tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884663499900075600.post1062306574139673502..comments2023-09-16T04:51:41.367-04:00Comments on CORNBREAD AND CHOPSTICKS: What if...Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406486405095448755noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884663499900075600.post-75788635201860137392020-11-19T14:20:30.281-05:002020-11-19T14:20:30.281-05:00Connie, I love this! Isn't it awesome how adop...Connie, I love this! Isn't it awesome how adoptive Mommas just have that bond of knowing! You know my heart breaks for these kiddos but my heart is also broken for all of the many many families who have turned their back, closed their ears and their hearts and never knew the beauty in the brokenness and how God is so glorified through it all! How blessed are we sweet friend!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406486405095448755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884663499900075600.post-19465061921380058502020-11-19T02:54:49.665-05:002020-11-19T02:54:49.665-05:00The “What Ifs” are total nightmares...I look at yo...The “What Ifs” are total nightmares...I look at your beautiful family & all of the blessings that each of your children are to your family & to each other & think how tragic it would have been for all of them had you not followed your heart...especially when I think about Will & how close he came to aging out & almost missed getting to be a part of all that love & family has to offer!<br /><br />I look at all of my kiddos and love how their lives have been molded by having each other...I continue to watch our family grow & I sometimes think “what if” I didn’t follow my heart...It was a long road to growing the family I have & I look at all I would have missed had I just done the easy thing & accepted things as it was & didn’t step outside the norm... in many ways I fought for each of my kiddos...the first was the year long struggle to become a mom in the first place...the second child...the fertility issues & 4 1/2 years of trying everything to become pregnant again & I still believe to this day that it finally happened when I decided to just stop trying & accept that I will have more kiddos just through adoption which was ALWAYS my life long dream anyway...but that’s when baby 2 finally happened...& child three...finally getting started With adoption & getting that beautiful 9 month old put in my arms...wow...just wow...I finally got my baby girl...after a few years my heart kept telling me that our forth child was waiting & needed me...& I found her...the agency said she wasn’t available but I kept telling them she was my daughter & a month later she was the one we were running to...just imagine the “what if’s“ especially since her special needs & diagnosis wasn’t part of our plan but the message I got was loud & clear...she was my daughter!! I honestly only briefly let myself think about the what if’s because most of the time I’m loving the wow moments that are unfolding in my awesome family each day!!<br /><br />Just imagine how blessed others lives could be if they just opened their hearts & homes to the What if’s of adoption...several lives could be truly blessed all at once by just saying yes to a child that needs a family!<br /><br />Hugs!Connie and Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12367311140782174496noreply@blogger.com