My dear, wonderful, sweet, incredible Daughter:
This is it! You are
now facing one of the hardest tasks you will have to ever face in your life. You have given your TIME, your FAITH, your
LOVE, your EVERYTHING to the people and land of Thailand . You love the people and country with every
cell in your body. You ache when you
think about moving on to a different life.
You have and you will cry. A lot
of people will cry. For you, with
you! Me included.
I remember when the plane took off from the Auckland ,
New Zealand
airport. It was night and they dimmed
the cabin lights for take off. I buried
my head in the window, yearning for one last look of the country I loved. I cried some real hard tears…I was not as
driven as you. I couldn’t see myself
going back to visit because it cost so much. I can now.
You. YOU! You are another story. You are one of the most amazing young women I
know. You are so driven, so
focused. You are caring and
nurturing. You have some incredible
goals for your life and I know you will achieve them. You have in the past and you will in the
future.
I am SO Proud to call you my daughter. I AM SO PROUD that I was able to choose you
for an incredible daughter. I have made
some choices in my life that I wish I could re-do, but let me tell you
something, you are not on that list. YOU
are the best choice I have ever made.
The second and third best choices I have ever made were making sure I
had two beautiful daughters and a handsome brother/son. Evan, couldn’t do much about him! LOL
I am sure all parents are proud of their children. We need to say it more often! We need to shout it to them every month,
week, day, second! Knowing that someone
is on your side, has your back, loves you unconditionally is a wonderful
thing. I do love you!
I love YOU Elizabeth . I am so proud of you. You have taken things into your own control
and are making them yours. Amazing.
Evan: You still have
so much to show us. You will accomplish
everything you set your heart to! Love
you.
So Marina , this will be the
last email I will send to you in Thailand . See you on Friday! FRIDAY can you believe it!?!
Love Dad.