Mari -
I have SO APPRECIATED reading your story (I just got caught up to this last post). I am so grateful for your honesty and a I appreciate all of the time and emotional energy you have put into sharing. Thank you so much for sharing.
I am actually "Jen," the adoptive parent from Iowa, who you and Lauranda talked to on the phone back in January. So, on one hand it has been good to read the full story since I know you just a little bit. On the other hand, I have been so grateful to hear your perspective because I have been thinking a lot about our baby's birth mom (A) this last week. Your earlier posts on how you felt as a grandma who would miss your grandchild have been very insightful. Your thoughts have helped me think more about what A and her family are going through. We have a great relationship with all of them. I love them so much and desire do whatever I can during this time (our baby is 5 weeks old now) as they grieve the loss of Abram.
Thanks for going through pain again so that you can share your story. I hope that God continues to use it to help others in their journeys (it has certainly helped me in mine). And of course, I look forward to hearing the rest of the story.
Oh, and P.S. I got to meet and hold your beautiful grand daughter while we were in Texas getting Abram. It was such a blessing!