A Life Uncommon: Today is adoption day #6 for Dash.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Today is adoption day #6 for Dash.

Today is adoption day for Dash. Home now 6 years.

That is so amazing and hard to fathom.
(pardon the cake it is not my best work :)

Six years ago I brought home a son. I had waited 20 years for him. He is my Son.
I had a promise much like Sari of the Old Testament.
I saw it come about.
On this Day of remembrance, as we all watched those old tapes of us in Russia it was plain even
then that this was a wonderfully bright child.

We all went to Taco Bell for supper
We sat around the table and we each spoke what we liked best about Dah, then Beauty then Me and Beloved.

Dash liked best about us ...
Our Character :)
Beauty loves my laugh.

I read a poem to him.

Not flesh of my flesh
nor bone of my bone
but still miraculously my own
Never forget for a single minute
you did not grow under my heart
but in it.
He said..."Cool, I like it Mom"

We gave him a Bionical spider man to build.
He and Daddy man did it while we watched his adoption videos.

Beauty ran to get a gift to give him too.
A cord with keys on it.

I am so blessed.
He is such a wonderful Son.

4 comments:

Denise said...: Praying for God to always watch over dear dash, and keep him safe.; December 10, 2007 at 4:18 PM
Shawna said...: That is so wonderful!! How neat to celebrate that day. I thought the cake looked awesome, I and would have loved to have a piece:); December 10, 2007 at 8:10 PM
Amrita said...: Lovely way to celebrate . Very positive . I like your ideas, this builds up a person 's self esteem. I hated birthdys, had very poor self esteem and self worth.

The cake looks scrumptious.; December 11, 2007 at 5:49 AM
Corey~living and loving said...: oooooooo what a great cake. how fun!; December 11, 2007 at 4:36 PM

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'A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ
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I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.

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A warm cup of tea is like a cuddle with a friend.
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