What’s better than Foster Care? Forever!
Forever is in the heart of every child. A desire for permanence and consistency.
My sweet friend swaddled an infant baby girl in a Moby Wrap, tightly snugged against her beautifully patterned floral dress that coordinated perfectly with the dress of the baby she was holding. In that moment, I felt the deep connection of love between child and “mother”, and I couldn’t help but wonder if that baby who she was caring for through foster care, might one day become her FOREVER girl.
701 days after they brought her home from the hospital, her last name was changed and her identity became knit together FOREVER with my friends, and little Isla became a Moody– Isla Moody.
Even though Covid-19 was in full swing, we knew this union was worthy of a great big celebration. A local wrap-around support ministry, Fostering Hope put together a drive-by parade that would allow for social distancing and celebration. My girls and I decorated our car with congratulations signs, honked our horn loudly as we drove by wearing party masks, blowing bubbles out the window, and shouting with joy at the top of our lungs as we welcomed baby Isla into her loving, forever family.
The local news station picked up the story, and then what happened after that was kind of a crazy fun, media miracle. Good Morning America called, ABC, Fox News, The New York Post, CBS Nightly News, and so many others sharing the amazing news of an adoption, a celebration, and FOREVER!
Every child deserves to be celebrated. And, for Isla Moody, she will forever know just how loved and celebrated her life is.
Watch here: ABC News Joins the Celebration by Airing the Story!
Sundy Goodnight 