"For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
Psalm 139:13-14
School is in full force at our house. Mia is loving the 4th grade and is in a super program. She comes home excited about learning and doesn't seem to mind that she doesn't get much of a break. English school five days a week and then two hours of Chinese school on Saturdays. It's not easy learning a new language, keeping up with your native language and learning new skills. Plus we have thrown piano lessons in there somewhere. Makes me tired just blogging about it. She is a fighter and no doubt will be successful in all that comes her way.
During this past month I have been to two baby showers and welcomed the birth of my great nephew. Watching the joy and care these women have for their babies left me feeling a little empty inside. Nine months of experiencing blissful excitement, shopping and the best medical care. Events that I have had the privilege of experiencing twice in my lifetime. Putting away sweet baby clothes for the anticipation of a miracle to come.
When reflecting on Mia's entrance into the world I had an overwhelming feeling of sadness. There was no baby shower, crib, diapers, or even medical care. How cheated I felt for her. I will never know the circumstances concerning her birth parents, or the nine months that should have been a celebration of life to come. I will never know what her birth mother was thinking, or the pain she must have felt. Questions there will never be answers for. What I do know and what brings me comfort is the knowledge that Mia was created in the image of God. It doesn't matter that I don't know the circumstances. God has a plan that transcends from what we might feel is right and just. It doesn't matter that she wasn't knit together in my womb - that I don't have fancy ultra sound pictures, or the technology to have heard her beating heart. I have something far greater. God's promise. A promise that says before we ever came to earth that God had a plan for us and we are of incredible value. That we are fearfully and wonderfully made. No matter who birthed us into this world and what "genetic makeup" we come with, we are all God's children.
Looking forward to seeing what the fall season has in store for our family.
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If you would like to hear Mia singing Jesus Loves Me go below and mute the blog music.
Thanks for reading and may God bless you and yours.
Angela,
ReplyDeleteYour post gave me goose bumps. Mia is so blessed to have you for her mommy. What a miracle it is that she found herway to you from such a far and distant place. I so respect you for all that you have done; but, also for how you are keeping Mia's birth heritage as an important part of her life and upbringing.
I pray for her birth family, that God is giving them the peace of knowing that the precious little girl they brought into the world, is loved beyond measure and is growing and thriving in her new homeland.
Thank you for sharing this joy with me. It is a beautiful thing to witness the love you all share together as a family.
With love,
Jeanette
Love you Angela! You are such an awesome mother :) Children, no matter how they come into our lives, are the greatest gift and blessing from God.
ReplyDelete"Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. (Psalm 127:3-5; ESV)
I understand the ache for more children when it seems as though it'll never happen and the gratefulness and humility that comes when the Lord chooses to bless through the gift of a child. And Mia certainly blesses the lives of everyone she touches.
Nine months...how fantastic. She is doing great.
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