By Brenda Romanchick
Once there were two expectant mothers.
One carried and cared for you beneath her beating heart
She became your Birthmother.
The other carried the hope of you within her.
She became your Mom.
As the days passed, and you grew bigger and stronger,
Your Birthmother knew that she could not give you all you needed after your birth.
Meanwhile, your Mom was ready and waiting for you.
One day your Birthmom and your Mom found each other.
They looked into each other’s eyes and saw a friend.
Your Birthmom saw the life your Mom could give you.
Your Mom saw how much your Birthmom loved and cared for you.
They decided that what you needed was both kinds of love in your life.
So now you have two families,
One by birth, the other by adoption.
And you have a home where you can get:
your questions answered, your boo boos bandaged, your heartaches soothed,
And much needed hugs.
And a place where you can find: answers to your questions, your image in the mirror, a part of yourself,
And much needed hugs.
Two different kinds of families
Two different kinds of love
Both a part of you.
Two Women
by Lori Coleman, adoptive mother
written for and in honor of her children's birthmothers
Two women cry into the night,
their eyes are filled with tears.
Oh God why is this happening?
I need to feel you near.
One woman sits alone in the darkness,
Decisions she must make.
She wants to do what's best for the child,
It's life she cannot take.
The other woman clings to her mate
And she doesn't understand
why they can't have a child of their own as so many others can.
These women come from different worlds.
Their lives are miles apart.
But God would deliver the pain they felt and heal their broken hearts.
And then one precious morning their lives became intertwined.
Both women's prayers were answered as they felt God's plan unwind.
One woman touched her newborn's cheek and whispered to the babe,
"Because I love you little one, sacrifices I've made."
With the strength she felt from heaven,
to the other woman she gave the miracle of a baby for her to love and raise.
The other woman looked down at her precious baby's eyes
and thanked God for the woman who had helped fulfill her life.
Two women pray into the night and thank the Lord above
for the opportunity he's given them both to feel a Mother's love.