Linda and Mark - Adoptive Parents
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Faith - Jesus Christ is the head of our home and we are raising our children to obey God's Word in every aspect of their lives and share in the joy, freedom and everlasting life God has given to us through His gift of Jesus.

Extended Family - Our children have two full sets of loving grandparents who are eagerly waiting to spoil a new grandchild. Recently, Grandma Rose and Grandpa Pete spoiled David and Victoria for a week while visiting, and took them to the Naples Zoo in Florida and took them shopping for "souvenirs" for the whole family. And according to David and Victoria, Grandma Sylvia is the best cook in the world! When she bakes cookies, she doesn't make just one batch - she makes several with and without ingredients to your liking! She and Papa Vince missed the kids so much that they recently moved back to the East coast from Arizona to spend time with their grandchildren. Your baby would have so much love and attention, she'll always be held, played with and most of all LOVED!

Education - We not only love our children, but we LIKE them too! So much, that we have homeschooled them for many years. In fact, David and Victoria, who are currently in 7th grade, have been homeschooled their whole lives and absolutely love it. We have already graduated our two older children, Cassie and Eddie. Cassie is married and Eddie is in college for law enforcement. We feel that education should be fun and meaningful, not stressful for children. We do not believe in giving them a lot of homework and "busy" work as public schools do. We also teach our children the truth in God's Word and teach them all about God's wonderful Creation. We do a lot of hands-on learning and take them on many fun field trips to places such as the local zoo, aquarium, museum, historic homes and gardens, farms, and much more.

Travel - Our schedule offers great flexibility in travel and we take an annual trip to Orlando each May when other children are still in school and visit the theme parks there. We've been able to take them to fun, educational places such as Washington, DC, The Grand Canyon, Sea World, Discovery Cove to swim with the dolphins, Maple sugar festivals in the snowy mountains and white sugar beaches on Marco Island, Florida. We have a large SUV with TV and game system, which keeps the children happy when we're not playing travel games or reading fun stories aloud. Our children are well-traveled and have been to almost every state from Maine to Florida and all the way to Arizona. Your baby will have the opportunity to learn about places by actually being there - from swimming with Diego, the dolphin, to gazing at the awesome Grand Canyon and many other places we plan to visit such as Egypt, Italy, Israel and Japan.

Finances - Mark has had his own home-based business for many years. Some advantages of this is that Mark can be home much more than if he had a regular job, and we are comfortable financially. He is a computer programmer and builds websites for clients. We also run a family-run health and homeschool supply company which takes us on the road to many beautiful cities throughout the country. Coming from an entrepreneurial family, we have always encouraged our children to have their own business. In fact, David sells toy guns and does extremely well, especially selling marshmallow guns at homeschool conferences and Victoria sells beautiful beaded jewelry and does face painting.

A note from David - I am 13 years old and I like to watch TV, play video games, play games on the computer and shoot airsoft guns. I would like a brother or sister because it would be fun and we will never feel lonely. Every night I pray for a baby to adopt into our family. In school, my favorite subject is math.

A note from Victoria - I am 12 years old and I make jewelry. I love horses. I would love to have a little brother or sister because it wouldn't be so quiet in the house. My favorite subjects in school are English, Art and Spelling. I like to collect rocks, gems and Canadian coins. My favorite family activity is playing "Apples to Apples". My dream vacations is to go to California and Japan.

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