Dear Birth Mom,

We wish we knew all the right words to say to you. We can only imagine the thoughts, feelings, emotions, highs, and lows that you have come through this far.
We had so many dreams for what our life would be like after we got married. JC has always been so good with little children and they love and adore him. Jena can't help but go into a dream-like state whenever she sees him interacting with our nieces and nephews. Dreaming of what it would be like to hear the laughter of our little ones as he played tickle tag with them, or the excitement on their faces as he came home from work.
We were both so excited to begin the process of starting our family. Little did we know it was going to be more like a long, bumpy road with many ups and downs. At one of our highest points we were told that a pregnancy test had come back positive. Being overwhelmed with joy was an understatement! We were finally going to be parents! Later this dream was taken away as we were in the emergency room being told that we were having a miscarriage. How could this be happening? How could our lives be ending up this way? What had we done to deserve this?
Following this miscarriage, many prayers were offered in our behalf. In the following months to come we carried on with high hopes to conceive again. After numerous doctor’s visits, medications, fertility treatments, and medical procedures, unfortunately we are still left with empty arms. After a lot of contemplating and sincere prayer, we feel that a possible adoption would be such an incredible blessing. Through adoption we one day will get that long awaited opportunity to be parents.
We reiterate the fact that we can only imagine what you are going through. On the flip side of the coin we have felt the pain of loss. We have had life changing experiences. We have felt discouragement when things have not gone as planned.
Whatever it took for you to get to this point, we want to express how proud we are of you. How much respect we have for you to be so honorable and unselfish to place the best interests of your baby before the desires of your own mind and heart. We wish we could ease the heart ache that comes along with such a decision. We know and testify that the only One that can do that is our loving Heavenly Father. We also testify that He helped us through much heart ache when we felt so alone and discouraged. In the Garden of Gethsemane He has experienced the very pain and heartache you, and we, have been through. We pray that you too can feel of His love and companionship and be able to draw strength from that. Good luck with all that lies ahead of you. We pray that you can feel the peace of His loving embrace as you make the decisions that will most benefit this child.

Getting to know Jena

I was born and raised in Idaho Falls, ID. I was #4 of six kids. I loved growing up in a large family! We always had someone to hang out with. I have some pretty great memories of family trips, camping, visiting Grandparents, holidays with cousins, and many other memories we made.
While growing up I was encouraged to share my vocal talents with others. I sang in ward choirs, school choirs, and performed many musical numbers in church. In high school I was given the chance to sing with the top choir of our school--two years in a row. During that time we got to travel and see some great places. My Dad and brothers are also very musically talented. I have fond memories of my brother brining out the guitar and singing solo or with the family. As you can see music plays a major part in upbringing and continues to be a part of my life now.

After being accepted to Ricks College, I attended for a semester, worked for a semester, and then was given the opportunity to move back home and work for my Dad for a couple years. After a while I felt I needed to get back in school. While I was attending school and living at home I met JC. We met in March of 2004 and married in July of 2004. Obviously it was a quick dating/engagement period but the second time I saw him I knew he was the one I was going to be with forever. There was something about him that made me love myself when I was with him, and that has carried through into our marriage. He is a huge blessing in my life and I thank Heavenly Father for him every day.

After we married we moved to Logan, UT where we currently reside while JC finishes up his schooling. It's been very adventurous being married to a pilot. I have had the opportunity a couple times to go flying with him. I thought he was crazy for wanting to be up so high in the air but as I went out flying with him I realized there is a sense of freedom you get up there. I am so excited that he has found something that he loves. I appreciate his willingness to support our future family so I can stay home and live out my dream as a Mom and raising a family.

In my spare time I love to travel, hang out with friends, visit family, spoil my nieces and nephews, shopping, reading, interior decorating, cooking, baking, and just being with my husband.

Getting to know JC

I was born in Provo, UT in February 1980. I am the oldest of 6 kids, which means that I got to be my parents first experiment in raising children. Most of my family lives in the Southern Idaho/Northern Utah area, with my grandparents living in Rexburg, ID and Leadore, ID.

I'm currently going to school at Utah State University, majoring in Aviation Technology. If all goes well, I will graduate in May 2008. I'm hoping to get a job flying for an airline soon after graduating, but we'll see how things turn out.

I did most of my growing up in Shelley, ID. I have also lived in Missouri, Virginia, Germany, and South Korea. I didn't do much in high school, but I did work at a local TV station for a few years while I was going to school. It was a blast working with local celebrities, even though I was just a high school kid.

I like to watch movies and sports, as you can probably tell from the football jersey that I'm wearing in one of these pictures. I also like to spend time with our nieces and nephews.

Jena's already told you the story of how we met, so I won't bore you with my side of the story. However, Jena is the greatest blessing that I have received in my life. Not a day goes by that I don't think think about how much better my life is because of her.

Well, that's me in a few paragraphs. Funny how just a few paragraphs seems to be able to communicate a lot, isn't it?

And they lived happily ever after...

We met in March of 2004 and married on July 10th, 2004. It was a quick engagement but it was obvious that we wanted to be with each other for the eternities. We were married in the Idaho Falls, ID Temple. It was a beautiful July day. Surrounded by friends and family truely made this my fairytale wedding.

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