Princess For Life

Every little girl dreams of her day……

Her day that she is princess……

Princess with the dress, the hair, the flowers, the friends and family……

The Prince….

Redonia…..

Dresses, flowers, friends, family and your Prince are all here today

This is your day…..

This day you have chosen Hector……

You two will drive away today into your own world….

26 years ago your Mom & I welcomed you into ours….

You came to us via the gift of another…..

We awaited the call of your arrival….

We chose to love you…..

We chose you….

While many can never understand the depth of adoptive love…..

Your mother and I made that choice…..

Said choice included so much joy…..

Along with the joy was incredible pain……

Love involves the highs of great days and the pain of the bad……

Today I reference the pain, because this pain rejoices today with you in your day and in your joy…..

Your Dadee is happy that you are happy…..

Your Dadee rejoices that you are so beautiful today…..

We ended last year with a world class 1 year old birthday party for Annaleigh…..

Only to be plunged the next few days into the darkness….

April broke our hearts as that angel….

Your angel went away…..

Six months now we have grieved……

Each of are forever marked and changed by that little girl who was our gift for a day….

Darkness, pain, grief, cemeteries and sadness have been the order of our days….

But today Doni….

You are Princess…..

This is your Princess day….

But may I declare that you indeed are Princess for Life…..

This life you choose is yours …..

Mom and I gladly release you into it……

In a little while you will step into your own new world…..

Mom & I will return to ours……

Our’s is a world of order and strength….

Yours is before you to order and fortify with your character and choices……

Do it with gusto Redonia…..

Create your own world just like you do with that computer and mouse pad…..

Place into your world gentleness, kindness, love, submission, wholeness, goodness and mercy…..

Layer it with greatness…..

Place a layer of trust and honesty…..

But above all else…..

The foundation layer must be of Jesus Christ……

Make sure he shines through every layer you add to your life…..

Don’t forget the purpose and power of Him in your daily activity……

He must be the priority……..

Hector will never satisfy you completely…….

For completeness comes in loving and submitting to Jesus Christ……

For 26 years Mom & Dad have held your life in our hands…..

Today, we hand that life to you…..

My prayer is Doni,…….

That you love that life of yours and treat it as carefully as we have……

Your bridal pictures show a beautiful exterior…….

I pray the same carefulness will be shown daily to your interior……

For true beauty comes from within……

True love comes from self respect and Godly carefulness…..

Princess for Life is a choice…..

Today you are that Princess……

Today you make choices that are yours……

I am your biggest fan…..

I am your biggest admirer…….

Doni,

I love you more than you can ever imagine…..

Indeed….

You are my little Princess for Life…..

rks