Living for the moment

They never expected to hear the words “Happy Mother’s Day.”

Every mom longs to be told “Happy Mother’s Day,” but the experience is especially moving for four local women who never thought they’d hear a child speak those wonderful words.

Years of failed pregnancy attempts dashed their dreams of motherhood. They lived on a lonely childless island, worrying about their biological clock ticking and constantly hearing friends gloat about how wonderful their children are.

But through patience, perseverance and hope, the four women in our story ultimately became mothers by opening their hearts to children who desperately needed a loving and caring home. Adoption has allowed them to enrich a child’s life, and enrich their own lives, as well. Mother’s Day is no longer a day of agony and despair, but rather a day of blessing and gratitude.

What gave Emily hope? What gave Emily hope? “I never allowed