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As a
girl I had a common dream, to be a mom someday.
My
baby would have eyes of blue and hair the hue of hay.
But
now my dreams have been transformed.
New
visions fill my head.
Now
the tresses that I long to stroke are raven black instead.
And
in my dreams those eyes are not so big or blue or round.
Now
in my dreams their almond shaped and colored cocoa brown.
And
in my dreams my arms can stretch across enormous seas.
They
reach half-way around the world and hold you close to me.
As
you grow in your mother's womb, carefully knit together,
you're
also growing in my heart, where you will stay forever.
And
in my dreams the moment that your mother says good-bye,
I'll
be right there to comfort you and hold you as you cry.
Our
features may not look alike; we're different as can be.
But
still I know the Father has created you for me.
And
though I've not yet seen your face, or held your tiny hands,
and
though we're half a world apart in very different lands,
I'll
be right there to get you just as soon as God allows.
But
'til He says the time is right I give to you this vow.
I'll
pray for your protection every day on bended knee.
For
God to hold you in His arms, until you're here with me.
-Gayle
Leubecker, adopted her daughter from China in 2003
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