I got my first Willow Tree from my mother-in-law when we finalized our adoption of our son. It has taken us four years. We brought him home from the hospital and he is the happiest toddler you could ask for, so full of life. It has been a hard road with so many ups and downs, but I would not change one thing that we went though to get him.  He is like the child that I could not have. Both my boys are a gift from God! I would urge anyone who could not have children to adopt.  It is the most fulfilling thing one could do for a child.  My mother-in-law gave our oldest son his first Willow Tree (Brothers) the same day and it made him cry. He is 11 years old and it really touched him.

Submitted by Jamie in Illinois, June 2010