Her children rise up and bless her; (Proverbs 31:28a)

Lord willing, a week from now it will be official – I will be a mother again! Upon hearing me say this, my son said, “You’re already a mom. How can you be a mom ‘again’? You’ll just be more of a mother!”

I can’t argue with that kind of logic! I honestly view motherhood as my personal ministry. All of my children, whether by birth or placement, are blessings from above. Having two more children is a tremendous responsibility and undertaking. It blows me away that God has this sort of confidence in me! I felt this way when my son was born nine years ago. I felt it upon his discharge from the hospital at 2 years, nine months, when he was diagnosed with auto-immune Type 1 diabetes. I feel it again, now, with the adoption of these two precious souls.

Though my son meant that I will be the mother to more [children], I view it as a gauntlet – a challenge I need to rise to. The Lord has blessed me for reasons known only to Him, currently. I feel I need to be more of a mother – more patient, more energetic, more diligent, and more thoughtful. And, I will be more than a mother – a figurehead for that all important first relationship. Not that I can, or will even try, to replace their first mother; but just that because they do not yet understand why they do not live with her, many of those feelings of grief and loss and need are transferred to the adoptive mother. I am very aware of the great responsibility placed upon me. As Peter Parker’s Uncle Ben says, “With great power comes great responsibility.” I do not take this responsibility lightly.

I am entering into a life-long commitment. Not unlike marriage, yet, very different. I can only hope that someday it can be said of me, that I was “more of a mother!”