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Life Happened :)
Beamlak & I January 27, 2007
About Me
- Bettina
- It's difficult to write this section now that Beamlak is finally home! How amazing! Well to summarize... I turned 26 years old on April 15, 2009 the day my daughter, Beamlak became a U.S. Citizen - exactly one year after I was able to "officially" begin the process to bring her home. I met her January 27, 2007 and I can say that without a doubt, my life has never been the same. My life now is amazing, beautiful, difficult, exhausting, lovely, precious, adventuresome, routine, surprising, and about a million other adjectives. We're just settling in and I'm trying to soak it all up!
The Waiting Child
The Waiting Child
I saw you meet your child today
You kissed your baby joyfully
And as you walked away with her
I played pretend you'd chosen me.
I'm happy for the baby, yet
Inside I'm aching miserably
I want to plea as you go by
'Does no one want a child of three?
I saw you meet your child today
In love with her before you met
And as I watched you take her out
I knew it wasn't my turn yet.
I recognize you from last year!
I knew I'd seen your face before!
But you came for a second babe.
Does no one want a child of four?
I saw you meet your child today
But this time there was something new
A nurse came in and took MY hand
And then she gave my hand to you.
Can this be true? I'm almost six!
And there are infants here you see?
And then you kissed me and I knew
The child you chose this time was me.
-Debbie Boddie
I saw you meet your child today
You kissed your baby joyfully
And as you walked away with her
I played pretend you'd chosen me.
I'm happy for the baby, yet
Inside I'm aching miserably
I want to plea as you go by
'Does no one want a child of three?
I saw you meet your child today
In love with her before you met
And as I watched you take her out
I knew it wasn't my turn yet.
I recognize you from last year!
I knew I'd seen your face before!
But you came for a second babe.
Does no one want a child of four?
I saw you meet your child today
But this time there was something new
A nurse came in and took MY hand
And then she gave my hand to you.
Can this be true? I'm almost six!
And there are infants here you see?
And then you kissed me and I knew
The child you chose this time was me.
-Debbie Boddie
Starfish Poem
As I walked along the seashore
This young boy greeted me.
He was tossing stranded starfish
Back to the deep blue sea.
I said, 'Tell me why you bother,
Why you waste your time this way.
There's a million stranded starfish
Does it matter, anyway?'
And he said, 'It matters to this one.
It deserves a chance to grow.
It matters to this one.
I can't save them all I know.
But it matters to this one,
I'll return it to the sea.
It matters to this one,
And it matters to me.'
-- Anonymous
*There are more than 6 million orphans in Ethiopia. Orphaned due to malaria, TB, AIDS, drought, flooding, war, migration and lack of basic health care. Anything and everything you do to support even just one makes a huge difference - don't undermine your contribution.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
~Mahatma Ghandhi
This young boy greeted me.
He was tossing stranded starfish
Back to the deep blue sea.
I said, 'Tell me why you bother,
Why you waste your time this way.
There's a million stranded starfish
Does it matter, anyway?'
And he said, 'It matters to this one.
It deserves a chance to grow.
It matters to this one.
I can't save them all I know.
But it matters to this one,
I'll return it to the sea.
It matters to this one,
And it matters to me.'
-- Anonymous
*There are more than 6 million orphans in Ethiopia. Orphaned due to malaria, TB, AIDS, drought, flooding, war, migration and lack of basic health care. Anything and everything you do to support even just one makes a huge difference - don't undermine your contribution.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
~Mahatma Ghandhi
Blogs I Read
Ethiopian Resources
Organizations Assisting Orphaned and Abandoned Children in Ethiopia
- 121Ethiopia (assists Kechene Children's Home)
- Adoption Adovcates International (humanitarian aid)
- African Child Policy Forum (advocates for change through policy)
- African HIV Orphans: Project Embrace
- Gladney's Bright Future Camp
- Mary Joy (Child Sponsorship with Birth Families)
- Selamta (Child Sponsorship - Foster Care)
Organizations Assisting Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Africa
Schools of Interest
- Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship
- Center on Philanthropy
- Heller School for Social Policy and Management
- Institute of Public Affairs (U of MN)
- Institute for Social Studies (The Hague)
- School for International Training Graduate Institute
- University of Denver
- University for Peace
- World Learning
"Fear grows out of the things we think; it lives in our minds. Compassion grows out of the things we are, and lives in our hearts."
~Barbara Garrison
~Barbara Garrison
18 comments:
WOO...HOOO!!! People are screaming all over Atlanta and Buffalo! I'm so happy for both of you! WE LOVE YOU!!!
XOXOXOX
congratulations Bettina!!! I am bursting with smiles & some tears! I feel like I watched this journey for such a long time and it's finally your turn to go get your little girl. So excited to see you together at last!
We will be celebrating for you tonight at our slumber party!
-Katie O'Brien
Wonderful, wonderful news!!!
Bettina,
I am so thrilled for you and your little B. Can't wait to see you two united once again. We are just SO happy here at the Breedlove house!
YAY!!! I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU BOTH!!! This is a long time coming...now I can't wait to see her in your arms again and watch your journey as a family!! CONGRATS
WHOO HOO!!!! That is such GREAT news!!! Congratulations to both of you!! and I'm sending lots of prayers and good vibes your way for speedy and safe travels!!
Im so excited for you!!!
You must be on such a high...congrats!!
congrats Bettina! What a wonderful day!
FINALLY! It is the time! Congratulations to you, we've been watching you on that list! Many many many blessings to you!
AWESOME!!! Congratulations. Your daughter is beautiful!
When I heard the text ring, I screamed your name with excitement before I realized I was in the middle of Henok's school. HAHA! Everyone must have thought I was insane...crying and jumping around! Luckily, my sister was there or I would have had to hug a stranger!
YAY BETTINA!!! I am sooooo happy for you and Beamluk!! Congratulations!! I can't wait to see pictures of you two together again!!
Bettina, Congratulations to you both! That faraway day has finally arrived! We are so so so so happy for you. Will you be able to sleep tonight?!
This just makes me cry !!! So glad to see her and so so so happy for your big news! It's about time and go get your girl!!!!!! M
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! Bettina I can't tell you how overjoyed I am for you and Beamlak!!! This is simply the most wonderful, wonderful news!!! Sooo happy for you both!!!
Maureen
Bettina:
I don't know why but I checked your site today and saw the great news. Congratulations I am so happy for you and Beamluk
Diana D.
Yeah isn't that a great thing to be able to say? She is CUTE! Congratulations!
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