Just the same

I reread this poem a few weeks ago and wanted to share it here.  Some people might wonder if a child who is adopted can or will be loved the same as a child who shares the same genetics with their parents.  Having only adopted our one little boy, all I can say is that I love Jacob so much and our family wouldn’t be the same without him.  I love him deeply and with my whole heart and soul the same as any mother loves her child.   I think this poem beautifully describes adoption and the love and joy it has brought to Rob, me, and our whole family.

Just the Same

By Diana Lynn Lacey

Sometimes--

God sends rain

Straight from the sky

To nourish the young flower

and it grows.

Sometimes--

God sends rain from the sky 

To the mountaintops,

Then over hills and through valleys 

Until it reaches the flower

and it grows, just the same.

Sometimes--

God sends a child 

Straight from His realm

Into a mother's arms

and love grows.

Sometimes--

God sends a child

From heaven to another's arms,

Then over hills and through valleys

Until he reaches the arms of his mother

and love grows, just the same.

Ensign April 2011