it led me to you

Each year, every tear...it led me to you.

Each pill, every shot....it led me to you.

Each exam, every surgery...it led me to you.

Each negative pregnancy test, every day filled with hopelessness...it led me to you.

Each moment of sadness, every year of waiting...it let me to you.

Each failed adoption, every unsuccessful treatment...it led me to you.

Each pregnancy announcement that was not my own, every Mother's Day I was alone...it led me to you.

The 11 years of infertility were worth each and every lonely, painful step...because it led me to you.

(As written to my daughter Maddie for her baby book)