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Tracey
Hello,
Thank you for reading my letter. I hope that my words give you a glimpse into my life, as well as a sense of comfort and hope for the future.
I guess the first thing you’re wondering is why do I, a single woman, want to adopt? The truth is all my life I've taken on challenges–from being an investment banker in Vancouver to teaching disadvantaged children in New York. Now, with the help of my large and loving support network of family and friends, I'm ready and excited about the biggest challenge of all: parenthood.
I have the time, resources and, most importantly, the desire to provide your child with all the opportunities he needs to reach his potential and succeed in the world. Growing up, I never knew if I'd ever get married, but I always knew I wanted to be a mother. My own mother had a lot to do with that. She was the greatest role model a girl could have. Before she passed away from cancer a few years ago, she and dad had been married for 42 years.
She always made me feel loved and wanted -- like I was the most important person in the world. (Along with my brother, Jason, of course!). From her and dad I learned about the importance of family. I'm confident that the lessons I’ve learned from them, along with my ability to set priorities and accomplish goals, will serve me well in the future.
Because my job schedule is flexible, I'll be able to take off whatever time I need to. I also plan to work from home so I'll never have to worry about missing a show-and-tell, a class concert, or just being there when your child needs me.
Two passions I hope to pass on are my love for education and travelling. I also enjoy keeping active with skiing, yoga, and golf. Anything, really, that's outdoors. Recently I introduced my five-year-old nephew, Jonathan, to golf and he totally loves it!
Giving back to the community is another thing that’s important to me. Over the years I’ve worked with a variety of volunteer organizations. One of them helps young women who have left home due to issues with their families. But the experience I’m most proud of is working as a teacher with low-income families in New York.
Growing up in a transracial household – mom was Japanese-Canadian and dad is Scottish-Canadian – has taught me the importance of accepting people as they are. I think it's important that every child knows who he is and where he comes from. That's why I plan to tell your child about you and the decision you've made. I hope that you and I will always be a part of each other's lives, staying in touch through phone calls, e-mails, and even visits.
I know this must be a very difficult time for you. But if you feel like talking or want to find out more about me, I'd love to talk to you.
Wishing you all the best,
Tracey
Silvia & Jordy
Hello we are Silvia and Jordy. We have been married for 15 years and live in a small community. Adoption has been discussed from the beginning of our marriage. We both now feel ready to not only be parents but to be parents to an adopted child. We are thankful for the opportunity to be considered by you as adoptive parents.
Our goal as parents is to provide a loving, supportive and caring home for our child. We want to teach our child that not all families are built the same way and that one form is not necessarily better than the other. We believe the focus of a family should always be love, support and comfort. We will be striving to achieve a home environment that will reflect respect of others and their differences. Instilling acceptance of individual uniqueness is also one of our goals as parents. We look forward to creating an environment that is focused on achieving one’s best, whatever that level is. We will encourage schooling beyond high school, providing both financial and emotional support when needed.
We have a loving relationship built on respect and trust. We look forward to spending time with each other and welcome the opportunity to spend time with friends and family. We enjoy spending time in each other’s company, gardening, cooking, walking, quad riding and camping. Our separate hobbies include for me reading novels and cookbooks, gardening and relaxing walks with our dogs. Jordy’s interests include radio control cars/airplanes/helicopters, and several outdoor activities such as hiking, fishing, hunting and tree climbing. We both are looking forward to appropriately including our child in these activities.
Both sets of our parents live in the same community as us but our siblings live in separate communities. We try hard to maintain close and involved relationships with them even though we do not see them on a regular basis. We interact with them through phone calls, emails, and texts. Our most treasured time with our extended family is during special occasions and summer time at our family cabin at a local lake.
We appreciate the amount of emotion and energy it takes to work through the choices you are making at this time. It is difficult to put into words the love and commitment that is waiting for a child that enters our family. This adoption journey has shown us the love, support and understanding that our families and friends are capable of giving us and our future child. We are grateful to you for taking the time to consider placement with us. Thank you so very much.
