Legacy of an Adopted Child

When my adopted mom found out that I was going to be a part of her life she started to sew this for me...
Once there were two women who never knew each other. One you do not remember. The other you call your 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 in it. The first gave you the 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 emotion. The other calmed your fears. One saw your first sweet smle. 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 ask me through the years. Heredity or Environment - Which are you the product of?
Neither my darling neither - Just two different kinds of love.

Returning to China

I am twelve years old and was adopted from Wuhan, China at four months. I have a ten year old sister that was also adopted from China. My sister, Rebecca, was adopted in Zhanjiang, China when she was nine months old. Growing up my parents always told us stories of adopted families that had adopted children just like our family. My mom and dad also told Rebecca and me that we would soon return to China to discover what our homelands looked like. In just two weeks I am planning to return to China with my family. In just two weeks we will get to go to the cities of Wuhan, Zhanjiang, Beijing, Guangzhou, and to Hong Kong. While we are in China we will get the opportunity to sit down with a Chinese family and have a full Chinese meal. We will also visit a Chinese school, an elementary school for deaf children and even visit Rebecca’s and my orphanages. To prepare for this trip Rebecca and I have organized a toy drive for our orphanages. Along with collecting toys my mom and grandma have been sewing tag blankets. Tag blankets are small pieces of cloth that are sewn together with pieces of ribbon in between. These tag blankets will be given to the small babies in the orphanages.