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Adoption - G and G Contest

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For many many years her dream was denied Every month she prayed, every month she cried Hospital investigations she painstakingly endured Sadly she was infertile and this couldn’t be cured She spoke to her husband about adoption It gave them hope – it was a possible option Application forms completed, then test after test Would they be accepted – they hoped for the best With guts and determination they continued their dream Would their chance of parenthood ever be seen? Then they got a phone call, a baby had been found Abandoned by its mother and left on waste ground When she finally held the baby for the first time The smile on her face was simply divine No longer childless, with her adoption they did gain Finally parents with a daughter named Charmaine Contest: Guts and Gain - Olive E Guillermo 07~08~15

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Grace Mutindi

Date: 8/28/2015 5:48:00 AM

A sad story that ends beautifully Jan...Congrats on your win and thanks for visiting my collabo with Kimathi - Destination. Blessings!

Jan Allison
Date: 8/28/2015 6:44:00 AM

Thanks for dropping by Grace:-) hugs jan xx

Barbara Campbell

Date: 8/27/2015 6:04:00 PM

Jan, I love this sweet poem. Barbara

Jan Allison
Date: 8/27/2015 6:09:00 PM

Thanks Barbara for the lovely comment:-) hugs jan xx

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 8/20/2015 7:01:00 PM

nice win... PD

Jan Allison
Date: 8/20/2015 7:02:00 PM

Thanks Linda:-) hugs jan xx

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser

Date: 8/17/2015 8:53:00 PM

Sweet Jan, We find this poem a very hopeful one. Hope embraces the theme as well as the determination which we've seen in the whole poem.. thanks much for joining.. SOrry that we took long posting the results.. CONGRATULATIONS!~Olive ELoisa =")

Jan Allison
Date: 8/18/2015 4:42:00 AM

Thanks for the placement Olive I was delighted to be on your winners list:-) hugs Jan xx

Skat A

Date: 8/17/2015 3:10:00 PM

Jan, congrats on your wonderful win. SKAT

Jan Allison
Date: 8/17/2015 3:23:00 PM

Thanks Skat:-) hugs jan xx

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 8/17/2015 9:10:00 AM

Congrats on a very wonderful winning marvel Jan! Feeling of parenthood no words can say!

Jan Allison
Date: 8/17/2015 9:31:00 AM

Thanks Dr Sharma:-) hugs Jan xx

Constance La France

Date: 8/17/2015 8:09:00 AM

Jan, I admired this the first time I read it and now is no different. Congratulations on your placement and thanks for visiting my poem, helping the old die

Jan Allison
Date: 8/17/2015 8:25:00 AM

thanks for dropping by to comment I do appreciate your support:-) hugs jan xx

Eve Roper

Date: 8/16/2015 8:57:00 PM

Great write, Jan, a 7 and congratulations on your win. Hugs Eve

Jan Allison
Date: 8/17/2015 2:37:00 AM

Oh thanks Eve I didn't know the contest has been judged - will pop by and congratulate the winners later:-) hugs Jan xx

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 7/12/2015 7:38:00 PM

G'day Jan... well written Jan on a topic that gives a second chance and much needed love. Catch you soon - Lindsay

Jan Allison
Date: 7/18/2015 4:01:00 PM

Thanks Lindsay it is a topic I feel strongly about my mum's best friend adopted 4 children and totally transformed their troubled early years and gave them stability and love they never had before:) hugs Jan xx

Robert Heemstra

Date: 7/9/2015 7:26:00 PM

That picture says it all! Good luck with the contest and thank you for your support.

Jan Allison
Date: 7/9/2015 11:50:00 PM

Thanks for the lovely comment Robert:-) hugs Jan xx

Judy Konos

Date: 7/8/2015 7:04:00 PM

This is Excellent and I love that line "on waste ground"

Jan Allison
Date: 7/9/2015 2:56:00 AM

Thanks Judy I just hope Olive likes it:-) hugs Jan xx

Cecilia Macfarlane

Date: 7/8/2015 6:52:00 PM

You captured the emotions wonderfully is this amazing write! Very uplifting! Hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 7/9/2015 2:55:00 AM

Thanks Cecilia:-) hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus

Date: 7/8/2015 5:14:00 PM

Hi Jan! Adoption has often been a positive outcome for both adoptive parents and adopted children. Some cases do not work out, but nothing is perfect. ~ Enjoyed your positive couplets. hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 7/8/2015 5:15:00 PM

Thanks Paul - I agree it doesn't always work out but when the connection is right the results can be wonderful:-) hugs jan xx

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 7/8/2015 2:08:00 PM

This is a wonderful poem. Yes many couples cannot have children and adopt. How anyone can dessert a little on is beyond me. Love those babies to pieces. love phyl

Jan Allison
Date: 7/8/2015 2:10:00 PM

Thanks Phyllis I guess it is a win win situation for a childless couple - they get the child they dream of and the child gets wonderful parents:-) hugs jan xx

Scott Thirtyseven

Date: 7/8/2015 10:55:00 AM

You've a beautiful story, in a tender way. Nicely done.

Jan Allison
Date: 7/8/2015 11:03:00 AM

Thanks so much Scott:-) hugs Jan xx

Tim Smith

Date: 7/8/2015 10:50:00 AM

One a great poem Jan...such a happy ending and that smile is to die for

Jan Allison
Date: 7/8/2015 10:52:00 AM

Thanks Tim I just hope Olive likes the poem too:-) hugs Jan xx

Emile Pinet

Date: 7/8/2015 10:38:00 AM

A heart warming story that carries a message of hope and love. Emile.

Jan Allison
Date: 7/8/2015 10:47:00 AM

Thanks Emile - it is a wonderful thing for people to do and I admire anyone who undertakes adoption or fostering of a child:-) hugs jan xx

Caryl Muzzey

Date: 7/8/2015 10:09:00 AM

Very nice write Jan, good luck in the contest. I enjoyed the read. ~Caryl

Jan Allison
Date: 7/8/2015 10:12:00 AM

Thanks so much Caryl:-) hugs Jan xx

Constance La France

Date: 7/8/2015 7:52:00 AM

Jan, such a beautiful write, so emotional a perfect 7 and thanks for visiting my poem, drunken

Jan Allison
Date: 7/8/2015 7:58:00 AM

Thanks Broken Wings - adoption is such a wonderful thing as is fostering - I have such admiration for people who do this:-) hugs Jan xx

Jack Ellison

Date: 7/8/2015 7:24:00 AM

This one really hits home, dear sister! We have two adopted "kids"! Each one with their own individual personalities quite different to our natural borns! Good luck in the contest... a very well written and insightful piece! Love, Jack xxx

Jan Allison
Date: 7/8/2015 7:28:00 AM

aww thanks Jack - my mum's best friend couldn't have children and adopted 4 - all with such troubled backgrounds - she was a remarkable woman! hugs jan xx