Riley's Light
Lisa and I adopted our precious baby Riley yesterday, June 10. We met her at 3 days old, and it took less than a second to fall in love. We will never fall out.
To everybody involved in this event, our social workers, the nurses, the judge, and the court personnel; you were nothing but incredible. You are all living angels, doing the work of some higher being, or some collective cause, with the singular goal of making the lives of others better. Lisa and I are forever indebted to you and the powerful dedication you bring to your work. Thank you.
To Riley's birth mother, we will never judge you. You made a choice that must have been unimaginably difficult, and we are incredibly grateful. We also wish you every chance and every ounce of luck in your life. Thank you.
To Riley, you may never realize how much you have already done for this family. For me personally, you have brought me back from the edge of a dismal precipice. For the first time in years, I feel a pulse of positive energy. But in truth, there is no longer a 'me', because that pulse is forever tied to your existence.
In your huge, blue infant eyes, we can see every possibility. We see a 4-year-old running and getting fingerpaint everywhere. We see a 16-year old hiding something from us. We see a grad student stressing out under an impressive burden of schoolwork. We see a doctor publishing a groundbreaking treatise.
No matter what you become, if what you have already done is any indication, there is no measure of the light you will bring to the lives of others. Thank you.
And just wait until you meet your new baby brother...
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