We received the following poem and message for one of our previous postings " For All Adoptive Parents, who are Waiting for call". I wanted to share it because it is so encouraging to everyone who is waiting to meet their beautiful child.
Mike and Cheryl: What a poem!! We were waiting for our second daughter and my heart was so heavy because the wait was getting longer. Please know our hearts are with all who wait. Also know that it all goes away on Gotcha Day. We had unexpected extra time with both adoptions. Keep the faith and keep daydreaming. Your wait is just a short moment compared to the rest of your life with your new child. Take care and God bless you guys.
A Moment in Time
You take a child from a far away land
You take a mother with a photo in hand
You put them together in a special way
It’s a moment in time-called Gotcha Day.
Some children cry out, others just stare
They don’t comprehend what’s happening there
But God in His love and mercy proclaims
It’s time for these babies to have some new names.
A name with a face, your child now embraced
The heart ache of waiting is quickly erased
That half empty feeling is filled to the brim
The love that’s expressed spills over the rim.
If you’ve been in that room and seen the display
Of love flowing out in this marvelous way
You’ll never forget for the rest of your years
The gallons and gallons of joyous spent tears.
This moment won’t end, a family now starts
The love just keeps coming direct from the hearts
Of mothers whose dreams have now become true
A great moment in time, its love’s grand debut.
Tom Fisher
© March 7, 2006
tafisher@sbcglobal.net
