Wonderful gesture from a friend

I got a box a few days ago from some friends of ours from New Orleans.  We actually met this couple in Russia, when we were finalizing our adoption for Abby, and they were finalizing their adoption of their son.  They are only a few weeks apart in age.   We have kept in touch over the years, and they brought home a new baby boy into their family right around the time we had Hannah.  Their boys are destined to marry my girls.

Back to the box.  So I opened up the box, and I saw a birthday invitation for their older son and a cute little gift for Hannah.  Attached to the invite was a letter from this couple asking that their friends not give gifts to their son but instead make a donation to help us fight for Hannah.  I cried when I read the letter.  It was beautiful, special, and I was just so moved.  Then, I opened the envelope that came with the package, and it was filled with numerous checks made out to Hannah.  They totalled over $600.  They held their own fundraiser for us.

I started bawling when I saw that.  We have had so many disappointments since we found out what we were dealing with, and this was just so unexpected.  I was overwhelmed that they cared so much for our family that they would do this for us!  I even called Daddy and told him…I think he thought something was wrong at first because I was still crying when I called to tell him!

I don’t have words to explain how wonderful this made me feel in so many different ways.  It wasn’t the money.  It was this incredible gesture, an amazing gift, from a connection that was made over 6000 miles away in a little city in Russia.  It was someone showing how much they believed in us and our fight for Hannah.   It was someone who wanted to do something extraordinary for us, our family,  to help keep us together.

T & M — Thank you, thank you, thank you.  We love you guys too.