My wife doesn't update her blog often, but when she does, it's always worth reading. I encourage everyone to check out this post. Heartbreaking as it might be, it is a transcription of the letter she had to write to the attorney in Africa explaining why we had to forsake our adoption process.
The letter itself is written in a very African style, in Michelle's attempt to speak to the adoption attorneys in their own Ugandan variation of the English language. But the introduction she wrote is very much her own:
I never thought it would end this way. I woke up at 4 am with the grace to write the following letter out.
I am dedicating this post to birth mothers, who loved their children so much they chose to place them with families that could care for them better than they could. Who love so deeply they are willing to hurt the rest of their lives so that their children don't. I honor you women.
Goodbye, my sweet boy. I love you this much.
I admire her bravery in acknowledging and tending the emotional wounds she's sustained in the past few months. I admire her grace and poise in the grieving process. And I admire her willingness to share our story with the rest of the world.
To paraphrase an earlier post: Life goes on. God is good.
Blessings, Brave One.
2 comments:
Adam, thanks for posting this. I posted a comment on Michelle's blog.
BTW: When I click on the link "my wife" that goes to the Ember's site, there's no pics. However, I do know what she looks like.
Thanks for commenting.
Isn't that weird? I think something's screwy with our Embers website right now. I know the hosting company just switched over to a new server, so I think that has something to do with it.
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