Mother's Day 2010

My heart couldn't have been more full this Mother's Day...it was my fourth Mother's Day, but the first with a baby in my arms.  For the past few years, Mother's Day has been one of the most difficult days of the year.  My heart ached to have a baby to hold....and Mother's Day was such a poignant reminder of what I didn't have in my arms.  In the past, Dave had always been so thoughtful to plan special getaways on Mother's Day weekend to take my mind off our infertility.  Last Mother's Day weekend, we had just been matched with Isaac's birthmother, so it was an especially sweet Mother's Day.  But, even that was nothing compared to having this precious baby in my arms this Mother's Day!

  On Sunday morning at church, our pastor, Brandon, prayed an incredible Mother's Day prayer.  He prayed for moms whose hearts rejoice on Mother's Day....for moms whose hearts are breaking because their children aren't following the Lord....and for women whose hearts are breaking because they desperately want a baby.  Dave & I were sitting next to our dear friends Mark & Corrie, & I think Corrie & I used half a box of Kleenex just during Brandon's prayer.  It was such a reminder of the pain I had felt so deeply that has now been replaced with such joy....but also a reminder that Mother's Day is still difficult day for many women, regardless of their circumstance.
I couldn't be more grateful for the gift of Isaac...Isaac is proof that God does make beauty from our ashes (Isaiah 61:3)!