. Being his own boss gives him great flexibility in his schedule. He often takes advantage of that to spend more time with Kylie. Marty has a wonderful sense of humor and always seems to make everyone laugh and feel at home. He stays busy on a regular basis as the deacon of missions at our church. His hobbies include fishing, hunting, and reading.
The three of us enjoy doing everything together. We vacationed quite a lot before Kylie came along, and have continued to do so as a family. Last year we went to Glacier National Park in Montana and SeaWorld in San Antonio. Kylie loved Shamu! We own a vacation rent home on Galveston Island where we go to get away for a few days. Marty and Kylie love the beach. We have a very close relationship with our extended families. Marty's family has a large reunion which we attend every year. Most of Julie's family lives about three hours away and we see them regularly. Marty's parents as well as his sister and her family live within thirty minutes of us. Both of our families are very excited about us planning to adopt again and ask us about it all the time.
We have been greatly blessed with a very wonderful marriage. Both of us have truly found our soulmate in one another. If given the opportunity to raise your precious baby we would provide a home full of love, a wonderful and supportive extended family, and a devoted Christian upbringing. We would always emphasize to your baby what a courageous decision you had made and how much love you have for him or her. We would also gladly consider whatever level of openness you would like to have. We will be praying for your health and that God will guide you in the difficult decisions you have to make. Thank you for giving us your consideration.
- Marty and Julie
Jason and Brandy
Dear Birthparent,
Thank you for taking time to read and review our profile. We are looking forward to meeting you and the little one. We are super excited to become parents. You are making a courageous choice by placing your infant for adoption. We have been praying for you and your baby for a long time.
We are Jason and Brandy. We live a small, rural town in Central Texas. We have been married for 10 years. We do not have any children, but we have 3 dogs—Bobbi Jo, Dingo, and Bulldog.
Brandy grew up in Teague, Texas. She teaches 5th grade in a nearby town. She has been teaching for 9 years. She has her Master's in Education and plans to eventually return to school to pursue her principalship. She loves being with children! She helps Jason with the youth group at church. In her spare time she likes to read and do art and craft projects.
Jason grew up in Mt. Vernon, Texas. He is a behavioral specialist for a local school district. He has a Bachelor's in Psychology and has plans to become a certified behavioral specialist in the near future. He works with students with disabilities and severe mental health issues. Jason leads the youth group at their church on Wednesday nights. In his spare time, Jason enjoys posting on internet discussion forums, target shooting, and reading.
We spend time together and enjoy short vacations within driving distance. We have been to Tennessee, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Louisiana. We have traveled within Texas as well. Our vacations over the years have been spent in San Antonio, Houston, Galveston, Fredricksburg, Tyler, and the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.
We spend a great deal of time with family as well. We have family living from Northeast Texas to the Houston area. We celebrate birthdays with family parties, no matter how old or young. Our family-grandparents, parents, siblings, nieces and nephews—are as excited about adding a little one to our family through adoption as we are.
We are looking forward to be able to raise your child in our home. We have so much love and support to give. Our family and friends are very supportive (Jason's father was adopted as a young child; and his adopted parents made sure that he kept in contact with his birth family). Our hopes and dreams for our child are developing family values and morals, having a relationship with our Lord, building trusting friendships, and obtaining post secondary education. God has a special plan for you and your child, and we would like to play a part in that plan.
Jason and Brandy
