adopting 2

also written 5/26/10, waiting for our first adoption match

You’re moving

From a dream in my heart

To a person in my hands

From an idea

To a baby

Arms and legs and twinkling eyes

I’m starting to believe

I will love you

Even more than the hope of you

And as I lift you

From your basket

We become a family

adopting 1

written 5/26/10, waiting for our first adoption match

Today

You are safe, nestled in your mother’s womb

She will give you life

Because of love

You are a survivor

Your generation is decimated

An empty crib, an empty crib, and then you

As she lets you go

You’re falling, falling

Into the hands

Of family

You will stand

A sign in your generation

A voice for life and love