The Journey to Mia: June 2006

Mia loves to be in our pool. She is quite the water dog! It is hillarious to watch her splash and bob around. she is growing up so fast!

A Poem to Mia's Birthmother

Beyond Your Tears

I imagine you kissed
her sweet face so round
and gently placed her
where she would be found

I imagine your heartache
your pain and your tears
I wish I could show you
and soften your fears

I’d show you a girl
with hope in her eyes
a girl who loves stories
and sweet lullabies

A girl who laughs freely
and loves to play
a girl who sings sweetly
and dances all day

A girl with a future
so funny and smart
a girl who loves music
and reading and art

A girl who I hope
has your courage one day
I know it took courage
to love and walk away

Her beautiful smile
I wish you could see
she looks like you
and laughs like me

So, imagine her laughter
imagine her touch
I wish I could show you
she’s loved so much

Remember her face
remember that kiss
and when you cry,
remember this

Beyond your tears
beyond your pain
sometimes the sun
shines through the rain

And I know that she’ll ask me
about you one day
I’ll tell her you loved her
and wished she could stay

I’ll help her remember
and imagine you, too
when she starts to wonder
and dream about you

We’ll look at the moon
I’ll give her a kiss
and when she cries,
I’ll tell her this

Beyond your tears
beyond your pain
sometimes the sun
shines through the rain.

by Shana Rae
(a fellow adoptive parent

Friday, June 30, 2006

Pool Cool......

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