This mother's day

This mother's day I will not only celebrate the fact that God has been merciful and allowed me to become a mother (after so many years of crying every mother's day),  but I celebrate birth mothers.  Especially the birth mother of my son, and the birth mother of my future child.  The question I get often about birth mothers..and it makes me cringe a little...is "how could she do that?".  Or "why didn't she want him?"  "What was her deal?".  To someone who hasn't been around adoption much, those questions seem logical I suppose.  But to those who have been touched by adoption, I think they kinda hurt when we get asked that.   A birthmother has 3 choices...  1. Abortion 2. Keep a baby she can't care for. 3. Give the baby to parents who can care for him.  So I praise the Lord for #3.  And I celebrate her.  Because she had enough courage to make the hardest decision she will ever make.  She is giving that child the only thing she can-life.  She is doing what a real mother would do-whats best for the baby.  For that reason, I'll never ever look down on a birthmother..and you'll understand.  This mother's day I celebrate birth mothers, because her choice allowed me to be a mother. Aside from Jesus of course, the gift of a baby is sorta hard to top.  And thats what she gave me...The video above is Mark Schultz explaining his song about his birthmother.  The video below is actually the music video of the song.  Get your kleenex.