The Gift

A year ago today, I took the day off from work and spent my 36th birthday calling adoption agencies, setting up appointments, and doing research. Today, on my 37th birthday, I am happy and peaceful knowing that I will be a mom by the time I am 40.  This peace of mind is the best gift I could ask for. The past year has been exciting, preparing our documents and starting the adoption process. Now, we get to rest for a while. Our paperwork is in Colombia, there is nothing more we can do or should do, other than wait in hope and joy. And that is where I am tonight. I am joyful and so grateful, for my life rich with family and friends, for my husband who makes my every day sweet with his love, humor, and friendship, for my cozy home, work with children, and all the little luxuries of a comfortable life. Waiting could be so much worse. I know where we are headed and I am enjoying the journey. This child will come into such love. I am no longer anxious about the how and when. It will be.  The gift is peace.  And that is enough.