How fitting that Mother's Day falls on May 8th this year. May 8th is one of those life changing dates for us, the day 2 years ago when I found I was going to be a mom for the second time. I've been reading back on old blog posts, including the one from that day where I announced our happy news and I couldn't get through it without crying.
We knew so little on that day. We didn't know her name, we didn't know what she looked like, we didn't know what state her health was in or if she would have severe disabilities. Even before we had answers to all those questions, we chose to say yes. It was a yes for me as soon as I got off the phone. A few people cautioned us to be careful, to make sure we knew what we were getting ourselves into. We didn't have to accept this referral. We could have easily turned it down and waited for another one. One that didn't involve such a fragile, time pressing situation. One that would've been "easier."
I remember talking to John that night, after we read through all the info a few times and saying "I don't care about any of that stuff. This baby needs a family and we have been given the opportunity to be her family. How can we not say yes?" Thankfully he did not need convincing. Our hearts were on the same page from the first moment we heard about her. So we called back and said yes.
2 years later, here we are and I do not go a single day without being in complete awe of what God has done in our lives starting that day 2 years ago. It makes me just as emotional today as it did then, maybe even more so, because we have the most amazing, healthy, vibrant daughter who is the spitting image of her dad because God is that good, and I can't imagine not knowing her. She's taught me so much in her short little life so far and I know that she is exactly where she's supposed to be. She just fits and every day I'm so thankful that we said yes.
