Mother's Day Musings

I had a wonderful Mother's Day today. What a blessing to have 3 healthy, happy loving children! Katie's birth mother has been on my mind today. I can not comprehend the anguish she must have felt to leave her baby at the gates of an orphanage, not knowing what would happen to her. I personally feel she must have loved her deeply to leave her in a place where she knew someone would find her quickly. Today I pray that God will bless this mother and her family for giving the ultimate sacrifice - her flesh and blood - to a complete and total stranger. May she have peace and know that her baby is loved and cared for more than she could ever know. I found this poem online and thought it was so appropriate.

A poem of thanks to a birth mother.

Once strangers, not knowing of each other,
God brought us together
To share a special bond of love
With a sweet little girl named Katie.

You may never understand the pain
Or know the tears I cried.
My heart's desire was for a child
To nurture, love, and guide.

I may never understand the pain
Or know the tears you cried.
You said good-bye to this precious child,
Entrusting me to nurture, love, and guide.

I see your face in her pretty smile,
And love in her sparkling eyes.
She's the answer to countless prayers,
A blessing to many lives.

No longer strangers,
We share a special bond of love
With a very precious gift
From our God above.

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