Linda Boron:  

I'm mom of a large multi-cultural pile of 14 kids, Eleven of the 14 were lovingly gathered from all over the world - several with special needs and two medically fragile. I have two quadriplegics in my sweet pile, another with a rare chromosomal anomaly and the youngest has Down Syndrome. Three of my girlies are "lifers" - meaning I get to keep them for the rest of my life. Three bio are sprinkled amongst my pile of 14 and yes, they are all mine. Really! I turned recently to one and questioned, "I can't remember how long I was in labor with you, do you remember me telling you?" She giggled, "Mom! I'm one of the adopted ones!" Then one day I was thinking how proud I am of one and suddenly wondered, "Where did he come from again?" I laughed to myself - I had birthed him! They really are all mine and I can't remember how they came home.. I still have the bottom 8 kids at home. I also have 19 grands - six of whom are adopted (some with special needs) which means that our kids have lovingly embraced the joys of adoption and special needs and that makes this mama so very tickled! I spend my days homeschooling and caring for my treasures while advocating on behalf of adoption and special needs orphans. In January 2013 my fourth oldest, Emma, moved to Uganda as a single 19-year-old burdened for special needs orphans. By God's grace she completed the arduous paperwork process and in July 2014 she opened The Gem, a registered NGO whose sole purpose is to care for ...Expand for more