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In 1916 my grandmother Sadie ( pictured in her wedding picture) came to America via Ellis Island in hope for a new life. She wanted to come to a place where Freedom rained and where opportunity lead to dreams paved with milk and honey. Almost 100 years later our children will experience the same dreams and hopes that our ancestors who came through Ellis Island fought for. They will have every opportunity that they cam dream of. Like our ancestors, they came from a far distant land and traveled many miles to the arms and hearts of a free land.

Sunday my family decided to take Emilee to the same Island that her Great Grandmother first stepped on to begin her journey of a new life. We hope that Emilee will one day TRULY understand and appreciate what is means to be an American.

"A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden."~Buddha

You are the poem I dreamed of writingThe masterpieceI longed to paint... You are the shining star I reached forIn my ever hopeful questfor life fulfilled...You are my childNow with all thingsI am blessed

"A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that playshavoc with the garden."

~Buddha

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We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life.But those who make their journey home across time & miles,growing within the hearts of those who wait to love them,are carried on the wings of destiny and placed among us by God's very own hands.

Once upon a time there was a women that looked up at the moon And wondered what secrets it was hiding The moon stared back at her and smiled A sweet mysterious smile And illuminated the night until dawn The women was very happy and to the world she had it all But deep down inside her there was still a void and a calling A void that no one could see A calling that wondered what could be Although this woman did not know what she longed for She knew that somehow there was a journey in store She traveled the world, tried numerous hobbies and even studied a variety of subject But every night when she looked at the moon She knew she was not yet there Then one day it came to her in the most unusual way It was through the smile of a baby and a look in its eyes that showed her the map to its way At that moment, she knew why the moon had meant so much For it shined all over the world and held a magic touch It held in its glow, a secret that only a moon could know A secret that was now ready to glow And so the journey began in it own little way To search for the perfect gem For coal when its shined has a gift of its own And a precious diamond with in And the paper work came in mountains and stacks And was completed and stamped and sent off And when all hope was lost That the sun would never shine A ray of light burst into the night A picture had come of a beautiful girl A treasure with raven black hair The women looked at the picture and tears came to her eyes For she realized that it was a picture of her heart So off on the silver stork she flew To a land far far away To collect her bundle and bring her home It was now a new bright shining day When the women walked into the room And saw her angles amber eyes and raven hair Her eyes filled with tears that floated down her cheek For she knew that her wish was finally here. When the little girl was placed in the women’s hands And the two finally became one The moon and sun smiled as only they can For they knew that their journey had only begun The women could not believe that such joy and happiness could possibily be Wrapped up inside a little girl name Emilee When the sun finally set And the moon rose high in the night sky The women looked up and saw the same familiar smile and finally understood why The moon held its secret and knew the women’s fate For it also shined over the little girl that belonged to the family it would create The moon watched over this child As it did the women too It created a miracle that finally came true. And they lived happily ever after Is what most fairy tales say But this is just the beginning of a bright shining day For the two completed each other and brought joy to the moon. So the moon said goodnight little one And come visit me soon.

---SAJ---

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