Thursday, January 21, 2010: Good Morning Sam! I am writing while flying to Phoenix on business in hopes we can continue to build on the momentum from the end of last month. Yesterday I was worried about this trip. Why? One would think I would be immune to possible setbacks after the past 18-months. We have certainly paid our dues haven’t we? I woke up today with the attitude of “nothing to lose”. People are so risk averse in these tough times. It’s almost the exact opposite of what people should be thinking, but don’t.
So I woke up this morning, thinking of you as I do every morning. I see your smiling face in all your pictures and my heart just melts. I am constantly reminded of how far we have come in such a short period of time! While Adriana Coronel Tenorio (AKA Adriana Howitt Coronel, Ari Coronel, Ari Coronel Tenorio, Ari Howitt, Ari Howitt Coronel) can continue to parade you in front of me like a prize in a game show. Or show me pictures of you and claim she has no way to send me them. Or to even suggest that she has this incredible bond with you albeit under the most unimaginable of circumstances and false pretense. I am still here! I am still fighting for you, for your honor. It’s our bond that is secure even with all that is going on. It’s this that keeps me going. Its knowing you are in my heart at all times. As we land in Phoenix, I am smiling. A Dad’s love for his Little Princess will do that. I love you Sam! Kisses!