By Heather O.

1. Heather, thanks for the share. It’s truly amazing how things always seem to work out.

   Comment #1 by glittersmamaMay 13th, 2007 at 12:40 am

2. That was lovely. Thank you for sharing that. Happy mother’s day!

   Comment #2 by Natalie S.May 13th, 2007 at 1:11 am

3. Happy Mother’s Day to us all. Thanks for the link, H.

   Comment #3 by Tracy MMay 13th, 2007 at 1:19 am

4. That’s beautiful.

   Comment #4 by JillMay 13th, 2007 at 2:01 am

5. WOW!

   In 1955 my Grandparents adopted an infant son. He was 6 weeks old. He seemed fine. After years of infertility, they finally had a child. By the time he was 6 months old, his delays and lack of progress had finally led to a diagnosis of Spina Bifida. He was blind and deaf. People in their ward told them they should give him back and trade for a healthy child. My grandparents were half way to through the waiting period to have his sealed to them forever. They told everyone that if he needed an eternal family before, he surely needed one even more now. Later that year they adopted my dad and 3 of his brothers (Dad was 11) so now they had 5 boys. They couldn’t have been happier. The baby died of pneumonia when he was 12. This was long before I was born, but my grandma talked about him all the time and knew that when she saw him in heaven she would finally get to hear his voice and talk to him. He never got better in mortality or had a miracle cure of any kind. But, that is the leap my grandparent’s eternal perspective helped them to take.

   Comment #5 by LisaMay 13th, 2007 at 2:26 pm

6. As I sit here crying you would think I’d have learned to stop reading this stuff at work.

   Happy Mother’s Day all!

   Comment #6 by AmyMay 13th, 2007 at 4:06 pm

7. As an adoptive parent of two little boys, reading this story made me cry and think of my own adoption experiences. I know that my children were meant to come into our home.

   There are no certainties in life. You just learn to be grateful for what you have. In turn, you realize that you have been given more than you ever deserved or imagined.

   Comment #7 by AbbyMay 13th, 2007 at 11:36 pm

8. Lisa,
   That is a beautiful story about your grandparents, their faith, and their love. Thank you for sharing it with us.

   Comment #8 by AbbyMay 13th, 2007 at 11:38 pm

9. I read this while sitting in the hospital bed having just returned from the NICU to check on my premature son.

   What a beautiful story. It makes me think of my own vulnerable babies and how strong they are now. It reminds me that love and faith will pull us through anything and that my own new baby will pull through too. It makes me want to call my children who are at home with Daddy and hug and kiss them and cherish their delicate lives.

   Thanks for sharing.

   Comment #9 by NikkiMay 14th, 2007 at 6:48 am

10. That was amazing. Thank you so much!

    Comment #10 by CherylMay 14th, 2007 at 12:02 pm

11. Wow. Thanks for directing us there. What a strong mother.

    Comment #11 by Emily M.May 16th, 2007 at 9:42 pm

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