7/16/2008
7/05/2008
Fourth of July Parade in South Hampton
We are thankful today that we are blessed to live in the USA. Our thoughts and prayers as we celebrate this holiday are for those men and women who presently are serving our country, and for those who gave their lives defending our freedom. May God protect our troops, comfort families who have lost loved ones who served and ultimately bring peace to the world.
6/05/2008
Encounters with a Brown Bear
Couldnt resist posting this picture today. I thought Leah was playing hide and seek with me today instead she had an encounter with the Bear. When it got too quiet in the living room today I looked over my shoulder to see what Leah was doing and to my surprise I couldnt see her. I knew she didnt leave the room. When I called her name she didnt answer, so I did what most Mothers do. I started to call her name again and again. With each unanswered call I really became concerned so my calls got louder and louder. Not finding humor in the hide and seek thing and just prior to panic, out of the corner of my eye I see the above encounter. Ahhh a sleeping child. What a beautiful sight.
5/30/2008
5/26/2008
5/10/2008
Happy Mothers Day
Mother to Mother..
My thoughts as I gaze at this beautiful child are, you shall always possess a place in your daughter’s heart meant for only you. A sacred place created by God where unconditional love exists and knows no boundaries…
Your child will, when she understands, think of you often throughout her life. These thoughts are bonds created by God therefore deserving of respect. They carry lifelong effects on your precious child. They are your legacy to her…
Today I prepared a sacred place in my heart to welcome your child as my own. Through God, our bonds will be nurtured and grow. Each to each other. Our lives forever changed and connected. I received this miraculous blessing, a gift to be your child’s Mother…
Gifts are a sharing of joy so in return my gift to you, my promise…
Your legacy will be a celebration of life. I will paint thoughts of you in her heart of Hope and Joy and Kindness, Love and Respect. She will come to understand the sacrifices you made in giving her the most precious gift of all LIFE…
God Bless You…
Author
Ann Young Mother to Leah Natalya Young
Sunday we will celebrate our second Mothers Day with Leah, and our 14th with Christopher. I continue to feel so blessed by God to be "Mother" to my wonderful children.
I share again, a letter I wrote to Leah's biological mother while we were in Ust Kamenogorsk. It was by the grace of God I was able to locate and meet, face to face with Leah's biological mother and hand deliver my letter. Mother to Mother we spoke of Leah. As we looked at each other I could feel a mothers love. Although she remained stoic her questions were those a mother would ask facing that which she faced. Our conversation was brief yet I believe both of us heard words we needed and wanted to hear. I received her permission to adopt Leah and she heard words of thanks and a guarantee I'd loved Leah as my own. A brief encounter yet one I will always cherish and remember especially on Mother's Day.
I pray our love for Leah, and the pictures we paint of the women who gave her life will be strong enough to enable Leah to constructively deal with the inevitable void she will no doubt experience to some degree when she comes to totally understand her adoption story.
I want to wish my own Mother a very Happy Mothers Day. I love you Mom and I thank you for giving so much of yourself.
To all who are following this blog I wish a Happy Mothers Day and if your dream of becoming a Mother has not happened as of yet, I pray for your journey and the child who waits for you.
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