Happy Mother's Day!

This is the 5th Mother's Day I've had the privilege to celebrate as a mommy! What a blessing! And to all my mommy friends, I wish you a Happy Mother's Day too!

Today was the first Sunday we took Zoey to church to show her off a bit! We are happy to have a few friends who speak Korean and one in particular spoke Korean to Zoey today. It was obvious she recognized the language and while a bit overwhelmed with all the people coming up to her, she seemed to definetly change her demeanor a bit when she heard the Korean language. I am happy she will have some exposure to that in her life. It's just too bad it's not coming from me!

Today, we celebrate mothers all around the world, but our family has many mothers to be thankful for and we honor them on this special day. In addition to mine and my husband's mother, we think especially today to mine and Zoey's birthmothers, as well as Zoey's foster mother. We hope they are all at peace with their lives and know that we are thinking of them and the sacrifice they have made to create our family. We are eternally grateful. Throughout our adoption process, I have kept a journal to record all of my thoughts and feelings. A few months ago, I wrote the following poem I'd like to share with all of you in honor of these wonderful birth mothers.


All these years have past
Have you been able to let go
Do you wonder where I am
Or would it hurt to know
Have you had more children
Found a husband, built a life
Always yearning for the knowledge
Of the baby left in strife
If you could choose the family
Where I was meant to be
I know you would have chosen
My family easily
Now that I am married
With a child of my own
I look for my own purpose
Heading straight for the unknown
I thought I knew the meaning
Of unconditional love
Until I met my daughter
Who God sent from above
Now I’ve found my purpose
For being here on Earth
Loving my two children
One from my heart and one from birth
You don’t need to worry
I’ve found where I should be
My life has come full circle
I hope one day you’ll get to see.



Only months have past for you
Have you been able to let go
Do you wonder where she is
Or would it hurt to know
Will you have more children
Find a husband, build a life
Always yearning for the knowledge
Of your baby left in strife
If you could choose the family
Where she was meant to be
I hope you would have chosen
My family easily
I hope one day she’ll marry
Have a child of her own
She’ll look for her own purpose
Heading straight for the unknown
She’ll think she knows the meaning
Of unconditional love
Until she meets her child
Who God will send from above
I hope she’ll find her purpose
For being here on earth
Loving her own children
And seeking you, who gave her birth
You don’t need to worry
She’s found where she should be
Her life has come full circle
I hope one day you’ll get to see.

Happy Mother's Day to all our mothers, where ever they are.

Zoey and I released two pink balloons today in honor of our birthmothers. It is ALWAYS windy where we live and today was no exception, so you'll see them to the right of us. They eventually made it up into the air!

The beautiful flowers I received today from my wonderful husband and kids!