A baby facing
serious medical challenges was adopted into a loving home. With much
love and support, Melissa flourished. When she was in 8th
grade, her sister made an angry comment about her birth and her
mother had to explain the horrible truth that Melissa’s birth
mother had aborted her, but she lived.
This is not exactly
a story about abortion, but more about searching for and reaching out
to her birth family and maturing into a young woman with her own
family. It is about an amazing spirit of forgiveness. The best part
of the book is that the way her story unfolds. The birth extended
family was reluctant, but little by little Melissa learned about her
birth family. She has faced numerous struggles throughout her life,
but her spirit of love and forgiveness shines all through the book.
The only thing that
bothered me about the book was that she told a story about a famous
person’s numerous abortions. I guess it had previously been made
public, but I thought it was not her story to tell, and it sounded
too much like gossip.
As sad as her story
is, it is a very uplifting book. She has overcome so much and has
come out of it as a positive, strong person.
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