Challenge day 3

I went to the FSA dinner tonight!  And it was wonderful!  I love being around all of the people who have had adoption affect them and touched their lives in some way!  Whether it be a birthmother, a adoptive couple, or birth grandparents!  It is such a humbling experience to be around all these people.

As I was thinking about it while driving home tonight, I couldn't help but think of the love that adoptive couples have for their children.  It is similar to Christ's love for us...unconditional and never ending.  What a wonderful thing these people do!  They love these babies so much!  Seeing Isabella grow up in her home has been a privillege for me!  She has so much love and support...more then I could have ever given her!  Every time I see her my soul is comforted in knowing what I did was the right thing!

Tomorrow I will be telling my adoption journey to a bunch of people...not sure how many people...could be 50 could be 100 could be more...who knows...I hope I am able to get across how much love and respect I have for each and everyone of them!  I have so much respect for the whole adoption process.  As I have stated before...adoption is not an event...it is not something that just happens and goes away like Christmas...it is a process!  A never ending process!  And I am grateful for my never ending process!  I feel I am a better person for knowing my loving couple who took our Belle in and have loved not only her unconditionally, but me as well!

I hope they know how much I love them.  How many times I count my blessings they are in my life.  I am honored they are Belle's parents.  I know without a shadow of a doubt we knew each other in the preexistence...I believe we were very close friends and this was our plan!

It is strange in a way...hard to put into words...but when I first laid eyes upon them (Shane and Jennifer) I had this instant feeling as though I had known them my entire life!  It is the strangest feeling!  A wonderful feeling, but strange none the less!

I am excited about tomorrow!  So excited I feel like throwing up half the time!  :)  But, I feel as though it will be ok...I will let you know how it goes!  Until then...