Maggie Paulus writes of her experiences as a biological child, a foster, child, an adopted child, and a child of God.
"When I was just a little girl, like a wee little thing, I had a
different mom and dad. And they were kind to me, but they had hurts and
they had addictions and they didn't know how to take care of
themselves, much less a wee girl and her little brother.
"I mean, they tried. They hung on to us for several years, but things
kept slipping and they kept falling and failing and they mustered up
what strength they could, but they just couldn't make it work and they
couldn't make it right. And so the policemen came over and over again,
and took us away and my mama cried in the back of that police car, hands
cuffed, and she told me that she loved me. And I knew in my little
heart, as I looked up at her, tears streaming and mascara running, I
knew that she really did love me. She just couldn't make it work."
I would recommend the whole thing here.
HT: Challies
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