This past Saturday was the annual Birth Mothers Day celebration at the Crisis Pregnancy Outreach. It is a great event that celebrates birth mothers for the courageous (and unselfish) decisions they made when faced with crisis pregnancy.
I was particularly encouraged by one of the speakers. She placed her baby boy for (closed) adoption in the 1950's and met him for the first time in 2006. Upon meeting him, she was delighted to learn that her birth son's adoptive parents had always taught him to love for and pray for his birth mother. How beautiful! (Today she and her birth son have a great relationship.) I wrote a letter to Max today in a little journal I've started for him, and I told him of my dreams for him. This was one of them- that he would always remember and love and pray for his birth mother. He even has a t-shirt that says "I (heart) my birth mother." So cute. (Thanks Etsy)
Love,
Kate
Isaiah 49:15 Can a mother forget the infant at her breast, walk away from the baby she bore? But even if mothers forget, I'd never forget you—never. Look, I've written your names on the backs of my hands. The walls you're rebuilding are never out of my sight.
max's birth mother gave him a precious gift
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So amazing. Thanks for sharing. And I am eager to spend a bit more time re-reading through the post from last Wedsnesday. Lots of great info in it. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletelea, thank you. and megan, you are welcome. i look forward to seeing what becomes of your family. it's pretty amazing that you are even throwing around the idea, considering that you just had your third. that is awesome! i started reading the book, "half the sky" today and was like, "oh. yeah...we're definitely adopting a girl." have you read it?
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