Letter to Birth Mother

Dear Birth Parents,

We just want you to know how much we appreciate you for reading our letter. We can’t imagine how difficult this time in your life must be for you. You are in our prayers and we love you.

We have been married for 12 years. We met in college, dated for a year, and were married in the Salt Lake Temple.

Our early married life was spent working and going to school. We decided to start a family a year later after we had bought our first home. Children were always something that both of us wanted, we just didn't realize it would take so long. The road to building a family has been long and hard, but well worth it. After eight years of waiting, along came our son.

When we adopted Zane we never got to meet his birth mother, but I would really like to have met her and be able to tell her how much we appreciate the gift she has given our family. There is rarely a day that goes by that I do not offer a prayer of gratitude for her, and for the heroic decision she made. Without Zane's birth mother, we would not know anything like the joy we have over the past three years.

Birth parents are an important part in the life of a child. Zane's birth mother did leave him a card and gifts, we have saved these for him so that he will know she cares about him and had his best interests at heart. This is something that would be very important to any child and we can work together on this.

Buck is a caring man, that's part of what attracted me to him. He is a hard worker and does a good job of providing for our family. He likes to work on our farm and keep things looking nice. He is also a really good dad, with so much time and care spent with our son. Buck has taught a variety of different age groups in Church and also helped me in the nursery and with the Sunbeams.

Sarah is a wonderful wife and mother. She has so much patience it amazes me. She never misses an opportunity to teach our son and help him learn new things. From the time we first met, I knew she was special, although it took me a year to figure out she was the one person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. She really enjoys motherhood and being a stay at home mom.

We want you to know the joy birth mothers bring into our lives and the eternal gratitude we have for them. We hope you know how excited we are for another child to come into our family. We sincerely wish you the best in your decision and hope you have all the support you need.

Love,

Buck and Sarah