Happy Birthday Elijah

Six years ago in Novosibirsk, Russia, a beautiful, little brown eyed boy was born. He was perfect in every way. And I'm sure, that Heaven was celebrating this precious child's birth. After all, he had been given something extra, that would teach the world all about what God's love really is.

Not every child gets this extra kiss from God, but this precious little baby boy did.

But for some reason, this baby boy's earthly mother could not parent him. He was not born perfect in the eyes of her country. She was told that he would be a heavy burden to bare. Her life would be difficult and incredibly sad. People would be cruel to her for keeping him. So, because of all that was told to her, she gave her baby boy away. Away, to people that knew how to take care of him. Or at least, that's what they told her.


"Go home and pretend that he died," is what they may have said, "Forget that he was ever born."


So this precious baby boy, was put into an orphanage for special needs children. And his mother went home. She never visited him or even sent him a gift. She abandoned him forever.

Thousands of miles away, in another country, lived a mother who had much love to share, with even more children than she already had. She longed for a little boy, perfect in every way. She had been blessed to have children already, blessed with that extra kiss from God, so she knew how rewarding life would be.


Well, a couple years later, God placed this same precious, perfect baby boy, in her loving arms, and made him her son.

And today, we celebrate, this little boy's birth. This perfect little boy, blessed with the extra kiss from God.

Happy 6th Birthday to my precious, perfect, beautiful little boy.

Elijah Nikolai Lucas, you are loved, cherished and celebrated.

And I am praising God, that I get to call you my son. And I am so proud that you call me, Mama.

You are the true meaning of "God's Love."