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We appreciate the time you are taking to get to know our
family.
As we think of you, our hearts are touched that you are
considering the loving but difficult choice to place
your child for adoption. Our thoughts and prayers are
with you. We feel blessed that our family has already
grown through adoption. As we have been through that
process with our children’s birthparents, we have been
amazed by their strength, courage, and love. |
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Interesting and Fun Facts About Us! |
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Jennis |
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My mom taught me how to cook while I was
growing up, and I became the family’s
designated dessert baker. I didn’t make
anything particularly fancy, but
whatever I made was in large quantities
to satisfy my family of 8, plus any
extra friends or extended family. |
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Now I still like to bake and enjoy
cooking, but the most dreaded task of my
day is
deciding what to make for dinner. |
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I have always loved reading. Sometimes I
have a hard time putting a good book
down (for example, when it’s time to
decide what to make for dinner). |
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I played volleyball and softball in high
school. In college, I had a great time
taking sports classes, including
volleyball, basketball, weight training,
golf, and tennis. Now I enjoy whatever
chances I get to play sports—I’ve even
tried a few seasons of indoor soccer. |
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While I was growing up, I never really
liked running. But Jared has helped me
to learn to like it, and now that’s my
favorite workout—running outside (not on
a treadmill). |
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When I have the time, I like to work on
projects. I have made hand-quilted
blankets, sewn princess costumes,
repainted many rooms and furniture
items, replaced light fixtures and door
hardware, and built our kids’ play
structure in the backyard. |
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I play the piano, and have accompanied
many choirs and soloists over the years.
Most recently I played for our
daughter’s elementary school choir, and
thankfully I did well enough that she
wasn’t embarrassed! |
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I talk or text with my mom and my two
sisters nearly every day. |
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Until I was in high school, I was too
afraid of heights to go on many
amusement park rides. Once I tried them,
I liked them… but Jared won’t go on most
of them with me (because
he doesn’t like heights)! |
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When my family gets together, we often
have Asian food night, and I am in
charge of making the sushi. (Jared says
that we should actually call it Asian
day, not Asian night, since we
spend most of the day cooking!) |
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Jared |
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I enjoy all sports, but my favorite is
soccer, which I played competitively
through my first year in college. Now I
enjoy coaching soccer. |
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I spent two years in South America
(Uruguay) as a missionary and enjoy any
opportunity I get to speak Spanish. |
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For our first date, we went golfing, and
at first I really wasn’t sure how things
were going. But after golfing, the date
evolved into Jennis watching my
intramural soccer game, followed by
dinner, followed by a dance.
Nine and a half hours later, I
knew our relationship had serious
potential. |
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I would like to learn to do
cross-country skiing, but for now I’ll
settle for snowshoeing. I love getting a
workout in the snow! |
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I enjoy doing yard work, and my goal is
to one day have a large garden and grow
lots of different vegetables, and to
have my kids work with me in the garden. |
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I have enjoyed taking the kids camping,
and my goal is to take them camping 3-4
times each year. |
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One of the things I enjoy doing as a
parent is getting my kids the toys I
always wanted to play with but never had
(wooden train set with lots of tracks,
real flying airplane, water powered
rocket, etc.). |
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My favorite hikes involve either a
mountain or a beach; either one has a
great view! |
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I’m scared of heights and I don’t like
things that spin, so if Jennis wants to
go to an amusement park, she goes with
one of her sisters. |
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I have serious falling asleep skills –
on a plane, in church, on the floor next
to the kids’ beds, at the back of a
lecture hall…
However, I also have excellent
waking up skills and when our kids were
babies, I enjoyed taking a turn getting
up in the middle of the night with them. |
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