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I am glad the meeting with the grandmother went well. God works everything out. I know my mom had reservations when I found my birth mom. She and my birth mom have contact and my mom wanted to make sure they where on the same page.

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MrsLPW,
you are so right. I don't know how it feels to be a birth mother. But I do know that the very first time I laid eyes on Justin (and also on Keith) I would instantly have given my very life for them. I fell head over heals in love and it has never stopped. Walt is the same way with both boys. In fact, I am convinced and tell people all the time that Justin and Keith are the reasons that Walt fought so hard to come back to us after his aneurism ruptured. He could have given up and slipped into eternity and be enjoying worshipping at Jesus' feet right now. But he put that off for the time being because he loves these boys so much and knew he wanted to be here to see them grow up. THAT is love.

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Sherr, I'm glad that things went well when you met your birth mom also. I understand that some adopted kids have questions. They need answers. They need to know why choices were made. They need to know who they are. Where they came from. What things would have been like if they had not been adopted. I think I would have had those same kinds of questions if I had been adopted.

As parents, one of the things we just naturally do - instinctively, I think! - is to always try to run interference for our kids. Believe me, NOTHING is going to get to my kids that will hurt them or harm them in any way, shape or form if I have anything to say about it.

On the other hand, once we're convinced that things are safe, we want nothing less than for our kids to be as happy and contented and they can be.

It's kind of a fine line sometimes if you know what I mean :)

You're right. God will work everything out. It is HIM who placed Justin here with us. And if my goal in life is to protect him and then to see to his happiness because I love him, how much more must God feel that way!

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Margie, I will be praying for your family as you guys move thru this. I know you have lots of concerns.

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Thanks, Ferd. As sherr said, I know that God will make everything work out fine :)

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I think it's amazing. And I also think its a special thing. In a different way than being a bilogical mother. Because you choose to love...
Just amazing.