Julie was able to capture our sentiments and feelings toward Jessica's foster mom in the following letter that we wrote and had translated to give her when we meet both of them for the first time:
Dear Kim Jong Soon,
It is hard for us to find the words to express to you our gratitude for what you have done for us. We will be forever grateful for the love that you have given Kim Sa Rang over the past year. You have provided her with a home in which we know she has felt loved. We know that this time will be a part of her for the rest of her life. She has accomplished so much while in your home and grown beautifully. We know she has thrived because of your loving touch. We look at her pictures and video with you and can see the love that you have for her and the love that she has for you. We are so thankful that she has begun her life in such a positive way and know that this will continue with her until she is grown. It will be nice for her to have the pictures of you so she will be able to remember how much she was loved before she came home with us.
We want you to know that we love her so much. When we first saw her picture so many months ago, we knew that she would be our daughter and our love began to grow for her. You do not need to worry. We will take such good care of her. She is so important to us and we will treat her so well. Our goal in life is to help our children create and accomplish their dreams. We want to give them healthy, happy, wonderful lives and Sa Rang is now one of those children. She will get all the love and happiness that she deserves – which is endless.
She has such an excited group of people anxiously awaiting her arrival - mostly, her three brothers and sister. They have waited so long to have their baby sister come home and they are going to shower her with love. Her big sister can’t wait to play with her and share all her things with her. Her big brothers want to take care of her and protect her. We know they are going to have so much fun together. She also has 16 cousins, many aunts and uncles and two sets of grandparents that can’t wait to meet her. They have all seen her pictures and videos and know that she is going to be such an important part of their family. She is going to be loved by many.
Mainly, we just want you to know that we love Sa Rang and we love you for taking care of her for so long. You are an amazing woman, because we know it will be hard to let her go. She is a beautiful girl and is going to be a joy to our life. Please know that we will always remember you and hold you in a high place in our hearts. You have given us a great gift.
Love,
Scott and Julie Fox
It is hard for us to find the words to express to you our gratitude for what you have done for us. We will be forever grateful for the love that you have given Kim Sa Rang over the past year. You have provided her with a home in which we know she has felt loved. We know that this time will be a part of her for the rest of her life. She has accomplished so much while in your home and grown beautifully. We know she has thrived because of your loving touch. We look at her pictures and video with you and can see the love that you have for her and the love that she has for you. We are so thankful that she has begun her life in such a positive way and know that this will continue with her until she is grown. It will be nice for her to have the pictures of you so she will be able to remember how much she was loved before she came home with us.
We want you to know that we love her so much. When we first saw her picture so many months ago, we knew that she would be our daughter and our love began to grow for her. You do not need to worry. We will take such good care of her. She is so important to us and we will treat her so well. Our goal in life is to help our children create and accomplish their dreams. We want to give them healthy, happy, wonderful lives and Sa Rang is now one of those children. She will get all the love and happiness that she deserves – which is endless.
She has such an excited group of people anxiously awaiting her arrival - mostly, her three brothers and sister. They have waited so long to have their baby sister come home and they are going to shower her with love. Her big sister can’t wait to play with her and share all her things with her. Her big brothers want to take care of her and protect her. We know they are going to have so much fun together. She also has 16 cousins, many aunts and uncles and two sets of grandparents that can’t wait to meet her. They have all seen her pictures and videos and know that she is going to be such an important part of their family. She is going to be loved by many.
Mainly, we just want you to know that we love Sa Rang and we love you for taking care of her for so long. You are an amazing woman, because we know it will be hard to let her go. She is a beautiful girl and is going to be a joy to our life. Please know that we will always remember you and hold you in a high place in our hearts. You have given us a great gift.
Love,
Scott and Julie Fox
This is absolutely beautiful, Julie! What a sweet and profound expression of love to a selfless, caring, and charitable woman, who deserves all the thanks and appreciation you can muster. Thanks for sharing this letter. It makes the experience very real for me.
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