By Cynthia Wilson
 This is my
story after adopting now two beautiful baby boys.
Our second adoptive child we picked up from the hospital only 2
days old. Sean is 16
months and James is 3 months old.
This story is about James.
It
was a sunny Friday afternoon when we received a life changing phone
call. "Hello, we have a
fragile 6 pound Cocaine positive baby boy we are trying to find a home
for, would your family be interested?"
Tears immediately began welling up in my eyes.
I began to speak without thinking..."Yes!" I said,
"when
can we pick him up?" Less
than 2 hours later we put this precious little child into the back
seat of our van. The car
seat overwhelmed his tiny bent body. He hardly made a sound.
It was as if he had fallen from heaven's gate into our lives.
Looking into his big brown eyes I wondered how anyone could leave him
behind? I'm sure his
mother must have thought of what was best for him and put her feelings
aside for his well being. He
left the cold sterile hospital with nothing, not even a name to call
his own.
Suddenly a new race was set before us.
It was to spoil this beautiful baby boy with adorable clothes
and soft warm blankets. But
first a name of honor for this little one.
Finally after a night of debating back and forth my husband and
other two children decided upon the name of James Aaron.
 Some have said this child is so lucky to have a family like ours.
I beg to differ. For
we are the lucky ones. He
has blessed out lives with his love, his delightful laughter and his
heartwarming smiles that have literally brought tears to our eyes at
times.
What joy we now experience after 3 years of disappointing lost
adoptions. Our hopes
would soar high until that crushing phone call to hear "I'm sorry
but they have chosen someone else for this child" This always seemed
to be the case in the private adoptions we were involved in.
Finally we decided to try a different direction.
This new avenue is called foster care / adoption.
We now have 2 beautiful adopted boys, Sean and James.
They will now grow up with my other 2 children, Daniel and
Brittany. These boys will
have double the hugs, double the kisses and double the love with our
family. My husband and I now have the privilege of sharing our lives
with these children who hold so much love in their hearts for one
another. Truly, what a
great treasure and heritage we have found in them.
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