Many know that I answered my calling to work in adoption in 1994. In doing so, I have had the blessing of working with so many amazing families. In turn, I have also been able to meet and help hundreds and hundreds of birth moms. After a very long and trying day a couple of weeks ago, I walked into a furniture store to price new couches for our office waiting room. As I walked around, I fell in love with this beautiful couch and enjoyed just sitting on it and having a quiet, peaceful moment. As the store was about to close, three sales people came up to me at the same time.
I shared that this was for an office, not my home. This very nice Asian salesman, Paul, asked what kind of office it would be for. I shared simply, “Adoption”. I heard the two saleswomen sigh and smile and then Paul said, “Michelle, if you don’t mind me saying so, this is an odd field to work in. This takes a lot mentally and too much emotionally. You have very good heart.” He kept pointing back and forth between his head and his heart. He then continued on with his thoughts on adoption and was so pleased – I mean genuinely happy – to learn that help is really out there for women in crisis. He was so cute as he kept going back to the head and heart thing. Because I’m half Asian – I completely understood and appreciated what he was articulating. This stranger, this salesman felt the need to validate the work that we do here at Adoption Answer.
It is amazing how sincere messages from people we don’t know can uplift and energize us.
I did not end up buying that couch, but I left there with a smile on my face and a warm heart.
Please know, dear Adoption Answer Families and Birth Moms, I want to send you this sincere message today… you are thought of and uplifted daily in prayer. Whether you are adopting or making an adoption plan to place your baby – we want you to know that we understand mentally and emotionally what you are experiencing. We know that your hearts are invested… we want to validate you and assure you that we continue daily to work in your best interest. – “It’s a HEART Thing”