This letter of reference is meant to share with those families pursuing their dream of having a child through adoption. Our family began our pursuit in April of 2004 and were fortunate enough to have met Marla Allisan with Full Circle Adoptions. While the process was tedious nerve racking at times, Marla and her staff, especially Kristen and Meredith, made sure that our needs were met, our questions answered and our fears alleviated throughout the whole process.

My wife and I were matched with a Birthmother this past Spring and we became parents on August 5th 2005. Our tears and emotions flowed when we saw Annabel for the first time, about 30 minutes after she was born. It was a life changing experience. Imagine our emotions when we held her for the first time shortly after that!!

Marla and her staff at Full Circle made our journey through building a family by adoption a very smooth, comforting and professional process. Her network of counselors, lawyers and social workers were always willing to talk to us, no matter what time of day or night we called. As with anything in life, the fear of uncertainty can be very hard. Sometimes you feel like you're all alone and only "you" have the challenges being faced. That's how we felt before connecting with Marla. From the moment she came to our home to do the home study, she was thorough, attentive and always willing to do what ever it was to make sure we were comforted.

I would strongly recommend to any families thinking about adoption to speak with Full Circle. We were recommended to Full Circle by friends of ours and feel fortunate not only to have worked with Marla, but to always have her as part of our extended family. Without her, we wouldn't be proud parents to our precious little girl Annabel.

Best Regards,

Rob and Joanne