My love hate relationship.

I have a love hate relationship with holidays.  Mainly for one reason.  And mainly for a selfish reason.

Holidays are for families.

But what if you don't have the society's take on a family (you know, the 2.5 children, white picket fence and the dog), what are you and your husband?  Are you a family?  Are you a couple?  Some couple decide not to have children.  We, as a society, have to be okay with that.  Some couples struggle for years to get pregnant and don't choose to live a childless life.  Some couples foster children who may be returned to their biological parents.  Some foster children will be placed into a forever home to be adopted.

I know that we are creating a family by adopting Little Sweetie.  I know that we making a difference in her life.  To hear her say "Happy Daddy's Day" to Jeremy this morning melted my heart.  But it also made me tear up.

For those dads who are in heaven.

For those men who want more than anything to be a dad.

For the dads who take a father role to children that are not biologically theirs.

For the moms who raise children on their own because a man didn't step up to be a father.

We love Little Sweetie and can not wait to have that paper in our hands that say she is legally ours.  She has made our family whole.  I know that my Dad in heaven is watching over us and I know that he would love her to pieces.  I am so lucky to have had my Dad for 25 years!  I wish I could have him for 25 more!!

Love you Dad!