I think that your story is just as special, it is just special in a different way.
Happy Birthday sweet Lydia! Your smile reveals the glory of God. Thinking and praying for you today Kelly, I’ll be in your shoes and probably feeling some of the same things in about 10 mo.
I hope to meet her soon!
Lynne
Happy Birthday Lydia. Beautiful post mama!!! I understand exactly what your heart feels but oh the beautiful story of her new life with you…a precious birth story home indeed!
Happy Birthday to Lydia! She shares a birthday with our Loralyn who we are still waiting to go to China to meet. She turns 2 today, also!
Thankyou Kelly for such a precious honest post. I think that too, even more as the questions are coming out more and more (always during bathtime!) about her story. God fill my mouth with His Words for this precious story.
Happy birthday, precious Lydia!
Kelly,
Thank you for not only writing here — this beautiful post that puts words to what every one of us feels when we’re reminded of having missed their monumental moments — but also for what you do with this site. What an awesome resource.
I never thought of it that way. It must be a strange feeling for those of you choose to have bio and then adopt. We chose to adopt only so it is all we know and so the birthday thing in’t difficult at all to me. Yes, I wish I had more details to share with my daughters but this is how God made our family and so certain things will remain a mystery.
Kelly what a heartfelt story and as always your faith is amazing
thank you for sharing
i may borrow piece of your celebration i love the decorating the bedroom door idea!
Jessica thank you for adding your point of view i was feeling as if i was closed emmotionally thinking i had not felt that way at Ben’s birthday but as you did we have adoption as our only experience to form our family
there is still some grief there that i could not give birth which reared its head unexpectedly but i’ll delve into that as we go
kelly thank you for this blog sorry i haven’t checked in much life seems so busy now that i am a working mom i have a new appreciation for all who went before me in this great journey
hard to believe its almost our year anniversary.
Blessings
Nancy
Happy birthday, Lydia! Thank you for sharing your heart, Kelly. I can imagine the difference you’re so acutely aware of- having both biological and adopted children. I know she’ll be over the moon with joy with the stories you WILL be able to tell her!
Lydia’s story is HER VERY SPECIAL story. Orchestrated in God’s perfect way!
She is a miracle!
I think that your story is just as special, it is just special in a different way.
Happy Birthday sweet Lydia! Your smile reveals the glory of God. Thinking and praying for you today Kelly, I’ll be in your shoes and probably feeling some of the same things in about 10 mo.
I hope to meet her soon!
Lynne
Happy Birthday Lydia. Beautiful post mama!!! I understand exactly what your heart feels but oh the beautiful story of her new life with you…a precious birth story home indeed!
Happy Birthday to Lydia! She shares a birthday with our Loralyn who we are still waiting to go to China to meet. She turns 2 today, also!
Thankyou Kelly for such a precious honest post. I think that too, even more as the questions are coming out more and more (always during bathtime!) about her story. God fill my mouth with His Words for this precious story.
Happy birthday, precious Lydia!
Kelly,
Thank you for not only writing here — this beautiful post that puts words to what every one of us feels when we’re reminded of having missed their monumental moments — but also for what you do with this site. What an awesome resource.
I never thought of it that way. It must be a strange feeling for those of you choose to have bio and then adopt. We chose to adopt only so it is all we know and so the birthday thing in’t difficult at all to me. Yes, I wish I had more details to share with my daughters but this is how God made our family and so certain things will remain a mystery.
Kelly what a heartfelt story and as always your faith is amazing
thank you for sharing
i may borrow piece of your celebration i love the decorating the bedroom door idea!
Jessica thank you for adding your point of view i was feeling as if i was closed emmotionally thinking i had not felt that way at Ben’s birthday but as you did we have adoption as our only experience to form our family
there is still some grief there that i could not give birth which reared its head unexpectedly but i’ll delve into that as we go
kelly thank you for this blog sorry i haven’t checked in much life seems so busy now that i am a working mom i have a new appreciation for all who went before me in this great journey
hard to believe its almost our year anniversary.
Blessings
Nancy
Happy birthday, Lydia! Thank you for sharing your heart, Kelly. I can imagine the difference you’re so acutely aware of- having both biological and adopted children. I know she’ll be over the moon with joy with the stories you WILL be able to tell her!
Lydia’s story is HER VERY SPECIAL story. Orchestrated in God’s perfect way!
She is a miracle!