One more poem: I'm surprised at how quickly this year is going by. I can't believe it is already nearing the middle of August. The kids are going back to school and I can reclaim the swimming pool our subdivision shares :-) It's an awesome thought to know that next year I may be preparing my own child for pre/school. Wow!

My wonderful mother will be celebrating her birthday this week. Happy Birthday Mom! She has touched so many lives and I just wanted to take a moment to celebrate her here! I wish I could be home in Kentucky to celebrate with you all!

Now back to the adoption business. There are no knew updates today regarding us. John and I are trying to read books on adoptive parenting. We will also be taking on online course soon to help us prepare for the extra issues that come along with being adoptive parents. It's good that we still have a lot to do. It helps the waiting go by faster. I have a tendency to do things last minute. Not because I like to procrastinate, but because waiting gets harder towards the end and I like to have lots to keep me busy then. I've always worked well under pressure, probably a results of the chaos of growing up with six brothers!

I don't want to overload you all with poetry but there are two that really touched my heart right from the start. One I shared with you already: the other I wanted to share with you today. When we first started our journey to adopt we wanted to adopt the youngest child possible. As we got farther into the process though we started to see things in a different light. Children of all ages are in need, not just babies. We are willing to accept a child up to five years old. I wanted to share this with you so maybe you can see things through the children's eyes.

The Waiting Child
by Debbie Bodie

I saw you meet your child today
You kissed your baby joyfully
And as you walked away with her
I played pretend you'd chosen me.

I'm happy for the baby, yet
Inside I"m aching miserably
I want to plead as you go by,
Does no-one want a child of three?"

I saw you meet your child today
In love with her before you met
And as I watched you take her out
I knew it wasn't my turn yet.

I recognize you from last year!
I knew I'd seen your face before!
But you came for a second babe.
Does no-one want a child of four?

I saw you meet your child today
But this time there was something new
A nurse came in and took MY hand
And then she gave my hand to you.

Can this be true?I'm almost six!
And there are infants here you see?
But then you kissed me and I knew
The child you chose this time was me.