However, for me, it's a day of reflection. On Mother's Day, I celebrate being the Mom to 3 fabulous kiddo's who I would never of had this privilege of knowing, much less be their Mom, without 3 other women, making the greatest sacrifice in their lives - letting their baby go.
So, every Mother's Day, yes, I do celebrate this time but I also celebrate these other women who gave me the opportunity to share this title with them. My heart swells with love and gratitude to these 3 amazing women. How I wish they could know how thankful I am for the gift they each gave me.
There's an adoption poem that I would like to share with you.
Legacy of An Adoptive Child
Once there were two women who never knew each other.
One you do not remember, the other you call mother.
Two different lives, shaped to make your one...
One became your guiding star, the other became your sun.
The first gave you life and the second taught you to live it.
The first gave you a need for love, and the second was there to give it.
One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a name.
One gave you a seed of talent, the other gave you an aim.
One gave you emotions, the other calmed your fears.
One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried your tears.
One gave you up ... that's all she could do.
The other prayed for a child and God led her straight to you.
And now you ask me, through your fears,
the age old question unanswered throughout the years...
Heredity or environment, which are you the product of?
Neither, my darling neither.
Just two different kinds of love.
~ Author Unknown ~
