I attended a picnic yesterday with my husband and baby girl that was sponsored by The Adoption Connection in Pittsburgh.  It was such a lovely event, and Tina Tyra (A Labor of Love Adoptions) was there.  It is always SO good to see her, and to see the loving families that have adopted their beautiful children.  If only you all could see how each and every one of these children actually LOOK like their adoptive moms and dads…you just wouldn’t believe it!  As you’ve probably heard before, it DOES appear that we get the babies that are meant for us!  Yes, every once in a while there might be an adoption that doesn’t work out, but that just means that wasn’t the baby for you.  The pain is beyond words when something like that happens, but when you look into the face of your baby, once you DO get to your baby, you’ll understand.  It’s something that can’t be explained…just felt. 

I looked at all these couples yesterday, thought about how each one has their own story of infertility struggles, each one has their own darkness that they had to plow through, yet each one NOW has their own joy, their own little piece of Heaven.  And you could see it in all of the parents’ eyes. 

We talk about the many avenues one can consider when struggling with this hellish thing called infertility, but whatever YOU are considering, don’t rule out adoption.  Even if you put it at the bottom of your list, it is absolutely one of the most rewarding opportunities we can take in this brief life.

Congratulations to all the families I met yesterday.  It was a pleasure and an honor to meet you.  And to Tina Tyra: the magic you are, and the miracles you bring, make all of us who know you, realize you are an angel sent to us…and we thank you.