What's Mine Is Yours....

Katherine Nelson is an accomplished artist whose third CD, Born Brave, includes a wonderful song about motherhood.  She rights on her website...."This song was written for every woman who has the heart of a mother, both old and young, and especially to those who yearn for a family of their own."

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What's Mine is Yours

Counting down days since nine months last summer
From the baby quilts to the sunshine light-switch cover
All the plans she made
Wall-papered dreams she made for him someday

Doctor hardly glanced her way shut off the monitor
As he walked out the door said “You’re young, there’ll be others”
No sirens or loud screams
No rushing or comforting
It was just over

On the longest road toward home
She parked in the church lot and cried
And said

What’s mine is yours
It’s always been
What slips through my hands has your fingerprints on it
I’m letting go
Remembering
Though Heaven’s doors feel shut they’re wide open
What’s mine is yours

Teenage girl clinging to the gates of mercy
Holding the weight of the world and her newborn baby
Trying her best to be brave
Wrapped in hope giving him away to a longing family

When her courage met their eyes she saw
Somehow her baby was born to be in their arms
And cried

(Chorus)

In this life we come and go and say goodbye
But there’s more than we can see with our own eyes
And when my faith’s a thread-bare blanket and I can’t take it anymore
I remember

What’s mine is yours

I’m letting go
Remembering
Though heaven’s doors feel shut they’re wide open
What’s mine is yours

(Katherine Nelson, Deanna Harper)

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If you'd like to hear a portion of this song, or download it, visit....... http://www.katherinenelson.com/album/

Birthmother Quotes....

 

 

he is mine in a way that he will never be hers, yet he is hers in a way that he will never be mine, and so together, we are motherhood. ~desha wood

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 a birthmother puts the needs of her child above the wants of her heart ~Skye Hardwick

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my mother gave me softest hair and moonlit eyes and skin so smooth. she gave me life, her flesh and blood, a place to grow, and warmth and food. but when i came into the world, her life stared deep into her soul. she knew she could not give me all so she placed me to make me whole.  ~unknown

Two Mothers

We are excited to include on our Layton FSA blog a series of adoption quotes and poems as well as other words of wisdom regarding adoption.  We hope you enjoy these little treasures and be looking for them every Monday!

TWO MOTHERS

 

 

Once there were two women who never knew each other
One you may not remember, the other you call Mother

Two different lives shaped to make you one
One became your guiding star, the other became your sun

The first gave you life, and the second guided you on your way
The first gave you love, the second reminded you every day

One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a name
One gave you a 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 made an adoption plan, that was all that she could do
The other prayed for a child, and God led her straight to you

Now, which of these two women, are you the product of?
Both, my darling, both! Just two different types of love.

--Unknown.

Your Stories Needed!

In an effort to help others within our Layton Chapter, we would like to try something new with our blog. Our hope is to share a variety of adoption stories from all different perspectives and situations to help each of us throughout our own personal journeys. We would like to feature an adoption story, experience, thought, etc. each week on our blog. This can range from a particular family's adoption story, a birth mother or birth father story, the miracles that happened along the journey, stories from those who have gone through different agencies, coping with failed placements, experiences with the approval process, etc.

 

We would absolutely love to hear from you! If you have a story that you would like to share, please e-mail us! Our hope is that by sharing our thoughts and experiences, we can learn and grow together.

 

 

Please e-mail us at laytonfsa@gmail.com if this is something you would like to participate in. Stay tuned for these incredible stories!

Looking forward to hearing from you!

FSA Committee Meeting

Our next FSA Committee Meeting will be on Thursday, August 23rd at 1:00 pm at the Layton Agency. Everyone is welcome! We will be talking about future activities and what we would like to see happen with our chapter. We would LOVE everyone's input! 

If you would like to be involved but can't attend, please let us know. You are welcome to bring your kids. We will have a few toys and a treat to help keep them entertained.