Lifes lessons about Love

I am a try to fix the world type of person,and when my niece recently wen't into foster care I was crushed! My family is my all and I have always been a very family oriented person. I had watched the pregnancy and did the majority of preparing for her precious arrival. Being an aunt was the next important thing to being a mother to me. As the days went by my husband and I contemplated seeking custody of her and even adopting her if need be. I went every route I could to support all family and friends involved but also inside afraid of the outcome of raising her with all my health problems,being a lower income family,and the everyday challenges of raising my own 3 kids one being My niece Joys big brother now 3 1/2 years old with some special needs. It pained me to think of the thought of him ever being seperated from his baby sister and possibly never even knowing her. I had understood and known all too familiar the feeling with being adopted and seperated from my own older sister for many years but now have been blessed to have her in my life permanently. Many things came to my mind especially the words of my grandma and mother and with the constant support of my sister I learned the true meaning of If you truely love something let it go. After meeting little Joys new foster family I have come to the conclusion. In all best interest and true Love for dear little Joy I would have to step back and let happen what God had planned. I held her in my arms today for a visit and her little smile said thankyou aunty. It is amazing the amount of love and the lessons of love you can learn from just one little child