My Adoption Story

"I'm gonna getcha!" I say as I dart after my toddler. He squeals with delight and dives onto the carpet. I reach down and start tickling. "Mommy! Mommy!" he shouts between bursts of laughter. What a wonderful child he is! So full of life, energy, and smiles. I love being a mother. It's what I've always wanted to be since I was a little girl. Mother's Day is very special to me. Especially now. A …

…to laugh, to love, and to be loved. And I cry for those women with that heavy ache in their heart; that yearning to be called "Mommy" by a little one reaching his arms up to be held. This Mother's Day, I pray for other young women who are faced with an unwanted pregnancy. I pray that they will have the love, the strength, and the courage to follow the example of Vincent's birth mother.