Poem-Legacy of an Adopted Child

A few weeks ago one of my clients brought me a poem that she saw in the newspaper! It's just a little something I want to share with everyone!

Legacy of an Adopted Child
   Author: Unknown

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 yours 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-
It was all that she could do.
The other prayed for a child
And God led her straight to you.
And now you ask me
Through your tears,
The age-old question
Through the years:
Heredity or environment
Which are you the product of?
Neither, my darling-neither,
Just two different kinds of love.

This is exactly what adoption is. One woman gave a child a life and another woman helped that child live it. Something we hope to do one day! We pray everyday for our daughter that hopefully isn't born yet, that she will be perfect in her own way!

We love you all!
-Josh and Renee