this season

lately i have had an overwhelming craving to be a mom….I believe it is god’s answer to my prayer to shape me and prepare me for that opportunity. i have learned to trust his timing so i have very patiently waited for my heart to be “ready” but the desire is incredible. we have been exploring adoption lately as we learned of the daunting number of children in the cps/foster care system that are awaiting a home. i am broken because these kids don’t yearn for their own room with all the material “things” but they hope for parents that are going to LOVE them no matter what. we all have the ability to love. i truly believe that was all we were created for. i would be honored to be called “mom” by a forgotten child. my heart is heavy this season as i grieve for those kids that don’t have a family to go home to during the holidays or for those little ones that will never know the joy of spending christmas in their jammies around the tree waiting for santa. this season i remember those kids who are fighting for the right to be loved.