Saturday, August 30, 2008

Who I Am..


Legacy of an Adopted Child

Once there were two women who never knew each other.
One you do not remember, the other you call mother.
Two different lives, shaped to make your one...
One became your guiding star, the other became your sun.
The first gave you life and the second taught you to live it.
The first gave you a need for love, and the second was there to give it.
One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a name.
One gave you a seed of talent, the other gave you an aim.
One gave you emotions, the other calmed your fears.
One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried your tears.
One gave you up ... that's all she could do.
The other prayed for a child and God led her straight to you.
And now you ask me, through your fears,
the age old question unanswered throughout the years...
Heredity or environment, which are you the product of?
Neither, my darling neither.
Just two different kinds of love.

~ Author Unknown ~


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3 comments:

Liz K. said...

Way to make me cry first thing...you guys are in our prayers and I have been thinking about you all the time. With such a sad week around here, your "call" has given us the gift of faith and anticipation...can't wait to meet my nieces and/or nephews...whenever they arrive...:-)

Melissa said...

Aw.. thank you, Lizzie. I've been praying for you and your family during this sad time. I hope things are settling down at bit.

Please give your baby angels kisses for me!

Alison said...

I love this, it is hanging in my house and it was hanging in my room growing up...it is a part of me.

 

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