Day 10

What am I thankful for today? Easy peasy. Not a what but a who....this girl. Eighteen years ago today she was placed in my arms, and my life has never been the same in the best possible way. There are not enough words or enough time to say all the ways that she makes our lives better, brings sunshine to hard days and always brings a smile to my face, even when I try to be stern.

I cannot say I am thankful for her hard start in life; no child should have to go through that. But I am thankful that I have been a part of her story, that I have been able to be her mom when it was impossible for her first mother to play that role. 

God has blessed me with 18 years of loving this girl. I only hope he gives me at least another 18 to remind her how much she is loved and how thankful I am for every.single.minute. 

"This much I know is true, that God blessed the broken road that led me straight to you."