5 years ago I was sitting in our social workers office at LDS Family Services in Ogden. Landon and I had arrived enthused and ready to wrap up our final parenting class that night!
(somehow adoptive parents are inept and have to take parenting classes, lame-o)
Landon and I decided adoption was the route for our family to commence!
We were done with all the tedious paper work, paid the fee's, and after this meeting we would be ready to
"hit the books" aka make our profile live.
We were
SO EXCITED!
It all felt so right.
We had formerly told family and friends of our decision to adopt and hoped they would spread the word. Well, they did just that.
My dad initiated the link that brought our miracle to pass.
We never entered the books or the on-line profiles.
That evening changed the rest of our lives!
Paul, our worker, sat us down on the couch while Landon and I had no inhibitions or second thoughts as to what he might be inquiring. He sat in silence as he proceeded to hand us an
8 1/2 x 11 sheet of blue paper that imprinted exactly this:
_________________________________________________
CONGRATULATIONS!
BABY "BOY"
KIRK
Due......................
AUGUST 29th, 2004
with much love,
Randi
____________________________________
My heart skipped a beat and the tears immediately surged from my eyes. I looked at Landon as he just sat in utter shock.
It was real! This baby was actually going to be OURS.
We were going to be parents.
My heart still flutters and my emotions still raw, in the thoughts of that inexpressible moment.
My life was forever altered, and I am forever changed by one single moment in time.
Our birth mother gave us the gift of life.
I get to celebrate tomorrow, only because of her. But I need no presents.
I've already been given the greatest gift of all!!!
I don't need to be celebrated tomorrow, but my birth mother
(and every birth mother)
should definitely be celebrated TODAY!
Happy Birth Mother's Day.
I'll forever love you, my angel without wings.
You're a part of the greatest love I know and I am reminded of you every day as I look into my sons eyes.
Thank you for giving me the gift of life and allowing me to be a
mother.
16 comments:
I'm so glad you're a mom! What an amazing story! Happy Mothers day to you!
What an amazing story!! Happy mothers day Jill you are a beautiful mother inside and out and what a blessing these girls are in our lives to make us mothers!! Have a great day.
Wow, how special is that! He was so blessed to get you as you were to get him.
Happy Mother's Day to you and Happy Birth Mother's Day! All our love!
Wow! That brought tears to my eyes. I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day!
Happy Mother's Day, Jill!
I love LOVE LOVE that story of how you got Tanner. He is so gorgeous and belongs in your adorable family.
Love you!
xoxo
OH, You made me cry--again! What a little miracle Tan-man is! I love Randi! She is so inspiring, too--the family and life she has now and how unselfish she was! I love you! Happy Mother's Day, Jill!
Happy mothers day- to one of the very best mothers I've never met. Hope you had a great one. You are completely and totally awesome.
That is SOOO fun! What a gift!
Yesterday, Derick's birth mom called and talked to him. I felt so sad for her yesterday but so grateful she loved him enough to give him something better, even if it did take her 8 years to make the decision.
What a beautiful, happy story! So glad that Tanner is a part of your family! I can tell you are a fabulous mother! I hope you had a very happy mother's day! :)
Your the cutest mom and the sweetest person. Happy Mothers Day!
What a beautiful moment Jill! Thanks for sharing it with us! Happy Mother's Day!
Love that story!!
I hope you had a great mother's day!
Ditto what you said. It is an amazing person that is able to give up her child in order for him to have both a mother and father. We absolutely love our birth mother as well.
Hey I hope you don't mind me looking at your blog. I live here in Utah, and I have been reading for quite some time now. I am not even sure how I found it.. My sister does stampin up, and I think I googled Stampin up last year, and it pulled up your name. Anyways, I just wanted to let you know that you sound like an awesome mom! I am not even sure if this girl in our ward is going to give her baby up for adoption or not, and I don't really dare ask..
Email me lizzers26 at gmail dot com and I can email you some more personal info.
Liz
Oh SO BEAUTIFUL!!! I love this post, and the way you are so good at describing your feelings is amazing. What a beautiful gift adoption is. =)
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