Mother's Day

:::Mother’s Day:::

A day set aside to honor Mothers and those in our lives who reflect a mother.

I have gone through my own personal battles of infertility and the loss of my mother, making Mother’s Day to be a more dreaded day to come and go throughout the years. Prior to being a mother I would go church on that Sunday Mother’s Day and put a smile on my face, when my heart inside was broken and I hurt so deeply. I was broken to not have my mom to celebrate, broken that my body was unable to make me a mother when I wanted to be one so badly. I know I am not the only one who grieves on Mother’s Day, there are others who are faced with infertility, those who’ve lost babies---in ways I cannot personally relate, some with the loss of their own mothers and of course there are those who have placed their child through Adoption---giving so much of themselves to make a once hurting woman to be a M O T H E R.

As Mother’s Day comes around again each year, I reflect and see how the Lord continues to shape me. Yes, I am a mother, and I couldn’t be more happy and thankful, my lifelong desire has come true. I will always miss my mother and grieve her, I am thankful for the time I had with her and the wisdom I can take away from her role in my life. I cherish the many women the Lord has brought into my life, ones who all play their part in making sure I am staying grounded and continuing to learn and grow as a mother…. It takes a village. To all those mom’s who have been there for me, young and old, I thank you for being there to lead, guide and support me….and please continue to do so. Being a mom without your mom is incredibly hard, I miss her now more than ever.

I wouldn’t be the mom I am today without the selfless sacrifice from Maryellis’ birth parents, they gave us the best gift of making us a mother and a father, but they also gave our daughter the gift of choosing LIFE. To all birth moms and fathers who have chosen life and have placed their child through Adoption, thank you.You have helped start/grow a family and made dreams and desires come true that woudn’t have happened without you. We are so in love with our daughter and cannot imagine our lives without her in it.

As Mother’s Day is approaching, I will celebrate my mother, the mother’s in my life and the birth mother’s who’ve made me a mom.