A Prayer for Our Little One...
Mother's Day has always brought a bunch of different emotions for me. From skipping Mother's Day because the infertility journey was just too difficult, to honoring my own mother who continues to be rock solid encourager in my life, to being "expectant" with a baby who I had just met for a brief few moments living on the other side of the world, to celebrating my very first Mother's Day as an adoptive Mom, I feel like each year brings something different for me, and this year is no different. Yesterday, as I was running along the beach, I couldn't help but think about the fact that in many ways, I am again in the "expecting" stage of adoption, as we were recently matched with our little one from India. While I'm not carrying a child in my belly, she is already deeply embedded in my heart, which makes this Mama wish she could speed the process up a bit, especially on this Mother's Day. Nevertheless, I've learned in my years of wait...