Letter to Foster Mother

Yesterday, I tried to write a letter to Hannah's Foster Mother. How do we thank this woman who has given selflessly of herself to our daughter knowing full well that some day she would be giving this child that she has loved to someone else that she doesn't know? How do we do that? Words are inadequate to express our gratitude to her. I'm not done with the letter. And we need to give her a gift. How do we do that? No gift is enough for all she has done for Hannah.

I have so much that I'd like to know about our daughter's life with them. I'd love to talk with her about her family and know everything about her life. Though I did ask to spend time with her, I do not know if we will have the opportunity to meet with her. I pray that we will have a chance to visit with her on Gotcha Day and thank her in person.

We will never have a chance to thank Hannah's birth parents. They chose to place her in a place to be found quickly. I cannot imagine the grief that they must have felt and continue to feel. The wonder of not knowing what became of their daughter; it will follow them all the days of their lives. 

These are two sets of people that amaze me. Both, willingly, out of love for Hannah have made choices that are heart breaking and sacrificial. They loved our daughter and continue to love her and yet are giving her up for "a better life." For the birth parents, they knew that the possibilities of seeing her again are slim to none. Her foster mother just hopes that maybe the adopted parents would send pictures or letters, which of course, we will. 

The parallels about the above circumstances and a "little" Bible story I know is not lost on me. Yet the Bible story has a much different ending with eternal life as its gift.

Please pray that these two families will get to hear all about that "little" Bible story as really that is the ultimate letter and gift that we could give to them.