Happy Mother's day to me ;)

This morning I woke up to a smiley little girl with lots of snuggles and smiles to give. I realized that this day, Mother's day is the most important day of my year. Not my birthday, anniversary, but this day... Mother's day. I remember the struggle Aran and I went through trying to become parents and feeling the inadequacy of not giving my husband a child. Deciding to adopt took pressure of my shoulders and I could become a wife and partner again and look into the future of our marriage. Then Jasmin came into our lives, she felt we would be great parents to her little girl, Lilja.. and if I can be selfish today, she felt I would be a great mother to her little girl. I remember giving Jasmin a poem on our adoption day and I want to share it with you all, because as I am having tears in my eyes I can not express the gratitude to Jasmin for looking at me and making me a mom!!

To Her Birthmother


You gave her birth

We'll give her life

You gave her todays

We'll give her tomorrows



You gave her race

We'll give her identity

You gave her heritage

We'll give her future



You gave her possibilities

We'll give her potentials

You gave her up

We'll have to let go



You dream of her future

We'll work hard for your dreams to come true

You gave her hope

We will too.



Tom Fisher -

Thank you Jasmin and James for making me a mom on Mother's day!! The best, hardest and  most rewarding job in the whole world!!