Eleven years ago tomorrow, a baby girl was born.
I wonder how her mother feels. I've heard a mother never forgets when her baby is born. She never forgets the months leading up to the birth of the precious one. She never forgets the pains, the work, and the joy that came at the birth of a beautiful baby girl.
Tonight I wonder if her mother is remembering. I wonder if she is reminiscing about her life eleven years ago. Is she missing her daughter? Is she concerned about where she is? Does she think about her every day or does she barely cross her mind?
I don't know the exact reasons why Maisie was taken from her mother. I don't know how a mother gets into a situation in which the only choice is to give up your children. What I do know for certain is this: she will always be Maisie's mother. She is the giver of life to my child. No matter what decisions she's made in the past or what she does in the future, she deserves love. She deserves to know that her past is forgiven.
So, tonight on the eve of my little girl's birthday, I pray for her mother. I pray that she has a peace that her beautiful daughter is taken care of. I pray that at some point in her life, she understands that her life can be made new in Jesus.
"For God so loved THE WORLD, that He gave his only Son, so that WHOEVER believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." John 3;16
Beautifully written. :)
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