On this day, three years ago, we finalized Tommy's adoption in court. Praise God for the gift of adoption and for bringing us our sweet son.
As you can tell from this picture, I was bawling! :) No surprise.
Speaking of crying, I did a lot of crying this past weekend while away on retreat. I was so blessed to go on retreat from Thursday evening until Sunday afternoon. It was AMAZING. I'm hoping to blog about my reflections and how the Lord spoke to me. I knew that I needed some time away but I didn't realize just how much I needed this retreat.
I took only one picture on the retreat and it was of this beautiful statue of the Holy Family in the chapel. I prayed a lot for my family and for my vocation as wife and mother. I had been feeling blogged down by daily life. I had taken my husband and children for granted. It was wonderful to take a step away from "real life" and reflect on the great gift they are to me. And to pray for strength to be a better wife and mother.
Not surprisingly, I have to run... but I will write more later.
St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for us!
