A Mother's Promise

As all of you know, Jason and I have been very excited to adopt a beautiful little girl from China. She was abandoned at six months and my heart goes out to her mother. As a mother I can only imagine how desperate a situation she was in to lead her to abandon her baby. A baby she had bonded with for six months mind you (can any of us even fathom that idea). Around that very same time Lia’s mother was forced to give up her baby, my son Ryan was born. He was delivered early and had to be airlifted to a neonatal intensive care unit in Chicago. Needless to say I feared for his life and the intense emotions I felt during this time had to have been what Lia’s mother was feeling at the very same moment in time. I wish with all my heart that I could take away the loss Lia’s mother must have felt. I can only imagine her pain and I wish I could somehow tell her that I will do everything, in my power, to right the wrongs against her and her daughter. I will do everything I can to help Lia. I will provide her with a loving family, top medical interventions, and the best education available. It pains my heart to know that Lia has been stripped of her past. She will never truly know how much her birth mother loved and cared for her. She will not know her real birthday and will never know the “on the day you were born ”stories my other children cherish so much. But this is my promise to her:

“I promise you, my love, we will make new memories together, we WILL know the day you take your first steps, will WILL know your first word, and you WILL know how very many people loved you and came together to bring you home. A home where you can realize each and every one of your dreams. I PROMISE you this my angel. May we all learn from you to appreciate all the little things in life; a family, a home, love and faith. May we grow together as a family bonded by that very same faith and love. Most of all may you continue to smile all the days of your life. God Bless You, I Love You my little one” ~ Mama