8 women gathered here last night.
- One adopted two older girls from Russia just spring who are now 13 and 6 who is doing an amazing job learning how to be a mommy day by day.
- One adopted a girl with special needs from China and is waiting for another little girl–which will bring her to 6 kiddos under her roof. Wow.
- One has bio twins in kindergarten and is waiting now to become a foster parent with the hopes of adopting. And, thankfully, we didn’t scare her out of it.
- Another one near and dear to my heart drove 2 hours to join us, mommy to 3, the youngest of whom was born with a cleft lip and palate in China and recently joined her family.
- One is mommy to twin kiddos adopted domestically 18 months ago, who seriously cracked me up all night.
- One adopted a toddler from Russia and is in the midst of the whole process again to bring home a baby sister. And, she is seriously the greatest encourager. Everyone needs someone like her in their life.
- And, one more super cute mommy adopted a baby girl from Ethiopia to bring her to a super cute family of 4.
All that’s left today as physical reminders of our time together are fall candies my children have yet to discover on our table, some candles that show they too were guests at a party, and a clean house (company = good motivation to actually clean your house).
I’ve been thinking about our time a lot today. Thankful that we could sit together, all with diverse stories and backgrounds and families, and share with each other in a significant way. Sometimes it’s just nice to sit and share some hard things and some laughter and see heads nodding when you share something and hear some “yeah, I felt the same way”s or some “I know, I know”s. You know?
This Sunday, I’m happy to know I don’t have to look real far to find some moms who want to share and support and encourage families brought together in one way or another through adoption.
One mom suggested we help the dads get together too. This could be the start of some very interesting happenings around here. And, my heart is doing some little cartwheels thinking about it all.
