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!
Congrats to all of you on the anniversary Tommy's adoption day! How perfect that it fell on St. Thomas Aquinas's feast day! And I'm so glad you were able to have such a restorative experience on your retreat. :) Looking forward to hearing more about it.
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ReplyDeleteI was so glad to hear you were going on the retreat, and am so happy it was a great experience for you! Look forward to hopefully hearing more about it!
ReplyDeleteHappy adoptiversary, and SO happy for your retreat!!! The Lord is sooooo good to us, especially when we are needing it so badly. (Been there!) Glad you took the chance to go. I miss you dear G!!!!
ReplyDeleteAwh, look at little Tommy! So cute. I'm so glad you had a wonderful retreat…I'm dying to go on one sometime. Can't wait to hear more!
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