A Life Uncommon: Adoption Day

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Adoption Day

image at Russian orphanage

Wow ! it was 12 years ago today that the greatest blessing of my life occurred.

The adoption of our daughter.

Eternally grateful am I of the wonderful woman who carried and gave birth to her.

Funny now I find myself a little tiny bit intimidated.

This wonderful child a daughter of God who I have been allowed to raise.

My daughter.

His daughter.

Mother am I.

Mother is she .

Mother of heart.

Mother of womb.

All under the Father God.

It is only a privledge to raise our children.

If we are fortunate they are within our charge not truly ours.

If we are fortunate to remember these things.

3 comments:

Amrita said...: God has blessed hyou with a beautiful daughter.; March 3, 2010 at 8:53 AM
Susie said...: What a beautiful day to commemorate!; March 3, 2010 at 10:24 AM
Denise said...: She is a beautiful, precious blessing.; March 3, 2010 at 7:42 PM

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