Four Months!

Well little Miss Jacinda Hope Bizunesh, it has been four months since we have been together.

How much you have changed in that short time! Before I met you everyone described you as this quiet little girl who was very, very shy. Oh if they could see you now!

And I will admit it, you fooled me too for the first few days! But then the real you started to emerge and what a delight that was to watch!

You make me laugh every single day. You have stretched me to my limits on more than one occasion, it's true, but even those occurrences show me so much about who you are.

Your English skills are amazing! They simply blow me away. I am sorry that my careless speech has introduced you to saying "Crap" and "Crud," but we'll both work on that. I love that you LOVE to go to school and I promise you that I am going to whip these administrators into shape and you will get the services you need! I will fight tooth and nail for you and I think they know that now.

I love to see how proud you are when you "get" something! The way you sound out your words now and are able to actually able to grasp the meaning behind those words almost makes me cry everytime. When you read your story to me last night I couldn't have been more proud.

And let me brag on your spelling for a moment. Little lady, you don't even know what some of these words mean and yet you are consistently bringing home perfect scores on your spelling test. I know every parent thinks their child is brilliant, but you are!

I love to listen as you say your sweet prayers to Jesus every night. Oh how I long for Him to be so real to you and for you to grow in His ways and understand all of the teachings that are being poured into your heart. I want you to KNOW why you believe what you believe and will strive to make sure, you never feel like things were just shoved down your throat. If I can get you at this young age to understand that knowing Jesus is all about a relationship and not a religion then I will feel like a successful parent.

Your sense of humor astounds me. Your sense of style amuses me. And the way you love our family melts my heart. You are the completion of so many months of dreams. A year ago I still hadn't seen your face and now I wouldn't know what to do without you.