Below is a poem that we would like to share with our adopted child. Sandy’s Mom gave it to her when she was little, and now we would like to hand it down to the baby that we are to adopt. 






For Our Adopted Child


You are not the child of our bodies...
But you are the child of our hearts...
You are not the child of our flesh...
But you are the joy of our life...
You are the fulfillment of our dreams...
The answer to our prayers,
A gift from God for which 
   we are truly thankful...
You are wonderfully our own...
And we love you as only
   parents can love their own...