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Ice Cream Is Our Favorite Dessert

Picnic at Salt Creek Beach near our house

A Blast From the Past Roller Skating

Christmas presents with our Niece & Nephews

Sarah as Betty Rubble & Glenn as Napoleon Dynamite for Halloween

Sarah prepares for skydiving in Kauai

A Nice Hike in the Rockies

Glenn giving his niece a piggy back ride

Glenn prepares for skydiving in Kauai

Banjo on a hike with dad in the Eastern Sierras

Banjo makes the most of the snow in Lake Arrowhead

Our family picnic in the park

Glenn and Sarah

Our story began with one fluffy, bear-like dog named Banjo. Being the social butterfly that Banjo is, he quickly made friends at his doggie training. This led Sarah to meet one of Glenn’s close friends. The rest is history. Glenn, Sarah, and Banjo spent many dates on trips to the beach, hikes, and hanging with friends & family. One day Glenn looked at Sarah and Banjo and declared “this makes a great family”. Three years after Glenn & Sarah said “I Do” and Banjo walked down the aisle as ring bearer, they wanted to grow their family. Adoption was always part of the plan. This plan was solidified when Sarah learned that her family genetic history could negatively impact a birth child. Sarah, Glenn, & Banjo are so very excited to welcome a baby into their family!!!

About Glenn:
My first conversation with Glenn told me so much about him. He had spent three years working in Africa with a government program. I was instantly drawn to his heart for people. Glenn has a tenderness that instantly draws you in. He listens with respect and seeks to truly hear someone’s heart. I feel incredibly loved, supported, and blessed to have Glenn as my partner in life. Glenn was raised in California in a close-knit traditional family.As a very young child, Glenn owned a cabbage patch kid. True to his nurturing disposition, he had bathed his cabbage patch kid and then used a hair dryer to dry the doll. Unfortunately, the hair dryer burned a hole in the cabbage patch kid. Glenn was devastated! I laugh at this story, but it truly reflects his tenderness. This tenderness is demonstrated in his love and devotion to his family and friends. He is also very playful. When Glenn met my niece and nephews, he instantly became their human jungle gym. They could not get enough of him.

As a father of our child, Glenn will be exceptional! He is a patient teacher, a constant learner, a loving listener, and a diplomatic problem solver. Besides matters of the heart, Glenn is active in a variety of ways. Surfing, basketball, cycling, swimming, running, and water polo are just a few of his athletic enjoyments that he still pursues. He is a lover of nature and spends hours crafting our yard, hiking on mountainous trails, and camping with family or friends. Glenn can hardly wait to share these passions with our child. Glenn also hopes to instill a curiosity for learning which has been enhanced by his own family and enriched by his world travels into the life of his child.

About Sarah:
Beyond a shadow of a doubt, Sarah finds fulfillment in life and places her highest priority on people and relationships. In her work, with her friends, her family, and in our marriage, Sarah has a natural desire to help people grow into their fullest potential. I have never met anyone with as much compassion, love, and concern for others. That is why it is so easy for me to imagine Sarah caring for our future child. I can see her sitting in the rocking chair holding our baby in her arms staring down lovingly; I can see her kissing his/her cut after our toddler fell down; I can see her reading our child a bedtime story; I can see her nurturing and giving wise advice to our teenager when he/she is struggling with relationships; I can see her crying but encouraging him/her to follow his/her dreams when our young adult heads off to college. Sarah is going to be an amazing mom. In fact, Sarah has already dropped to part time work in anticipation of being a stay at home mom and is routinely babysitting our friend’s 1 year old girl (she can’t get enough of her!).

I am so thankful that I get to spend my life with someone so supportive to encourage me to act on my dreams, so intelligent to challenge and refine my thoughts, so sympathetic to give me compassion when I have had a hard day, so responsible to make plans that compliment my spontaneity (or forgetfulness), so nerdy to match my goofy humor, and so daring to be my partner to travel the world and discover the adventures in life.

Besides her incredible personality and warmth, Sarah is physically active in so many ways. She is a voracious reader, a great cook (I love to eat!), runs and bikes on the trails that surround our community, unwinds with evening walks with the dog to get frozen yogurt and puts together great picnics on the beach. She fills our home with life and our life with fun activities and explorations off the beaten path to discover new and exciting activities.

Banjo:
Banjo is our 6 y.o. Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier. Banjo is the biggest snuggle bug we have even known in a dog. He is so affectionate to every person he meets. Banjo especially loves the children in our neighborhood. He is excited to have a baby brother or sister!

No Place Like Home:
We both feel there is no place like home because our house is filled with love and joy. Living in California provides numerous sunny days. Our big windows provide a sunny cheerful feel to our house of three bedrooms and three bathrooms. The nursery has a cozy rocking chair waiting to be used for bedtime stories. We have already started a collection of some of our favorite childhood books including “Hop on Pop” and “You are My I Love You” to read to our child. We love both our front and back yards where we grow tomatoes, lemons, oranges, herbs, and hopefully more to come in the future. Our child will have an abundance of opportunity for outdoor play both in our yard and the numerous parks, pools, skate park, and nature trails that surround us. Our community is focused on family fun. All seasons have child centered festivals from family campouts, to pumpkin patches, to petting zoos, and holiday celebrations. Living in California also provides numerous gorgeous beaches, Disneyland, hiking trails, and nearby mountains with winter snow. We cannot wait to share these experiences with our child.

Our Hopes and Dreams as Parents:
We cannot wait to meet our future child. Our number one priority is to love our child endlessly. That being said, we realize that our child will teach us more about sacrifice, patience, and respect than we have ever known. We hope to provide a place of safety, comfort, and nurturance. We want to also model and teach our child that it is ok to make mistakes. We believe that mistakes can help us grow. Some of our hopes include offering our child opportunities to participate in art, music, sports, or other interests they may have. We cannot wait to throw birthday parties with family and friends. Our dream is to help our child find their interests and talents and to maximize their educational experience. We hope to carry on our family tradition of yearly vacations. We also want to teach life lessons that have been instilled in us by our parents. These lessons include everything from problem solving in friendships, having an allowance to learn money management, to how to respect people with differences.

Though the wait to become parents has been hard, we believe that our choice to adopt and not have our own biological child will lead to a baby who needs us. As a birthmother, your choice to give up your child for adoption is honorable and selfless. We respect you greatly. We want our child to know about you. We would be happy to send emails and pictures as you desire. If you would like to get to know us better as potential parents for your baby, please call Cindy at A Loving Alternative at 1-800-556-5635.
Regards,
Glenn and Sarah

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