Dear Coleen,
Tomorrow is going to be oe of the most happiest days of my life. Tomorrow me and my wife, my three children, Callie, and Jude will go to the courthouse where the judge will sign the final papers. At that point, Me and my wife, Stef, will have officailly adopted these two amazing people.
I believe you are watching over your babies, like I would if I died when they were so young. So I'm sure you know, my name is Lena. When I met my wife (and partner of 12years) I was blessed with a handsome son. A year later my wife came home with papers about becoming foster parents. In a couple hours she had fallen in love with twins at the police station. About a year later we officially adopted two five year olds.
I'm sorry to say it wasn't until nine years later that I was introduced to Callie, sweet Callie. I'll be honest. She scared the hell out of me. I met her at the gates of Juvie. A split lip and bruises. You would have been proud of your daughter, I am. Jude had tried on a dress, and the foster father hurt him. Callie sacraficed herself, and ended up in Juvie to save him. Within two days we had Jude with us too.
Callie is one of the sweetest people I know. She reminds me of my wife. She acts tough, and she builds walls to protect herself, but once you get past that hard layer, I found a girl who loves feircly. Her whole childhood revolved around keeping Jude safe. In time she has learned to let me and my wife in, and to even be able to joke around with her friends, and my children.
Jude, what a special little boy. The first time he called me mom, I cried, the first time he threw something at our older son, Jesus, me and Stef were so excited (we did let him know that it wasn't ok) that he was starting to act like Jesus' brother and not like he was going to be moved tomorrow. I don't know exactly when it comes to Jude and who he will become. He loves wearing what are considered "feminine clothing" and likes to wear nail polish. I promise you, he will be loved, he will feel safe. He's also 12, it might just be that he wants to try things out.
My life now feels complete, with Callie and Jude in it. I can't thank you enough for giving birth to these two children. Thank you for letting me parent them. We have two other children that we adopted, and I have been taught, by my daughter Marianna, that we will never take the place of a biological parent. But we are thankful that they are here, and they don't have to move again. They are a part of this family for the good and the bad. I promise you, one mother to another, that I will never hurt them. I will try my hardest to always make them feel loved, safe, and wanted. They are like any of my other three childen. Thank you, for giving me the honor and privledge of knowing these children.
Lena AdamsFoster