With love in our hearts, we proudly announce the referral of our precious daughter. Please bookmark us and follow our journey to China and to Sofia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Con amore e gioia nei nostri cuori annunciamo
l'arrivo della nostra preziosa bimba.
Seguiteci durante il nostro viaggio in Cina da Sofia.
OUR TRAVEL DATES: Dec. 21, 2006 - Jan. 5, 2007
Chinese Name: Dong Fang Xin La Birth Date: December 22, 2005 Birth Place: Taihe, Jiangxi DTC: July 22, 2005 LID: August 24, 2005 Referral: November 2, 2006 Travel Dates: Dec. 21 - Jan. 5. Agency: Great Wall China Adoption
Legacy of an Adopted Child
Once there were two women
Who never knew each other
One you do not remember
The other you call mother.
Two different lives
Shaped to make yours one.
One became your guiding star
The other became your sun.
The first gave you life
And the second taught you to live it.
The first gave you a need for love
And the second was there to give it.
One gave you a nationality
The other gave you a name.
One gave you the seed of talent
The other gave you aim.
One gave you emotions
The other calmed your fears.
One saw your first sweet smile
The other dried your tears.
One gave you up
It was all that she could do.
The other prayed for a child
And God led her straight to you.
And now you ask me through your tears
The age-old question through the years
Heredity or environment -
which are you the product of?
Neither, my darling, neither
Just two different kinds of love.
From...Perspective on a grafted tree
Thanks so much for visiting us during our journey, Mark, Federica and Sofia!
To Our Dear Daughter, In winter we dreamed we could have seen beyond the fog
that the spring would have brought cherries
flowers inside our hearts, and the summer
faintly winds would have breathed
on our way, well before all colors changed
and the breaths would have come
thick, and floating in the air again. But confused
amid the mist of winter season you chose
to appear, a hidden tree amid the fog, you
raised the veil and said, look
I've always been here.
Your Mommy and Daddy
Xinla Eugenia
An invisible red thread connects those who are destined
to meet regardless of time, place or circumstance.
The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break.
- An Ancient Chinese Belief
The Gift of Life
I didn't give you the gift of life, but in my heart I know.
The love I feel is deep and real, as if it had been so.
For us to have each other is like a dream come true!
No, I didn't give you the gift of life, life gave me the gift of you.
