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Friday, October 31, 2008
Before The Moment Is Gone ....
This will be a moment that will go in my treasure box of memories ... I have been in a room two times in my life as people handed me my daughters, but today I got to be the one walking into the room with a special gift ... A DAUGHTER, A 1ST CHILD FOR A FAMILY, A MIRACLE BLESSING ... I was so nervous, anxious, and blessed to be holding someone's precious treasure ... As the door opened my emotions got the best of me and tears came, but when I saw the smile on Ally Kat's parents (Now named ... Elly) I was overwhelmed with peace and joy ... I handed Elly over to her mommy as she snuggled close to her ... Elly was a perfect angel as we talked about her ... Her sleep schedule, her feeding schedule, her little habits, and all the dreams that were to come ... I loved hearing about how her parents came to the journey of adoption and I shared my own story of adoption ... THIS WAS SUCH A GOD MOMENT ... They thanked me for saying yes when the Lord told me to do interim care and I felt such a presence of the Lord as I knew He had so many things to teach me, share with me and allowed me to experience these past three and half weeks ... Elly we will love you and pray for you always ...
Elly is HOME ... before the beginning of time this was always to be her journey home and I am beyond honored to have been a part of it ... Elly's parents have graciously said they would love to stay in touch w/ us and allow us to see Elly grow up ... JUST ANOTHER BLESSING IN OUR LIFE ...
THANK YOU LORD FOR ALL YOU DO FOR US ... Following you brings so many emotions, lessons, and glimpses of eternity ...
Elly is HOME ... before the beginning of time this was always to be her journey home and I am beyond honored to have been a part of it ... Elly's parents have graciously said they would love to stay in touch w/ us and allow us to see Elly grow up ... JUST ANOTHER BLESSING IN OUR LIFE ...
THANK YOU LORD FOR ALL YOU DO FOR US ... Following you brings so many emotions, lessons, and glimpses of eternity ...
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That is one of the reasons I want to do interim care like you are doing, Gwen. I would love to be a part of someone else's dream come true. We will be attending our first class soon.
Teresa
You are an AMAZING woman..
Hugs to you...
Love ya girly..
Have a HAPPY HALLOWEEN..
Hugs..
Thank you so much for sharing your moment. Love you.
I'm so proud of you, Gwen. Thank you for sharing this moment with the rest of us. What a special gift. God bless you.
PS. Happy Halloween!!
Gwen,
I must say that I got chill bumps reading this post. You truly are a very special person and I am so blessed to call you friend!
Beautiful post, Gwen...just beautiful!!!
Priceless!
Oh this post is so touching. WOW. Isn't God good? I had tears in my eyes as I read this. I am so glad to hear that you will still be involved in little Elly's life. How amazing is that? This is good stuff, Gwen.
Love,
Adele
Awww....tears and all here too, Gwen. Thanks for sharing your journey with Ally Kat with us. I'll have to tell you the story about the foster baby my mom and dad had for 9 months (when I was 4 yrs old) and then gave over to her parents. They were also able to watch her grow up and what an incredible journey it was. Hugs!!
I am speechless.....you are such an incredible woman.....I am just awed by you sweet girl.... ;)
Thanks for being the hands and feet of our AWESOME God!!! So glad all worked out for HIS good!!!
Wow!
Oh, call me when you get a chance and tell me all about it...That is so precious...can't wait to hear more. Thinking of you tonight and hoping you had a great Halloween night with the kiddos, kj
and that was the miracle of the moment.
awesome
When I grow up, I want to be just like you. I know you have many people who tell you this all of the time, but girl, you are the most admirable lady I have ever "met". I love how you live your life to glorify God. Will you pray for me and others that we can be so brave! I pray for you and your endeavors often. I will say a special prayer for Elly and her parents tonight.
I don't even know what to say. What an amazing experience. I will continue to pray that He will guard your heart. I can only imagine what a day you had. Blessings, M
Oh, Gwen.... how you make Jesus smile.... what a blessing you are. I couldn't get the smile off of my face reading this.
We have had to do the same thing for our newborns that we fostered until their adoptive families were named. The emotionally charged event is so happy and sad all in one. The next morning is always the hardest for me, but then a peace washes over me that that baby is where they are suppose to be. Be kind to yourself today. I will be praying for all of you, Elly and her parents, as well.
That must have been an amazing moment. What a blessing.
What a wonderful moment! So glad you were blessed by that, and thanks for blessing us by sharing!
As someone once said to me (with regards to our 1st daughter from China's Foster Mother): "Loving them is the easy part, letting them go is excruciating." Kuddos to you for preparing her for her forever family. Your unconditional love of Elly will allow Elly to love her mommy and daddy!
Love it! What another journey that God allowed to bring forth all of His direction and guidance and confirmation for your own life as you reached out and blessed another.
Oh what a precious day! Thank you, sweet friend, for sharing this joy with us! You are such an amazing person....and I am so thankful that GOD allowed our paths to cross! You bless my socks off!
Hugs!
Denise
What an amazing moment that must have been. I am sending you a big hug way down to TN just for being special YOU!
I love how God blesses us simply for saying "yes" to Him!
I am so glad you were forever changed by Elly - and I pray she has a wonderfully happy life.
Love you, girl...and miss you like crazy.
I always know i need a kleenex when i visit your blog! I am so happy that it is still open (to so many of us) so we can witness God's love, His hands and feet in your life!
may God give you the peace you need to get through today~
jill shelton
Oh Gwen what a beautiful story. Every hair follicle on my body has goosebumps right now and I just shaved dangit!!!!!I am so proud of you, you blessed that little girl in such ways, and now her new mommy and daddy will be able to reap the blessings themselves. Your an angel.
Love ya, Kristy
Gwen - I have nothing...no words, just tears of admiration and appreciation for you and for your sweet heart, for your trust, your faith and for the confirmation of how incredibly good God really is. Blessings to you and your whole family for the gift, the gift of caring for His child...oh, Gwen, Elly's mommy can rest knowing her sweet girl was in the arms of an angel until she got to her.
Bless you, friend
Just love you -
Heather
How blessed you are that you were chosen to be in her life for those few weeks. What an honor! I know it must have been really emotional on so many levels. Thank you for sharing this with your blog-fans! :O)
Gwen,
I've moved blogs and wanted to let you know that the other one is now password protected. Stop by and visit me at my new place on the web!
Hope you are doing well! Any word on Elly?
Hey there... thanks for stopping by my blog! Funny, we have a "friend" in common... I post on Katie Davis' blog all the time and have followed her in amazement for some time now!
I'm so glad to find your blog and I will be stopping in on a regular basis now. Where are your girls adopted from? I guess you know by now that three of my four are fruits of adoption! What an awesome thing!
I love your blog, by the way! Ondrea Harrison
Gwen you are a treasure.
can you email me on tomlinson1tribe@btinternet.com, i really need to pass something by you
xxx
s
As the Mama of a little boy who was loved on by a foster Mama for about 3 weeks prior to coming home, thank you. Our Carson was so very loved during that time...I still send her Christmas photos. Carson and I speak of her often and I know that she will remain in my prayers for all of my life.
Heather (MDMOM from BCS Board, Maddie's Mom)
Beautiful post! Tears for this whole situation. Good ones!
What a precious moment, a glimpse into the very heart of our Heavenly Father. How blessed you are indeed to have witnessed God's Forever Family moments as a receiver and a care giver. I can only imagine the emotions you have felt, and the lessons God has been able to teach you.
Blessings,
Robbie
Oh, my eyes just welled up with tears. What a beautiful moment to be a part of. I know Elly's parents will be forever grateful that you loved and nurtured their baby girl for these three precious weeks.
While in the process of adopting our spicy girl, we were moved to pray for her to be held, cuddled and loved on. That was in March of 2003. We found out that her orphanage piloted the "hugging nannies" program (from Half the Sky) in April of 2003. When S.G. came to us, she was vibrant and happy. I am thankful for those who held and rocked her during those vital times.
Gwen,
We love you!
Tim, Linda, and Elly
wow! Thanks for sharing your journey. I know she was well loved by your crew!
Gwen...
Nominated you for a bloggy award.. because I just thought you didn't have enough going on right now. brother... :) Don't even care if you do it, just wanted to send some people this way(if there is anyone left who doesn't already know about you and your amazing family!) to hear about all the "blessing" your are up to.
Stop by for details!
Hugs!
:)
Amie
www.heart-smiles.blogspot.com