Learning to Liv...: Referral Anniversary

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Referral Anniversary

It was just 1 year ago today that I got the life changing call at 12:20pm in my office. Coincidentally I was wearing my Africa T-Shirt.

Would you have ever guess it would have been so close to Christmas. I looked into this tiny babes eyes and saw my daughter. Immediately felt peace and familiarity. Needless to say, I'll never get a better xmas present.

What a difference a year makes!!! I had to post this photo cause it makes me smile. She blows be away everyday. I never dreamed it would be so powerful and rewarding.

3 comments:

Danni and Tommy said...: Love the pictures! You shine so brightly together. You both blow me away. Much love to you both!
Happy referralversary!; December 23, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Christine said...: I remember when she came home! I love the photo. She looks like she belongs in The Wild Things. Beautiful.; December 24, 2009 at 4:23 AM
Rebecca said...: What a difference a year makes! A sweet anniversary to celebrate :); December 27, 2009 at 6:30 PM

Flag Meaning:

The colored stripes on the Ethiopian flag are significant - the red stripe stands for power, faith and blood; the yellow symbolizes peace, natural wealth and love; and the green represents the land and hope. The colors were also interpreted to have a connection to the Holy Trinity, and the three main provinces of Ethiopia. The star represents unity of the people and the races that make up Ethiopia. The five rays on the outside of the star represent prosperity and the blue disk represents peace.
The three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and red with a yellow pentagram and single yellow rays emanating from the angles between the points on a light blue disk centered on the three bands; Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa, and the three main colors of her flag were so often adopted by other African countries upon independence that they became known as the pan-African colors.