Mothers Day with their real mom!

I know - I am a week late writing for, about and/or on Mother's day. Guess I could say that ON Mother's day I spent the day with my kids and my mother. I chose not to spend time posting that day. The days that followed - well, they were pretty busy too.

Mothers day was the absolute best - I do not know if I have ever had a better day. And I have the two most special children in the entire world. I could not be more thrilled to be their mom. Which brings up an interesting topic of late and in case anyone would be interested, I have found their real mom. Oh I know that may be a surprise to some - that I might even blurt it out so easy and fast. I always said I would be open to knowing her. Let me share about her. She loves them like she has always been with them, and will comfort them when they are sad or scared. She loves them enough that she would get up in the middle of the night with them - and lose sleep over them. She is so real that she hurts when they hurt and is happy when they are happy. And her children - my children: They laugh, scream, cry, go pee pee and poo poo - they play, hug, kiss, and love. They are warm to the touch and breath like real living kids. Oh they are real alright. They are my real kids - the most special and wonderful real kids. They are not imaginary - I promise. AND I - I am their real mom. I am also a warm to the touch mom, and breathe like a real living mom. I love them so much it hurts. So, you see, I am Lacie and Paul's real mom. I am as real as all the other mom's I know. So you see, adoption does not create imaginary families. It does not make imaginary moms and dads and kids. Adoption creates real live God made families and moms and dads and children. And sometimes there are also real dogs and cats too. I am so so blessed to be Lacie and Paul's REAL mom. I would have it no other way. "Biology is the least of what makes someone a [real] mother."

And to or for all the other "real" moms out there - especially those who have had an impact on my life or our lives - especially including Lacie and Paul's biological moms and their early caregivers and foster mom's, including my mom, John's mom, our step-mothers, our Grandmothers, close friends who helped raise us, Aunts, sisters, cousins, former neighbors, much younger friends who became a mother long before I did, teachers, ministers, mentors - all those who have either loved us and cared for us AND/OR led by example in how to be a good mom - a huge THANK YOU! And Happy Mother's Day - Happy Mother's month!

Here are some REAL cute kids: