years ago
she was born 15 years ago today,
we did not know of her yet
she was small, dependent and sent home with her birth mom
later she was put in foster care to protect her from the mom that gave her life
she was in her “forever home” when we met her at 3 so she could meet her brother for the first time
strikeningly similiar in every way they where
then the call came in may 1998, “can you take her?”
without hesitation lisa said yes, and i called to increase our foster license
her first 6 months were rough, she spoke so little even at 4 1/2yo
she didn’t see herself in pictures, went to special ed pre-school
then she came into her own, became confident
a beautiful little girl, with long dark hair, incredible brown eyes – all knowing
she is 15 years today and those early years seem both just yesterday and long ago
she is in high school, well grounded, beautiful, confident and we are blessed to
have been called to raise her precious soul
happy birthday danielle
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