sherel

SHEREL’s Fun Facts & FavoritesOccupation: Teacher

Education: Master of Education/ Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

# of Siblings: One older brother

Food: Shrimp

Color: Pink

Holiday: Christmas

Season: Summer

Movies: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and ‘Black Panther’

Hobbies: Baking, Traveling, and Arts & Crafts

ChildhoodMemory: Family vacations

Bible Verse: Be still and know that I am God (Psalms 46:10)

about meMy name is SHEREL. I am a single woman. Most people that know me, would describe me as quiet, easygoing, and kindhearted. I was raised in a Christian home, where God, family, and education were most important.

I would like to think that I am very capable of taking care of and loving a child. You may ask, how do I know this? I spend my days working as a preschool teacher in a local public-school district. I have also taught children in 4th and 5th grade. However, I have spent most of 19-year teaching career with 3, 4, and 5-year-old children. My work days are very busy, but I feel privileged to work with the little ones. I have a lot of patience and a great sense of humor, as you never know what each day will bring.

When I am not at work, I spend a good amount of my time with my mother. I am fortunate to have her live with me. She is the best role model that I could ever have. She raised my brother and me, as a single parent, when at the age of 12, I lost my father to cancer. She is a great cook. She makes me laugh. Mostly though, she is one of the most caring and giving people I know. My mother and I do a lot of things together, including cooking, traveling, and attending community events.

During my spare time, I love spending time with my extended family and friends. I have a family of love, laughter, and support of one another. My friends are also blessings in my life. With them, I can share life’s ups and downs. Sometimes, we just hang out together at each other’s home, go out to eat, or just go see a movie. It’s nice to just spend time with people that love and care about you.

Summer fun with a good friend

Visiting the Eiffel Tower with good friends in Paris, France

Volunteering with great women to encourage girls to be their best.

who isSHEREL

I have lived in my home for the last 3 years. I always wanted to have a home built, but thought it was beyond anything that I could ever accomplish. However, with years of saving to purchase a home, and speaking with someone from a home building company, what I thought was impossible, became possible. So, construction of my new home began in 2015, and I moved into my home in 2016. It has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and an open floor plan. It is my hope to someday, finish my basement, so that we will have additional living space to enjoy and spend time together.

I love my neighborhood. It is very family oriented. Although, I don’t own a dog, I see plenty of my neighbors walking their dogs. My home is in a good school district, which is very important to me. There is also a nearby park and stores in walking distance.

homeSWEET

home

I have known SHEREL for sixteen plus years. I’m not sure I can put all of my feelings about her into a few paragraphs but I will do my best to try. I met her when I was a single mom. I was pregnant and alone. I was unmarried and experiencing the gossip of our social group. I had very little support. She became one of my biggest supporters. She supported me all the way through my pregnancy. She continues to support me each day with positive friendship and over flowing, sisterly love. She encourages and inspires me. I am a better person because of her friendship. She at times, is my voice of reason.

When I was sick and needed help, she was there to take care of my children. When my mother was in the hospital and I was out of town, she was there to sit with her. When I got married, she was there in her Sunday best. When I gave birth, she was there to meet my babies. When I am sad, she is there to listen. When I earned a bachelor’s degree, she was there cheering me on.

She has become God Mother to my son and she takes her position seriously. She has always been there for my son since day one. She is there to help me celebrate every accomplishment and advises me through many uncertainties. My son knows that his aunt SHEREL is there for him when he needs her.

We have been through many ups and downs together. We have friends through our lives that come and go. Some people are only in our lives for a season or a reason. She is my lifelong friend. We have been separated when I lived in another country and still, this distance did not weaken our friendship. To have SHEREL as a friend is to be truly blessed.

I am very excited to see SHEREL become a mother. She has so much love to share with her child. I will be overjoyed to see her shower her child with nurturing motherly love. I look forward to supporting SHEREL in all the ways she has supported me.

written by MELISSA

My godson

Serving as maid of honor for one of my best friends

I love my family with all my heart. A child raised in my family would be surrounded with love and faith in God. As a family, we were raised to put God fi rst in our lives, and to love and support one another. We cheer each other on in our successes and strive to pull each other up in our challenges. I have extended family across the country, and some that live in my community. My brother lives about 10 minutes away in our childhood home. I have close relationships with an aunt and cousins that live nearby. I am blessed to have strong men in my family that will make great role models to a child brought into our family.

As family, we spend many holidays and special events together. It is also not uncommon to have family get togethers, just because.

Maid of honor for a very special person

Family supporting my cousin's college presentation Attending a wedding with my cousin and friend

Family time at the aquarium

My aunt and I at our family reunion

ABOUTmy family

My godson All smiles with a fun person

My little cousin, not so little anymore Celebrating a princess

dear birth mother,Thank you for taking the time to view my profi le. This

cannot be an easy decision for you, and I pray that God

be with you.

As a single mother, I will be surrounded by an extraordinary

support system that will love, nurture, and help care for

your child. I welcome adopting a child of any race or

gender. I am truly blessed to have friends of different

races and cultures, who look forward to being a part

of your child’s life. It also goes without saying, that my

family will love and cherish your child. Rest assured as

a teacher, that I value education, and your child will

be given the opportunity to become whatever he/she

chooses to become.

Becoming a mother is something that has always been

on my heart. I feel as though God has led me on this

journey towards motherhood, through adoption. I am

grateful that you have taken the time to consider me to

love and care for your child. May God be with you now

and always.

Sincerely,

sherel

why ADOPTION?As long as I can remember, I have always wanted to be a mother. I thought I would get married, and the children would soon follow. Well, life didn’t go as planned. Marriage didn’t happen and infertility became my reality, but the desire to be a mother never left my heart or mind. So, with prayer and God’s guidance, I began the journey towards adoption.