Twenty-three years ago, a beautiful little girl was born. From the get-go, she was sweet, sensitive, and rather shy. She has grown into a young woman of whom I am so proud. She has worked hard to overcome challenges, and recently told me she is trying to face her fears, and asked me if I would write her story and share it here on the blog, in hopes she can inspire others through their own struggles. Although I offered to publish an auto-biographical piece for her, she wanted me to write her story from my perspective. At her request, and with her approval of this post, I share the following:
The phone rang, and the social worker on the other end informed me that a baby girl had been born 10 weeks early and drug-exposed. She wasn't ready to be released from the medical facility where she was currently staying, but would we be interested in being her foster-to-adopt parents? Of course! When John and I filled out our paperwork, we indicated that we were comfortable with a premature bab…
Looks like you had fun with this challenge - love your photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I did have fun.
DeleteYour photos are fabulous! I can see why you wanted to link up to this blog hop. I did link up too. Thanks for letting me know about this challenge.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I was just so excited to find some water!
Deletenice images. We have enjoyed a little water here the last day or two.
ReplyDeleteRain is wonderful!
DeleteNice photos! I too visited a theme park close to me, not as special as Disneyland though. They all came out pretty cool too! I like the spiderweb picture, it came out very cool.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Disneyland is a special place, but I enjoy other theme parks, too.
DeleteHa, yeah, I heard you guys got some rain in California! Very clever to ask for a snow theme - let's see what happens :-)
ReplyDeleteToo bad you had through all the trouble of visiting Disneyland to take those cool shots!
Well, you know, anything for a good photo. :-)
DeleteThese are SO GOOD. I especially love the spider web one - that is excellent! And the castle in the water is awesome!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteWhat great shots! The water droplets on the spider web is really interesting.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter pointed it out to me, and we stopped so I could take the shot.
DeleteKristi your photos are wonderful! Sure do wish we could get some much needed rain here.I think you got rain when we didn't the last time. We were supposed to but it just didn't get this far south. thanks for sharing your pictures! They inspire me.
ReplyDeleteHaven't visited a Disney theme park in years and your peeks at some easy-to-overlook details have me thinking about a return visit now that I'm into photography. I especially like the reflection of the castle and the water drops on the spider's web - that one's a tough shot to get properly in focus (yes, the voice of unsuccessful experience :-) ). Hope your December wish comes true.
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