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Five years ago today a young woman on the other side of the world....poor, unmarried, scared...give birth to a beautiful baby boy.

 

Thousands of miles away another mom waited...and checked the mailbox...and waited...and checked her messages...and waited...and prayed for God to answer her prayer for a child.

 

And He did. Five years ago today my abba father heard my cry and granted my heart's desire and two women's lives were forever changed.

 

I sometimes wonder if she got to hold him. Did she cry? Does she still? Is she celebrating his birthday today too... if only in her heart?

 

What an amazing selfless thing to do...to give your child to someone else because you could not care for him. What an amazing gift I have received. My little Korean bundle of joy turns five today. Our Father DOES answer prayer.

 

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 you one.

One became your guiding star, the other became your sun.

 

The first one gave you life, and the second taught you to live it.

The first gave you a need for love. The second was there to give it.

 

One gave you a nationality. The other gave you a name.

One gave you a talent. The other gave you aim.

 

One gave you emotions. The other calmed your fears.

One saw your first sweet smile. The other dried your tears.

 

One sought for you a home that she could not provide.

The other prayed for a child and her hope was not denied.

 

And now you ask me, through your tears,

the age-old question unanswered through the years.

Heredity or environment, which are you a product of?

Neither, my darling. Neither. Just two different kinds of Love.

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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 you one.

One became your guiding star, the other became your sun.

 

The first one gave you life, and the second taught you to live it.

The first gave you a need for love. The second was there to give it.

 

One gave you a nationality. The other gave you a name.

One gave you a talent. The other gave you aim.

 

One gave you emotions. The other calmed your fears.

One saw your first sweet smile. The other dried your tears.

 

One sought for you a home that she could not provide.

The other prayed for a child and her hope was not denied.

 

And now you ask me, through your tears,

the age-old question unanswered through the years.

Heredity or environment, which are you a product of?

Neither, my darling. Neither. Just two different kinds of Love.

 

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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my 2 dc are also from Korea. We have a picture taken at the Seoul airport of my dd, age 4 months, and her foster mom saying goodby. The look on the foster mom's face is just heartbreaking. She had taken care of my dd since her birth and dd was this woman's first foster child.

 

tell your child happy birthday from us.

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Happy Birthday to your little man, Heather!

 

What a beautiful gift you have been given. That poem is beautiful. It brought me to tears. I too have an adopted child. But she is my sister's first born. So in your poem I can see both of the mothers...my sister & me. I am shedding tears for all the things that she has missed....though I am very thankful that I have been there for Dd. I pray that Dd will always see the joy & blessings in my love for her.

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Beth and Dawn...thank you for sharing your perspective. Many people ask me, because I have one bio child and one adopted, if I love them both "the same"? It seems like such an odd question to me. I love them both enough to die or kill for them. I love them both with everything that I am and everything I hope to be. They are both gifts from God...they just came in different kinds of wrapping paper! :D

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