This post is long overdue, but we are in the middle of what feels like the world's longest move... with tomorrow & Saturday being the big moving days! I think packing/moving with the help of a 1 year old might be the most inefficient thing I've done in my life! :)
What a blessing to celebrate Mother's Day in a different way this year. For my entire life, Mother's Day has been about celebrating my wonderful Mom who is truly one of my best friends and greatest supporters. For the past several years, Mother's Day has also been a sad day as well, for we longed for a child for quite some time before God answered our prayers.
One year ago, we had just finished more parts of our dossier for Kyrgyzstan adoption. We did not know that on the other side of the world a brave, resilient, blue eyed baby boy was born in a small village and was waiting for a family, and that one year later we'd celebrate a great Mother's Day together!
We had a busy weekend leading up to Mother's Day with Bryan graduating from Medical School in College Station. The thing I truly wanted for Mother's Day was to be able to sleep until I woke up, not sleep until Caleb woke up. I got just that and more! I woke up rested, had wonderful cinnamon rolls prepared by Bryan and got my first Mother's Day presents. Bryan got me a beautiful necklace and Caleb got me a gorgeous rose bush to be planted in the flower bed outside the breakfast room window at our new house. We had a relaxing day spending time together as a family and I was reminded constantly of how blessed we are to be three and not two anymore.
Caleb got me a card too, and after handing it to me he wanted to hold it again... Unfortunately he proceeded to rip it in half with his super human baby strength! Sadly this is the only picture we took on Mother's Day! I guess we were too busy having fun to take pictures :)
I am not sure I can put words to how honored I am to be Caleb's Mom. It's not an opportunity I take for granted any day, especially knowing that there are still 65 families waiting to bring their children home from Kyrgyzstan. Those families, who we hold in our hearts and pray for, have been on what seems to be an unending emotional rollercoaster. After weeks of continued promises that things would begin to move again soon, news came out today that adoptions will not be processed until after the Presidential Elections in July - and possibly not until October. I cannot imagine the disappointment and anguish so many of these wonderful families are experiencing.
Would you please pray for them, that God would give the waiting families peace and direction, that God would move mountains in the Kyrgyzstan government that seem to be holding up the adoption process, and that God would keep the waiting children safe and healthy?
We had a busy weekend leading up to Mother's Day with Bryan graduating from Medical School in College Station. The thing I truly wanted for Mother's Day was to be able to sleep until I woke up, not sleep until Caleb woke up. I got just that and more! I woke up rested, had wonderful cinnamon rolls prepared by Bryan and got my first Mother's Day presents. Bryan got me a beautiful necklace and Caleb got me a gorgeous rose bush to be planted in the flower bed outside the breakfast room window at our new house. We had a relaxing day spending time together as a family and I was reminded constantly of how blessed we are to be three and not two anymore.
Caleb got me a card too, and after handing it to me he wanted to hold it again... Unfortunately he proceeded to rip it in half with his super human baby strength! Sadly this is the only picture we took on Mother's Day! I guess we were too busy having fun to take pictures :)
I am not sure I can put words to how honored I am to be Caleb's Mom. It's not an opportunity I take for granted any day, especially knowing that there are still 65 families waiting to bring their children home from Kyrgyzstan. Those families, who we hold in our hearts and pray for, have been on what seems to be an unending emotional rollercoaster. After weeks of continued promises that things would begin to move again soon, news came out today that adoptions will not be processed until after the Presidential Elections in July - and possibly not until October. I cannot imagine the disappointment and anguish so many of these wonderful families are experiencing.
Would you please pray for them, that God would give the waiting families peace and direction, that God would move mountains in the Kyrgyzstan government that seem to be holding up the adoption process, and that God would keep the waiting children safe and healthy?
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2 comments:
Betsy: Your writings have brought tears to my eyes and made me go back 37 years ago when Fred came into my life. I still have a telegram from my brother Henry congratulating me on my "First Mother's Day".
It appears you and Bryan are taking enormous pride in the job God has assigned you as Caleb's parents.
I read this somewhere " Being a full time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs ever, payment us pure love "
Bryan, it sounds like you made Betsy's first Mother's Day, a day she will never forget. I especially love that you took Caleb with you to choose his Mommy's special gift!
Congratulations, Betsy! It gives me great joy to see you enjoying the many rewards of motherhood. Love, Mom
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