A letter

 Below is a copy of the letter I will give Ms Browning when we pick up Bunny tomorrow. 

Dear Ms Browning

I truly felt like my life shattered on January 8,2020.  Then, on March 16, Bunny called me sobbing in fear of what was to come when she went to LaPorte. Now, a year later, having not seen my daughter in 370 days, I sit in a room, a half mile down the road, waiting to pick her up in the morning. 

As a mom, you always hope the people who come into your child’s life are a positive influence. I never would have known that you would be such an influence in her most vulnerable stage of life so far. I prayed for the person who would oversee her care and my prayers were answered in you. 

While I will never understand all that led to these events, I do believe that God put you in her life to shape her into the woman she will become. In my loneliest moments without her, I knew she would be ok because you were there. I saw your kindness and compassion and will forever be thankful for your presence in her life. You have cared for her and been present when I could not be there. 

I know this was a year of illness and sorrow for you. I am so sorry for all you have lost. 

While you have cared for many girls at LaPorte, I will always think of you as “our” Ms Browning. 

Thank you for everything. 

David and Susan Ely