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Mother's Day

5/13/2017

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For many years, Mother’s Day was slightly heartbreaking for me. I love my mom, and I always have been and always will be honored to celebrate her. But as I got older, the desire in my heart to be a mom was so great. I avoided church on Mother’s Day and continually prayed that the Lord would one day bless me with the title of mama.
And then, our miracle was born. And tomorrow I will celebrate my 4th Mother’s Day, each one more blessed than the next because of how much I love our daughter. She is a gift from the Lord, “mama’s present from Jesus.”
However, I want to take not just a moment, because this is bigger than that—I want to pause to honor and respect and love the woman that birthed my child--the woman who loved her so much that she carried her and cared for her for 9 months, placing headphones on her growing belly so Sophia could listen to recordings of Kory and me reading stories and poems and singing songs so she would know our voices; who invited me to every single doctor’s appointment so I could be updated with her growth and care; who allowed us to name our little girl so Sophia would never think she was a do-over; who asked me to be in the birthing room, her blood soaking the floor and her cries filling the air, so I could witness the birth; and who insisted that she be the one, not a nurse or doctor or caseworker, who place Sophia into my arms so that when I tell her the story of her adoption, she would know she was placed and not discarded.
To this beautiful, special woman, thank you. I love you. Sophia will always know what an amazing person you are and the sacrifices you made for her. And every day I keep the promise I made to you--I love her with my whole heart for her whole life.

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    Hi, we are Jennifer and Kory, founders of Chosen One Ministries. On this blog you will read our stories and thoughts about adoption as well as contributing writers whose lives have been impacted by adoption.
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