A Promise

I Promise.....
To hold you, feed you, change you and bathe you as you enter your new life.

I Promise.....
To comfort you, love you, talk to you and cherish your being in my life.

I Promise.....
To play with you, encourage you to roll over, give you something to smile for, make you reach as you crawl and cheer as you take your first step.

I Promise.....
To guide you in school, color with you, help you study for tests, answer questions about dating, and reassure you when your best friend lets you down.

I Promise.....
To tell you that I love you-every single day, to teach you right from wrong, to make you reach high, want more and realize that with love comes respect.

I Promise.....
To teach you about your birth, share your special journey with you, tell you about your mother's unselfish decision and our blessing.

I Promise.....
To remind you of your heritage, share with you your past and help mold you into a beautiful young adult.

I Promise.....
To make mistakes, learn from them and never give up.

I Promise this of myself to you. To be the best mom in the world. To cherish every single day and Thank God for the miracle of you!

~~July 15, 2002

(I wrote this for our birth mom and our new baby six weeks before Makenzi came into this world last August.)

© Dawn Stluka