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Adoptee Poetry: Never

As I’ve mentioned before that during my search for my biological family, I wrote a lot of poetry, essays and thoughts and feelings down. I have journals, notebooks and binders filled to over flowing with words I had to get out. It’s a safe place for me to go when depressed, angry or frustrated. Thankfully, most of my current day writing is much brighter and not as dark as back then. I do own the copyright on all of my own work, however I have not shared most of these publicly before. They have been posted on an adoption website … Continue reading →

An Adoption Poem: I’m An Adoptee

During an adoptee’s life, we go through so many different feelings, so many different emotions and so many different identities. We long to have a true identity. For some it will come with time, and other’s simply never actually find themselves. When I was much younger, I wrote poetry about my adoption all the time. It was an almost daily release for me. Of course I wrote about other things too, but I was definitely obsessed with who I was. I can happily say, I’ve found myself and I love who I am. However, when this poem was written I … Continue reading →

Back To School Quotes & Poems

It’s back to school time, and here are some great quotes and poems to use on those adorable back-to-school layouts! BACK TO SCHOOL QUOTES “Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don’t.” – Lydia M. Child “Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mohandas Gandhi “Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.” – Will Durant “The important thing is never to stop questioning.” – Albert Einstein “I have never let … Continue reading →

Friday Scrapbook Funnies: Introducing The Hilarious Thena

Long before Thena Smith was a published author of adorable scrapbook related poetry, I used to chat with her occasionally on a scrapbook message board. She was always one to help another scrapbooker in need of the perfect poem for a layout. She continues to help, but has now had a book published and is still queen poetry around some of the more popular message boards. I have saved over the years, some of the funnier poetry that Thena had shared with us. I thought I’d end our week by sharing two with you. I hope that you enjoy and … Continue reading →

Scrapbook Funnies: A Scrapaholic’s Confession

It’s Friday once again and time for a little pre-weekend humor! I love to laugh, so every Friday I try to find something humorous to share with all of you. I have a strange collection of anything that truly makes me giggle and scrapbooking related material is no exception. I’ve held onto this poem for awhile in hopes that I could do something with it. I think I’ve finally decided to create a layout and use it. I hope you find it funny and inspirational all at the same time! Have a great weekend! A Scrapaholic’s Confession Author: K Haynes … Continue reading →

Friendship Theme – My Personal Album Day Eight Quotes and Poems

Since my Friendship Theme Album is finally complete, I thought I’d share some awesome friendship quotes and poems I found to include in my album. These would be great on your layouts, or even in cards you create and personalize. Quotes: “True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.” – Charles Caleb Colton “Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” – Anais Nin “My friends are my estate.” – Emily … Continue reading →

“Hello Sunshine, Goodnight Moonlight”

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“Hello Sunshine, Good Night Moonlight” is a collection of poems each representing a different part of your child’s day. The collection includes poems such as: Waking Up First Day At School The Swing A Bedtime Snack Bedbugs Marching Song Tumbling The New Day All in all the book contains thirty one different poems all of which are illustrated, and have a child specific theme to them. It can be hard to find poetry that appeals to smaller children. While a child may enjoy listening to adult poetry, in many cases it can be difficult for many to understand what the … Continue reading →

“This Single Mother’s Day”

Last night I came across a wonderful poem called “This Single Mother’s Day.” Its author is Michelle Ailene True, who gave me her permission to post the poem here. Michelle is the author of several books of poetry, including “True Reflections,” “True Emotions” and “True Identities.” “This Single Mother’s Day” will appear in a fourth volume, “True Perspectives,” to be published in late 2006. I asked Michelle to describe her books for us. “Each of my books is a collection of poems on various subjects,” she explained. “Single parenting, of course, is a favorite subject, as is love, family, friendship, … Continue reading →