Gotcha Day sparkles in your mind like a fairy tale during the months or years you wait to bring your baby home.

I had a good friend just say we hit the “adoption jackpot” (twice). In a lot of ways, that is true.

You hear this quote a lot in the adoption community. That you have to be ready for the hurt a child endures as an orphan.

She is a true gift from God. She is amazing and wonderful and has been such a blessing over the past year. I am truly grateful and humbled that God entrusted me to be her forever mom.