I am a Mother

I am a mother.

I have always longed to be one, to be called one, and to love as one.

I have carried a child, yet never given birth. 

Nevertheless, I am a mother.

I have organized and attended birthday parties, graduations, tournaments, and school meetings as a parent, godmother, mentor, cousin, and friend.

I am a mother.

I have never experienced labor pain, but suffered through the labor of adoption and longing. 

I am a mother.

I have sacrificed, shielded, uplifted, and protected, willingly and deeply to ensure the best that life has to offer for all of my children.

I have wept, worried, prayed, and hurt on behalf of, and sometimes because of, all of my children.

My winding path to motherhood was specifically and divinely designed for my life’s purpose.

I am the stepparent. I am the godmother. I am the mentor. I am the cousin. I am the friend. 

I am the village.

I am a mother.

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