THE CHILD WE HAVEN'T MET...YET

Today is Mother’s Day.  I feel so blessed on this day because first of all I am able to celebrate a wonderful relationship with my mother.  My mom is a great Christian woman who has always shown incredible love and support to me throughout my life, even during those times when I wasn’t deserving of it (teenage years, hee hee).

I also feel incredibly blessed on Mother’s Day because the Lord has given my husband and I four beautiful children.  The joy and happiness that these kiddos have brought to my life is just amazing.

When I was in first grade, we had to write what we wanted to be when we grew up.  I listed things like working in a shoe store or food store.  But then I wrote that what I wanted most of all was to be a mother.  I have that picture framed up in our bedroom because it reminds me every day of how the Lord answered that prayer.  I love being a mom.  Its the best (and hardest) job I have had.  The hours are long, the work is unending, but the benefits are out of this world!

As we are in the beginning stages of adoption, I am aware that perhaps by next Mother’s Day, we may have another child in our family.  Even though I have only seen photos of Ryan, I feel a mother’s tug of heart towards him already.

Of course, I remember already feeling madly in love with our three biological children during their pregnancies.  I hadn’t met them, but they had already stole my heart.  Then in our experience of adopting Jonah, we had the privilege of being involved in his birth mom’s last month of prenatal care as well as being present at his birth.  This was an amazing experience and the start of our bonding with Jonah even before he was born.

Now we are experiencing a different type of adoption experience.  It will be a long distance relationship via the internet until we are able to travel.  And yet, God in His amazing way, has allowed me to love a child we haven’t even met…yet.  We are so praying that we are able to be the family for Ryan.  Happy Mother’s Day Ryan- you are in our thoughts and prayers on this very special day.