Thursday, August 30, 2012
No Mini Versions of Us
I love photographs. I love taking them. I love seeing a shot and wishing I had my camera. I love admiring photographs that other people took. F.acebook is appealing to me because I love photos....so I enjoy looking at other people's family photos. It hit me today that it isn't just that I find it hard to see pictures of other people's kids. It's the fact that as I look at them I'm thinking things like, "Oh, he looks just like his dad." or "I can see both his parent in that one." It's the reminder that I won't be able to say that about my children. Our kids aren't going to have my smile, my husband's nose, or look just like one of us. It makes me sad. I'm sure once we adopt and hold our little one in our arms, that won't matter anymore, but right now looking at other's photos constantly reminds me of that fact.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Children's Books About Adoption
I got the children's adoption books I ordered the other day.
Here are my thoughts and a little bit of a summary of each:
A Blessing from Above By: Patti Henderson (A Little Golden Book) --> I absolutely love it! It's about a kangaroo with an empty pouch who prayed that her pouch would one day be filled. She notices other animals caring for their young. She catches a baby bird that fell from the nest. The mother bird realizes that she doesn't have enough room for them all in the nest and she is glad the baby bird is cared for.
A Mother for Choco By: Keiko Kasza (Picture Puffins) --> I love this one as well. It is about a lonely bird who is looking for a mother. Choco asks a variety of animals if they are his mother...and they all reply that they don't have a certain physical feature that Choco does. Choco cries and Mrs. Bear comes running and asks what a mother would do to help. Mrs. Bear does all these things (it's very sweet) and offers to be Choco's mother. Choco accepts and goes home with her to see that all her other children don't look like Mrs. Bear either (a pig, alligator, and a hippo). The illustrations are quite cute. :)
My Adopted Child, There's No One Like You By: Dr. Kevin Leman (Revell Books) --> This book is about a black and white panda bear who has to do a family tree as a school project. He is not excited about this task as he knows his family is different. His parents are brown bears, and he is a panda. His mother explains the day he was adopted. The book explictly talks about adoption and uses the word. She describes adoption as "the most loving thing someone can do." The book also talks about God making families. I'd say it is a wonderful book for children in about grade 2 or 3.
The Day We Met You By: Phoebe Koehler (Aladdin Picture Books) --> It is a very simple book which talks about the day the parents got the call. Then it goes through listing all the things they got ready (bought, borrowed, or were given) for the new baby. Then they go to get the baby and immediately knew they loved the baby.
Here are my thoughts and a little bit of a summary of each:
A Blessing from Above By: Patti Henderson (A Little Golden Book) --> I absolutely love it! It's about a kangaroo with an empty pouch who prayed that her pouch would one day be filled. She notices other animals caring for their young. She catches a baby bird that fell from the nest. The mother bird realizes that she doesn't have enough room for them all in the nest and she is glad the baby bird is cared for.
A Mother for Choco By: Keiko Kasza (Picture Puffins) --> I love this one as well. It is about a lonely bird who is looking for a mother. Choco asks a variety of animals if they are his mother...and they all reply that they don't have a certain physical feature that Choco does. Choco cries and Mrs. Bear comes running and asks what a mother would do to help. Mrs. Bear does all these things (it's very sweet) and offers to be Choco's mother. Choco accepts and goes home with her to see that all her other children don't look like Mrs. Bear either (a pig, alligator, and a hippo). The illustrations are quite cute. :)
My Adopted Child, There's No One Like You By: Dr. Kevin Leman (Revell Books) --> This book is about a black and white panda bear who has to do a family tree as a school project. He is not excited about this task as he knows his family is different. His parents are brown bears, and he is a panda. His mother explains the day he was adopted. The book explictly talks about adoption and uses the word. She describes adoption as "the most loving thing someone can do." The book also talks about God making families. I'd say it is a wonderful book for children in about grade 2 or 3.
The Day We Met You By: Phoebe Koehler (Aladdin Picture Books) --> It is a very simple book which talks about the day the parents got the call. Then it goes through listing all the things they got ready (bought, borrowed, or were given) for the new baby. Then they go to get the baby and immediately knew they loved the baby.
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