About sixteen years ago, I had a "curse" fall upon me.
My curse came with a lifetime of ups and downs. It came in with long brownish blonde hair, big brown eyes, and a whine that could stop traffic...for hours.
I had no idea that this young lady was going to be such a huge part of my life or my heart. I had married her father and knew that he shared custody of her with her mother. However I had no idea that that custody was going to be transferred to me for the rest of my life.
One day, I was sitting around waiting for my husband to come home when I got the call. Her mother had a baby boy who had been seriously injured and I had to go pick up my new daughter. After the long battle with social services, and court hearing after court hearing, she became my daughter. That she has been ever since.
I didn't know I was going to be a mother for a child I never gave birth to. She has grown in my heart even though she didn't grow under it. :)
That is so unbelievably sweet. It just goes to show you that you don't physically have to birth a child to love them as much as you would one that you did. I wish you so much love and joy with your daughter.
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