One of my dearest friends is considering adoption. She has 3 beautiful biological children and wants another. But she can’t due to some strong meds she’s taking. My friend is one that I want my children to know. She is charitable, inventive, sincere, honest, prayerful, FUN, unique, organized, kind, close to the Spirit, determined, a perfect friend, and wonderful mother. The other day, she called to ask if I’d be a reference for her. “Sure! For what?” I say, wondering if she’s decided to get a job and what kind of job allows friends as references. “Well, we’ve decided to adopt!” she says in her smiley voice. “And I have to tell you that your little Norah is one of the reasons we came to this decision. It’s like she’s talking to me, communicating with me. I just know there’s another baby to come into our lives.”
Of course every parent thinks their children are something special, but it’s fabulous to hear that someone else thinks so too.
Following are some of the things I love about Norah Faith.
I love…
How Norah hums when she nurses
When she wrinkles her nose as she smiles
The thump thump sound of her kicking in excitement when I go to get her out of her crib
That her daddy chose her first name and her second came about because of an answered prayer
Watching her try to hold water
That I feel the Spirit when I am with her
Kissing her soft, warm neck
That she is peaceful, mild, quiet (I secretly wished for a quiet child)
That she is still most at home in my arms, cuddling and nursing
To watch and hold her soft, warm, tiny hands
That I have the presence of mind enough to savor her babyhood
That she will be a part of our family forever
