I love Facebook timeline. It reminds me of what I did on
this day in years past. Today I was reminded that on this day last year Husband
and I took Ellie to court to gain custody of our sweet girl.
When you are in the depths of a trial things feel helpless,
as if you are surrounded in darkness. The secret is to NEVER give up, to not lose
faith. Luckily, I never lost faith, even on my darkest of days. When we got
Ellie, it was as if the darkness was replaced with the brightness of 100 suns. This
day, last year got even brighter as the judge granted us temporary custody
until the adoption was final. I clearly remember sitting in the courtroom, the
County Attorney asking Husband and I questions. I told the judge, “We cannot
give her everything she will want in life, but we WILL give her everything she
needs” (Of course bawling the entire time.) Since this day last year, life has
only gotten brighter and brighter.
