Today we met L’s birth family. There is so much to say, but I am not ready to say any of it yet. I will just share one small thing.
We were walking and L asked her birth mother via our translator:
“Do you love me?”
“Oh, yes, L. I love you so very very much.”
A few minutes later L asked another question:
“Do you miss me?”
With tears in her eyes her mother replied:
“I miss you every day. Every single day.”
And then she picked L up and carried her close to her heart.
It was a good day. A life changing day.