it's been...

almost 3 years since you first came to us.

oh so small...smaller than a spec...smaller than small could ever be.

i remember saying you were going to be a soccer player

my ribs were sore for weeks from all your practicing

even before you were you, you were practicing.

your literal name itself doesn't mean much.

foster acctually means "forest"

but to me, your name means everything.

a big name for a little boy

but you wear it well.

uncle stephen foster is the bearer of your name

and your legacy started with him before he even knew it.

your name means strength and tenderness

it means knowing how to love life

knowing how to make your own fun, and mocosons out of faux leather

honoring people in the most honoring ways

loving people who no one else will love

no one else will have a name like yours, my sweet little foster kade

it is unique because you are unique

uniquely talented and carefree

God-given talents that we have not even seen yet

your name is big for such a little boy

but you will always wear it well.

wear it with pride because your Maker spoke this name long before it was you.

it is your legacy, this name.