Sad News for a Friend

I have met some wonderful people through our adoption process. I have a support group online of women who are all adopting from Guatemala. There are a couple of people who have their children home already, a couple that are just thinking about starting the process, and many like myself that are somewhere in the middle. We have all been there through paperwork trials, finally getting our referrals, and getting to hear stories of when these women got to meet their children for the first time. I want to talk about Nicole. I have never met Nicole but as those of you who frequent message boards know, you can form strong bonds with people without ever knowing them in person. Nicole waited forever to get her referral. Months and months. We all screamed with joy when finally, just a few months ago she shared pictures of her son Sammy with us. His face was so cute and expressive. He had ears that stuck out from his head that made him all the more adorable. We were all so excited, but not nearly as excited as Nicole was for sure! Nicole just made plans that she and her husband would get to meet Sammy for the first time this October.

God had other plans. On Wednesday morning God decided that He needed Sammy to come to heaven to be one of His angels. Sammy was not quite 4 months old. My heart aches for Nicole, for her husband, and for Sammy's foster family who is also feeling the tremendous weight of this loss. Please keep them all in your thoughts and prayers.

--Annie