Dear Max,
I wrote my last letter to you six months ago. And here I sit, again, to share my heart. Don’t think for one minute that I haven’t thought of you in these past six months. Quite the opposite actually. If I wrote you a letter every time I thought of you, I’d have hundreds by now. Maybe thousands. You see Max, you are the one. The one I think of constantly. The one who comes to mind as I am getting ready to go see my son’s end of the year school play. The one I think about whenever I hear talk of an inventor. The one who brings tears to my eyes and keeps me up at night. I know this fact, that you are constantly on my mind, doesn’t help you. I know it doesn’t matter unless it results in your forever family being found. Or, maybe it would matter to you. Maybe I’ll translate my letters to you one day and send them your way. Just so you know that you have been, are, and will be, on someone’s heart. But I don’t know. I don’t know if it would make you wonder ˜why?’ ˜Why, even though she tried so hard, did no one pick me?’ And I would never want you to think that. I would never want, for one moment, for you to think that you are not wanted.
I got this picture of you from a friend who also always has you on her heart and mind. I can’t believe how handsome and grown-up you are looking! Mr. ˜I refuse to smile’ cracking a bit of a smirk. It looks good on you, especially knowing it doesn’t come easily for you to do! There are so many layers to your story Max. Layers that, while complex, don’t define you. But nonetheless, layers that make up your story. Your story¦.not mine. So I am going to refrain from sharing anything else here. Instead, I will leave you with my continued promise that I am still trying, and will continue to do so, as long as it takes.
Your Friend,
Sarah
Max turns fourteen in January, leaving only six months to be adopted. Though he was diagnosed as a ˜premature infant with low birth weight,’ Max does not present with any special needs. Except, of course, being an older boy. Max is currently on the shared list, but Madison Adoption Associates has a $5,000 Bright Futures grant available if a family adopts through MAA. Please complete the Prospective Adoptive Parent form to be considered as his forever family, or email sarah@madisonadoption.org for more information.