Dear Expectant Mother

We are very grateful that you take the time to learn more about us, and for considering us as potential parents for your child. It would be our greatest joy and honor to love and nurture your child. We hope we can give you an idea about who we are, what we find important in life, how we think about parenting, and our deeply cherished wish to adopt a child.

We met in 2000 as the result of an advertisement Janneke put at a travel agency to look for a travelling companion to join her on a hiking trip. We clicked instantly, and even before our holiday, we had fallen in love. The past seven years we have developed a strong, stable, and warm relationship.

We love undertaking fun activities together and with our friends and family, such as playing board games, hiking, sports, going to art museums, watching movies, and dining. From our home we can walk straight into one of the biggest national parks of the Netherlands, where we often go for walks and picnics.

We have thought a lot about starting a family. Your child will be our first child. We believe that raising children and having a family will give a new and special dimension to our life. It is great to see our family and friends with their children. We love to play with the children, and it is nice to see them discover and learn. Seeing the world through the eyes of a child makes one realize how special life is.

We cannot wait to give love, devotion, and care to a growing child. Raising your child to become an autonomous person, who is able to make decisions and to take responsibility for his or her actions, will be our highest priority. We attach much value to being respectful towards others, to treat others on the basis of equivalence, and to see the good in people. We will also cherish the natural qualities that children have, such as being unprejudiced and honest.

We will encourage your child to follow its dreams, to develop in the direction from which she or he will derive motivation, happiness, and fulfilment. We will enable and stimulate your child to do the type of education that fits best his or her interests and capabilities, and we will make sure the funds are there when needed. We will provide your child with a loving and safe environment, and we will always keep in mind what is best for the child.

We have given much thought to how we would like to start a family. Adoption is a very deliberate choice. Janneke has personal experience with adoption, as her sister Anja is adopted from South Korea. Janneke and Anja get along very well. Anja is very enthusiastic about us raising a child, and she definitely wants to play an active part in it as an aunt. She really cannot wait to become an aunt, and to spend time with your child. We think it is good for the child to have a relative who shares a similar experience.

We both have professional careers. Morach works at an office for architecture as a building engineer, and Janneke works at the university as a researcher. When we become parents, both of us will be part time stay at home parents for your child. By working part time, we will combine work with child care. Janneke's work is very flexible, and she can also work from home, which will help in organizing.

We want to assure you that we will share with your child how much she or he is loved by you, and how well you thought about this decision. It is very important to us that your child thinks well of you, and that she or he will respect your choice.

We are open to continued contact with you, be it through letters, photo updates, phone calls, or visits, depending on your wishes. We want you to know that we would like to have you in our lives, as well as in your child's life.

Thank you for taking the time to get to know us. We wish you a lot of strength in this difficult time in your life. Our thoughts are with you.

If you would like more information about our family or would like to visit further, please leave us a message, toll free through Marla Allison at Full Circle Adoptions at 1-800-452-3678, or use this link to send us email.

Heartfelt wishes,

Morach and Janneke