(Brief thoughts originally posted on FB)
I'm not a birth mom. And it's Mother's Day.
I've been blessed through the years by women who shared their children with me…To name just a few... Patty Reitzel shared her son, Jonathan Reitzel as well as her other children. I have many memories of time spent with Jon… Marilyn Hendricks shared her daughter, Sharon Mbabazi, now grown up, a dear friend and soul sister. By marriage, I have the stepsons I dearly love - Jef, Phil, Jerry. And their wives - Sara, Katharine, Candice Norcross. My sister-in-law, Deborah Zimmerman loans the BoyzZ out (it's a win-win for all, as she gains adult time with my brother). And of course, now I add Katharine Szabla-Fennema who entrusts us with Charlie!
These are just a very few… And so I offer this witness to say that God has fulfilled his word. He has given me children - children of my heart.
For those of you who are longing for children… May God bring you the birth children - but may you also have eyes open wide to see the children of your heart.
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