Monday, July 19, 2010
On Friday morning the court awarded custody of our precious C back to his mother. While we are devastated by our loss we find some peace that he is with someone that truly loves him and worked diligently to get him back. As Jack and I played with him Friday afternoon, singing his favorite song “Itsy Bitsy Spider” and swimming in the pool, we were reminded what a special gift God gave us for the last several months. C left a footprint on our lives and he will forever be our precious little boy in our heart. We hope and pray that we provided him with the love that he needed during this transitional time in his young life and gave him the foundation to grow into the wonderful, smart and vivacious child we know he can be.
As Jack and I started the foster to adopt process we knew there was a chance of loss and heartache, however we would not change the month we had with L or the 4 months we had with C. We have a lifetime of memories with both of them. Initially in our classes we were told that adoption starts from loss, so we are grateful that C will not have to face that loss.
For those of you that had the wonderful opportunity of meeting C, bless you and thank you for loving him. We hope that his adorable smile and infectious giggle with sustain you over the next few days and weeks. We are forever grateful to our families for opening up their homes and hearts to him. No one could ask for a more loving Nanny or Grandma and Papa.
We believe that someday we will find our child(ren) and we will become a forever family. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Melinda and Jack
