Since my files were "inherited" when Lifeline took over New Beginnings (Columbus, GA), this was my first year being included in the wonderful Birthmother's Day Brunch (Birmingham, AL). One of the "wishes" that was stated out loud by one of the ladies sitting at my table, was wishing that there were cards for kids to look thru for their BIRTHmother on Mother's Day. Hmm.
I recently received a "friends" request on Facebook, from a former high school classmate, that I haven't seen since graduation in 1987. In the course of chatting, I discovered he works for Hallmark. THE Hallmark. Of greeting card fame.
So I passed on the idea, that I had "overheard as a request at a charity event".
His reply:
"Your suggestion is bouncing around in the heads of Hallmarkers right now. Apparently they've already found that Birth mothers are more a part of the adopted childrens' lives than they use to be. Who knows, next year you may just see one on the shelf. Either way, keep sending the cards."
I love to watch God connect the dots. A need spoken outloud by an adoptive mother. Me just "happening" to overhear it. A "chance" reconnect with someone who has worked for Hallmark for 17 years. And a wish, totally unbenownst to the mom who said it, is being worked on in the background of a major company.
Oh, how He loves you and me...
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