
This week I had a long hoped and prayed for celebration become reality.
My granddaughter, Maya, has been in foster care for three years. During these foster care years, she fortunately has always been with family but her family did not have any legal claim to her.
Yesterday my daughter in law and my oldest son signed off on adoption papers. Maya is no longer a ward of the state but a permanent member of a loving family, our family.
Maya and her brother Lucas
I celebrate this long held wish being fulfilled. I celebrate the end of the constant worry about Maya being removed from Hillary and David’s care. And I celebrate Hillary and David who have given this gift of a permanent loving family to Maya and to her grandparents.
Wishing your family permanent love,
What wonderful news! And Maya looks a lovely little girl, so deserving of a loving family.
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Thank you Clive. She is lovely and LIVELY.
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All kids of that age are!
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Fantastic news!! Maya looks so sweet and beaming with happiness. Warmest wishes to you all and here’s to a calm secure future. Xx
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Thank you Annika. May your wishes pass from your lips to God’s ears.
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YAY for your entire family! Maya is one lucky girl! This is certainly something to celebrate.
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Thank you Jennifer. Our hearts are thankful and full of joy.
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This is a wonderful reason to celebrate! And, look at those smiles on their faces. Your grandchildren are beautiful.
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Thank you, I think so too but then I am their grandmother and so a little partial.
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Congratulations! This is the best of all celebrations!! HOORAY!!!!
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Oh how wonderful! Blessings, peace and joy to all involved. Thanks for this great story on such a memorable holiday.
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Thank you Nancy for taking the time to reach out to me.
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What a wonderful news! Congratulations! I know people who had a foster child more than ten years and the parents claimed her back. It was devastating.
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That is great news! I’m so happy for you! What a wonderful feeling. 🙂
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So much to celebrate – how wonderful!
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Wishes do come true! What a happy day for your family! Every child deserves a forever family filled with love.
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Congratulations! I work with a teacher who is a foster mother and I so admire the work that all foster families do for these children. What a wonderful celebration. Enjoy your weekend with your family!
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I’m so happy this has turned out for you and your family. Maya will benefit from the security of being with the same loving family for the rest of her life. This has probably taken a lot of diligence and maneuvering to put in place. It has probably involved some red tape and a lot of waiting. Best wishes to all of you!
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Yay! So wonderful to not have that hanging over everyone’s head. Love wins again. I’m so happy for Maya and for the whole family. Happy Celebrations for this momentous event 😀 😀 😀
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Congratulations, Bernadette. Your family is precious. The smiles are delicious and life is good!
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Fantastic! Congratulations! Wishing the family lasting love and joy!
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As a bio, adoptive, and foster mom, I am both happy and sad for you and Maya. Sad that you and Maya had to go through the drama and uncertainty. Sad that a mom and dad lost the rights to their child. Happy that Maya now has a permanent home. Happy that you no longer need to stress over what will happen to her.
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What a great cause for celebration! Congratulations all they way around!
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This is the best celebration – a family gets to be together for always, and a beautiful little girl gets to be a part of a loving family. Congratulations to all!
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Oh Bernadette…this post just made my heart burst with joy for y’all ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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A heart warming story. Thank you for sharing 🙂
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Love so amazing! What a celebration for your family!
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What a relief and blessing this is. There is a similar issue with a family in our church. Just because it’s family there’s no guarantees but in their case also, they have now been able to attain custody at least of 1 of 2 children, and hoping for the 2nd child also soon. They too are so happy! Diane
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Yes, once the State gets involved there is no guarantees. Hard fact to live with.
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Bernadette – this is the best post, the best message, the best news I’ve read all week. I am so very happy for you and the children. Watching my husband walk on eggshells with his daughter; fearing that during one of her controlling, selfish whims, she’ll stop him from being a part of his grand children’s lives, I am so heartened by hearing the story a grandparent who will have the love of a grandchild forever.I applaud your loyalty to family and wish you all much joy, celebration, blessings and love to fill your lives ten-fold. Clare
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Thank you so much for your note. It has been a really rough three years and it is such a wonderful feeling to have this worry removed from our minds.
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You have a wonderful heart, Bernadette, and your grandchildren will now be with you and will flourish because of it.
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This is so exciting dear Bernadette! xxx
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you are a beautiful person and it just keeps showing up. Congratulations to all involved. I thank God right now, because of this.
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What adorable children. Congratulations, Bernadette and all of your family members lucky enough to have each other.
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Thanks so much. They are adorable inside and out. But then I am a little partial.
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One doesn’t need to be partial to see how beautiful these children are.
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Congratulations to Maya, Lucas, Hillary, DAvid, and you!!
Thanks for the follow, too!
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That’s just wonderful. Congratulations. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Wonderful.
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A few happy tears here for you all.
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