Thinking about....

Mother's Day

I have been thinking about Mother's Day for several weeks now. Honestly, for several years this day has been very hard and for those of you still longing for answered prayers I hope you can find comfort in our story. Please know that God has a plan for you! This year I will celebrate with a thankful heart. I am thankful for God's master plan of redeeming love and I am thankful for Samuel's birth mother. Without her I would not be a mother today. Although I have never met her, my heart is filled with love and gratitude. I want to celebrate and honor her because she chose life for Samuel. She took great care of him for nine crucial months. She delivered him into this world and made the decision to place him in our arms. I think about the day that she chose us to become Samuel's parents. At that point, we had no idea that Samuel had been born. Every time I think about her saying, "That is the couple," I become overwhelmed with emotion. I know that God's hand was guiding her decision as well as our decision to adopt. At the end of our birth mother letter we said, "Our wish for you and your precious child is best stated in an old Irish proverb- 'May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.' On Sunday my heart will be with Samuel's birth mother.

And to our precious baby boy, Samuel Andrew Shane Johnson- We love you more than you could ever imagine!

"Legacy of an Adopted Child"

Once there were two women who never knew each other.One you do not remember, the other you call mother.Two different lives, shaped to make your one...One became your guiding star, the other became your sun.The first gave you life and the second taught you to live it.The first gave you a need for love, and the second was there to give ... One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a name.One gave you a seed of talent, the other gave you an aim.One gave you emotions, the other calmed your fears.One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried your tears.One gave you up ... that's all she could do.The other prayed for a child and God led her straight to you.And now you ask me, through your fears, the age old question unanswered throughout the years...Heredity or environment, which are you the product of?Neither, my darling … neither.Just two different kinds of love.
~ Author Unknown ~