Adoption is a Promise

Dear Zachary,

Adoption is a promise.

To have and to hold from this day forward...
I will always be on your team, in your corner, cheering you on. Today I make a promise that I will be the best parent I know how to be for you.

For better or for worse....
In rejection, in pain, in sleepless nights, and fun cartoon mornings. In victories won, and battles lost, I will always be your Daddy.

For richer or poorer... 
If I lose my job, or become a millionaire, I will always take care of you.

In sickness and in health... 
With tummy aches, and scraped up knees, to everything in between, and even in the thick of stomach flu or something even worse, nothing will make me walk away.

To love and cherish....
My heart is on the line. I promise to be present both physically and emotionally to you and to give you just as many hugs and kisses as you need, plus a few extra.

Till death do us part... 
This is for life. Yours and mine. Whichever, ends first, I am in it for the long haul. And even after you leave the nest, you'll always have a place to call home.

I love you, my dear sweet boy.

Love,
Dad

Funny when one journey ends, A new one begins.

I met my son September 10, 2013. He came to my home as a foster child, and I immediately knew that Zach was the child I needed to adopt.

Many people say that Zach is so lucky to have me. And that always confuses me. I didn't find Zachary, he found me. He has been through more trauma in his short little life of only four years... more than most experience in their whole life. I am lucky that he has decided to let me be his dad. And for that, he is my hero.

I want to have something for Zach that he can read and look at when he gets older.. something that archives his childhood. So, I decided to start this blog, so that someday, he can read it and know how much his daddy loves him.

In just a few short weeks, Zach's adoption will be final. And with the end of that journey begins another one... the journey of our time together as father and son. I can't wait to see what happens next!

Love,
Dad