Thoughts of Birthmom

Well, we are in the last week of the home study. All we have left is one medical assessment, one govt form, and one interview. By next week, hopefully, we will be putting the finishing touches on our Profile Book that the birthmoms will look at. We are prayerfully asking God to help us write those words. It's touching to think about but tough to write since this is the only thing the birthmoms will see to potentially choose us.

After we turn our profile in and pay the "show our profile please fee" we have no idea how long it will take to get our child. One day, one week, 5 years, we have no idea.

But as we grow closer to the selection process....I can't help but think of the birthmom.
Where is she? Is she already pregnant? Is she doing drugs? How old? Is she being abused? Is she in a relationship with the punitive father? Does she currently feel loved? What's her current home life like?
A bazillion questions rolling around in my mind. One big one that overshadows them all.....Does she know the Lord and/or will she get to know Him through the help she receives during this process?
I can't pray for her enough. I can't get her off my mind. I think about the fact that maybe she doesn't even know she's pregnant yet. And so she's not even anticipating any issues around the corner. But she's about to be slammed by emotions, hormones, possible rejection, possible shame, possible accusations, possible who knows what. And I know that Jesus has experienced every emotion while He was on Earth to qualify to be her best friend. To be able to say, "That's okay honey, I've felt that rejection, I've felt that stress, I've felt that pain, lean on me and I'll help you through it." He's there for her, but will she find that help? Will she knderstand what it means to receive love and help from God Almighty?

I love our birthmom. She's giving us her biological legacy through her phenomenal compassion for this child. So grateful for her. So thankful. And so interceding on her behalf via prayer.