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Dear Expectant Parent(s),
By Ryan & Corinne

“When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.” (J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan)

We may not believe in the existence of fairies, but we most certainly believe in the magic and mystery of childhood. We have both had the pleasure of growing up in households where creativity, imagination and laughter were encouraged. Now, we are excited to enter into the next stage of life where we can nurture these same things in the next generation. We are honored that you would consider trusting us with your child through open adoption. More

Dear Expectant Parent(s),
By Mike & Jill

Hello! Thank you for taking the time to read our letter. We admire your courage as you go through the emotional highs and lows of deciding whether to parent your child, or to choose open-adoption. We know that this decision is a difficult and agonizing one and we are praying for you and for your child.

Our names are Mike and Jill. We have been married for twelve years, but had been friends for nine years before we married. Jill teaches 8th grade social studies and Mike is a substitute teacher during the school year.We are fortunate for the lifestyle our careers provide for us because during the summers we are free to work in a small tourist town running our own business. More

Dear Expectant Parent(s),
By Kevin & Cindy

We recognize your situation right now is difficult. We commend you for your courage. We honor and respect your commitment to this child. We hope that you will find contentment and peace in your decision.

We are Kevin, Cindy and Samuel. We live in beautiful southwestern Montana, surrounded by mountains, rolling farmland and quiet streams. Kevin grew up here, while Cindy grew up on a farm in the Midwest. After moving away for college and career, we returned to Montana to be close to extended family. More

Dear Expectant Parent(s),
By Simon, Laura & Olivia

We would like to start by saying thank you for taking the time to read our letter. Whether you choose to parent or make an adoption plan, we admire you and pray for your strength and courage to make the best decision for you and your child.

We are Simon and Laura. We live in south central Montana and have been married for 8 years. Our marriage is solid and is based on love, trust, and respect. Our friends and family are the center of our life. Two years ago we were graciously blessed with our daughter Olivia through an open adoption. Being a parent has been the greatest gift we could ever receive and we take this role very seriously. We cherish our birth family and thank God daily for our daughter. More

Dear Expectant Parent(s),
By Jospeh & Lise

As we sit here writing this letter we imagine that you must feel a little like Shrek. The specific scene that comes to mind is when Shrek is getting ready to go talk to the bad dude prince and is looking for a guide out of all the fairy tale creatures. The donkey is jumping up and down saying “PICK ME…PICK ME! Ooooh PICK ME!” If that isn’t annoying enough, try leaving the DVD on all night while that phrase continually loops on the MENU page. Needless to say, Lise does not allow Joseph to watch Shrek on the bedroom TV anymore.

Life seems to enjoying throwing all of us a curve every once in a while. Peace can be found in one word…hope. This is the message we wish to bring to you. We hope that a new dawn of happiness will soon find you. Thank you for choosing to allow your child to embrace the gift of life. We are grateful to you for considering us to parent your child. We would be honored to show him or her everything we have come to appreciate and enjoy in this world. More

Dear Expectant Parent(s),
By Yancy & Julie

Hi there! We are Yancy, Julie, Caydence Lydia, and Landen. We are overjoyed to share this brief insight into our lives with you. We hope you enjoy learning about us…

We have talked about adopting since we first got married, even before having our children. We both just felt it would be an amazing way to add to our family and kept that in mind when we made our decision about the tubal ligation. Neither of us knew very much about open adoption, but we have learned so much about it in the last few months through CSSM and are very excited. We anticipate the joy of not only adding another child to our lives but also more family. More

Dear Expectant Parent(s),
By Rodd, Michelle & Giovanni

Hello, This letter was a bit tough for us to write knowing that as you read it you are facing a decision that we can never comprehend. We truly hope that no matter what you decide you find peace in it. We also hope that through this letter you get a good feel of who we are as a family. Here goes…

We met each other almost fourteen years ago on a blind date. We both felt it was love at first sight! Two months after meeting we were engaged and five months after that we were married. Fast forward thirteen years and here we are, still madly in love and still having a blast! We tend to tackle life with the same enthusiasm and appreciation, which is why we get along so well. More

Dear Expectant Parent(s),
By Joe, Tracey & Rachel

Although we understand that this may be a difficult and confusing time for you and your family, it is with great Joy, Love and Enthusiasm that we write this letter to you and we pray that you too will ultimately find Joy, Love and Peace in any decision you make.

We are Joe, Tracey and Rachel and we appreciate you taking time to get to know our family a bit. We are both military brats and met our junior year of high school. We married the year after graduation and have been married for 20 years now. Having married so young, we have “grown up” together and, although it is cliché, we really are best friends. More

Dear Expectant Parent(s),
By Scott, Patty & Jaden

We are excited about the prospect of open adoption and hope you consider getting to know us better. The fact that you are reading this means that you are well on your way to making one of the most difficult decisions of your life - who you will trust to raise your child. We hope after viewing this brief snapshot of our lives, you have a better understanding of how much it would mean for us to receive the blessing of a child and just how loved that child will be.

We are Scott, Patty and Jaden. We met in 1998 and married in 2001. We were blessed with our son Jaden in 2005. We are a very outgoing family who enjoy spending time with family and friends. We love the outdoors, camping, boating, fishing, four-wheeling, family and friends. We love children and helping them in any way we can. More

Dear Expectant Parent(s),
By Del & Laura

We would like to introduce ourselves to you. We welcome the opportunity for you to get to know us, and would be honored for you to consider us for open adoption. We are ready to be parents, and want to offer a stable and loving home to a little one!

We have been married for 5 years and are very happy together. It took some time to find each other, but we both knew very quickly that we wanted to be together. The idea of committed caring family is very important to us, and we realized when we found each other that we share this ideal. We see marriage as a lifelong commitment, and view family relationships as permanent. We are close as friends, like being in each other's company, and enjoy a great deal of security with each other. We both believe in God and found our initial bond through mutual faith. Our faith continues to center our relationship to each other and helps to keep us strong and give us skills for difficult times. More

Dear Expectant Parent(s),
By Micah & Jennifer

Hello!.. We are Micah & Jennifer, we are so grateful that you are taking the time to read our letter and by the end we hope you have a little idea of who we are.

Although we are not originally from Montana we met here, dated here and have now been married here for 5 years. Micah grew up in rural Nebraska as a farm boy (and of course a Huskers fan) and Jennifer grew up in central California as city girl. We have now lived in Montana for about 8 years and are proud to call it our home. More

Dear Expectant Parent(s),
By Mike & Stephanie

It is our pleasure to introduce ourselves; we are Mike and Stephanie. We live in a small, family-centered community in south central Montana. Our cozy, multilevel home includes two very loving and rambunctious dogs, Izzybelle (13-year-old Aussie/Border) and Ruby (4-year-old Golden Retriever).

We love the outdoors, spending time with family and various hobbies that keep us very active. We come from very caring and supportive families, which is a reflection of the love we have shared through our 13 years of marriage. We have grown to appreciate each other’s strengths and are best friends. More

Dear Expectant Parent(s),
By Matthew & Victoria

Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts for reading our letter and considering us. We understand you have an enormous decision to make and admire your courage as you plan for this baby. We would love to be part of this process and to be able to support you in this journey.

We are Victoria and Matthew and we hope we meet you someday! Our lives together began in 2003; we were engaged in 2005 and tied the knot in 2008 at Chico Hot Springs. Our wedding was small and beautiful, surrounded by our loving family and friends. Currently, our family consists of us and two lovable dogs named Kodi (black lab/shepherd) and Jake (chocolate lab). We cannot wait to add children to our family. Open adoption is important to us, especially because Victoria and her brother were adopted. More