Dear Family and Friends,
We hope this letter finds you well. We have some exciting developments to tell you about, and we need your help.
As you may know, we are in the process of trying to expand our family through adoption. Recent developments with LDS Family Services have made it possible for us, as well as other couples we know, to do a designated adoption. (Because of complications during pregnancy with Tate and Max, it has been recommended that Lindsay not physically carry another child.)
What does that mean for us? It means that we have a third party, such as family and friends (that's you!), involved in helping place a child with our family. Designated adoption is defined as "birth parents and adoptive parents independently selecting each other through a third party without disclosing the identity of each other." The trained staff at LDS Family Services will be able to handle the adoption on behalf of the adoptive parent saving, in most cases, thousands of dollars for the adoptive couple compared to what private adoption agencies charge. They are also able to ensure that the birth parents receive grief counseling and support through professional counseling or support groups.
If you know of a birthmother who may be interested in placing her child for adoption or just want more information about her options before making a decision, please have her call LDS Family Services at 801-566-2556 and ask for an appointment with one of the social workers. Our social worker is Shantel Pettit. If she is interested, she can learn about us by viewing our family profile at www.itsaboutlove.org Simply click on "View Adopting Family Profiles" Then enter our names at the bottom of the page. She can also view our public blog at www.wearefamilymdtmg.blogspot.com
We are very excited about this process and hope you can help us build our family through adoption!
Thank you for your help. It is greatly appreciated! Please call us if you have any questions.
With much love,
Chad and Lindsay
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I'm excited for you guys! I hope everything goes well, and quickly. We will be praying for you.
Good luck, Lindsay! If you're interested in pass-along cards, my sister makes them: spacesforfaces.com. Hope all is well with you guys. :)
What an exciting new step in life. I hope things will work out perfect for you guys. You deserve it. We will be thinking of you!
Thanks for sharing your experience so far with me. I really am so happy for you to add to your family through adoption. I'm excited to see how everything unfolds. Keeping you in our prayers. :)
We wish you guys the very BEST wishes with your adoption plans. Let us know if there's anything we can do to help. Dave's cousin adopted twins from an agency called "A Act of Love" pretty quickly. You might want to check them out. Good Luck! We'll be thinking about you!
Just wanted to wish you the best of luck with the adoption experience. My brother has adopted 2 children through LDS Services in the last few years. It is an amazing journey to go through. We will keep your family in our thoughts and prayers. We love ya!
Chad and Lindsay--we were excited to hear the news that you have been approved and started the adoption process through LDS services. We will continue to keep you in our hearts and prayers and we want you to know that we know whomever chooses your family will be quite lucky...you are wonderful parents and will most definitely give the child the love and comforts they will need. We'll be thinking about you lots!
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