My friend Michelle received a huge donation from an anonymous donor and is fully funded now to bring her daughter Lily home.  How is that for renewing your faith in humanity and the random kindness of strangers?

In a somewhat related note, we went to see a movie this weekend (thanks again to my wonderful sister-in-law).  We saw The Blind Side.  Such a heartwarming and inspirational story.  And while I feel like I am done growing and birthing my own babies, movies like this and personal experiences like the one with Michelle and Lily often make me wonder if I have a missing child out there somewhere.  I never would have even entertained the idea of adoption as something “for me” before having my children.  It’s one of the magical things about becoming a mother, for me.  It opens your heart in so many unexpected and magical ways.