Dear Charlotte,

Your letter gave us great joy to know that, in your heart, placing A.J. for adoption was the right thing to do and in his best interest.

I have enclosed brochures for Birthmothers®, an organization I founded about five years ago to help women who find themselves facing an unplanned pregnancy. You and other women who Tami and I met while trying to find the right birth mom showed that it takes a lot of courage and support to choose to give life to a child õ and even more assistance if adoption is being sought.

Shortly after A.J.'s birth, you wrote to us about helping a girlfriend choose adoption. Your personal assistance to this woman sums up our aim at Birthmothers® very well.

Tami and I love you for helping us have a child.

Love, Jim

Jim,

I just want to say thank you. You have done so much by giving A.J. a loving family.

I visited the website for Birthmothers. It is GREAT. Young girls who come from a family like mine need the love and support of friends and Jesus. They need to be shown Christ is real and that nothing is impossible with faith.

I needed my family's support — but it wasn't there. I'm glad that you created a place for women like me. I am willing to help in any way to show others there is hope.

The Lord brought us together and I am honored to have found you. I could have given A.J. love and support, but not the family he deserves. I do not for one moment regret anything. I see in the words of your letter that I have brought you happiness and it keeps me going.

I look forward to the day when I can see you guys again. I'd love to see you now, but I feel like A.J. is still too young. The last thing I want to do is confuse or upset him in any way.

I could not have found better people to have adopted him. Thank you again for everything you have done.

Always, Charlotte