Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a great day. I wanted to share a little story with you. 40 years ago, a little girl named Rhonda Jean was given a new life with a future full of possibilities. She was 10 months old when she left Foster Care and was given her forever family. A family that had a terrific Father, a loving Mother, a great older brother, and countless other wonderful relatives. Rhonda was adopted. Here is a picture of Rhonda on the first day with her new family. She is sitting on the table with her new Great-Aunt Thelma (the twin sister of her new Grandmother). They are at her new Grandparents home.
The little girl's new family decided since she was getting a "new life" she might as well have a new name too. And in case you hadn't guessed, that little girl is me. Thank goodness they changed my name to Holly. I don't think Rhonda fit too well. So thanks to Mom and Dad for adopting me! I am thankful to them for the life I've been able to live and for a loving family.
It seems ironic to me that the home they brought me to on my first day in the family is the very home I now live in. Life really does come full circle. Well, thanks for indulging me on this little trip down memory lane. Thanks for stopping by.
Happy New Year to you! I love the name Holly better than Rhonda as well. So glad you were brought home to a wonderful family.
ReplyDeleteHappy tears! :) What a wonderful story! What a way to start a new year, with a new family!
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gail
yay! i love adoption! we will adopt in a few years! we have no idea if we can or can't have kids but we definitely both have a heart for adoption so we're going that route!
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