Two mothers-

This morning in prayer my heart has been turned toward Ellie's birth mother.  I cannot stop thinking about her and the difficult choice she had to make to leave Ellie on  that road.  That decision was probably so hard, something she thinks about every day.  I have loved our children from the moment they were placed in my womb.  That love grew every day, waiting for their birth.  I would dream about their little faces, what they would be like, what color hair they would have, if they were a boy or a girl.  I would feel them move and grow within me and my heart grew deeper in love.  These amazing children (including Ellie) that God has graced me with are my  most precious gifts.  I would do anything for them.  Ellie's birth mother must have felt this same way.  I'm sure as the days became closer to her birth, Ellie's mom must have been so excited to see her precious baby's face.  Yet once she realized the realty of her situation she had to make the most difficult decision of her life.  She left her, hoping somebody would find her and help her sweet child.

God, you are so good.  You sent your Holy Spirit to guide Ellie's birth mother, you sent your angels to surround her and protect her, you blessed the orphanages she had been placed in, you moved in the hearts of the amazing people of New Hope to care for her, you guided the surgeons hands while performing her surgery, and you called us to seek her and to become her parents.  Lord, today, I ask you to speak words of comfort over Ellie's birth mother; give her the knowledge that her daughter is loved today and always.  Please give her your peace.  Thank you for giving us this opportunity to love this sweet girl! Please continue to guide our path to her and in our lives together as a forever family. Amen

LEGACY OF AN ADOPTED CHILD

Once there were two women who never knew each other

Once you do not remember, the other you call Mother

Two different lives shaped to make you one

One became your guiding star, the other became your sun

The first one gave you life, and the second taught you to live it

The first gave you a need for love, the second was there to give it

One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a name

One gave you a talent, the other gave you aim

One gave you emotions, the other calmed your fears

One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried your tears

One made an adoption plan, that was all that she could do

The other prayed for a child, and God led her straight to you.

Now, which of these two women, are you the product of?

Both, my darling, both, just two different types of love.

                                                             ---Unknown