Wanted, Chosen & Loved

Ever have a moment in life where you feel like you have a glimpse into the future? Well when Alex first told me she was pregnant, I had a glimpse. Alex was 20 when she had Ezra, which I know is young by some standards and not young by others. She was excited and I was very much nervous, anxious, stressed… you name it, I bet I felt it. Having raised 4 children at that point in life, I had a better idea of what was in store for her. She was going to be a single mom who was in the process of working on her own self care. Regardless of what her journey would look like, I knew how much love would surround Ezra from all of us.

We are all a work in progress and I am really thankful for that. I think back to many moments in my life and I am thankful that I grew, learned and evolved from who I was then to who I am today. Alex has struggled with mental health issues for as long as she can remember. She has had a few diagnosis, but has a long road ahead of her with medication trials, therapy and a lot of hard work on her self care, developing routines and mental growth.

When Ezra was born both Alex and Ezra lived here with us. They stayed for a couple of months and then after Alex’s desire to be out on her own, we purchased a home that she could call her own to start a new life with Ezra. She did well for a couple of months, but with Covid lockdowns, delays to therapy, trying different meds, etc. she struggled with even more with her mental illness. Alex and Ezra came for a few periods of time to stay with us, but then roughly 9 months ago Ezra came to stay permanently.

Alex loves Ezra very much and through this love made the selfless decision to give him the best upbringing she could, one where he gets to see the best of her, understand her struggles, but not have to live them. Ezra has always spent a lot of time in our home. We have seen him almost every day since he was born, so moving into our home was an easy comfortable transition for him.

That glimpse I mentioned earlier… adopting Ezra was that glimpse. I knew when Alex was first pregnant that she was at the very beginning of a long rocky road. We supported her as much as we could, but always had in the back of our minds that we would step up if ever she needed us to. We have so much love for Ezra and so do the rest of our children. Ezra has amazing bonds with Caile, Ella and Noah as well as our family friends. He has a large group of people that love him more than he’ll ever understand and he will always have Alex in his life as well.

Ezra is such a blessing. He has so much personality and excitement for life. He is adventurous, smart, curious, eager to try everything, even if it horrifies me haha and has so much love. I love being able to learn with him, grow together and help him to achieve anything he wants to in this life. I am so thankful for Ezra and full of so much love for him.

Ezra was wanted, chosen and most importantly, he is loved.