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The Waking
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I cannot go.
We think by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Of those so close beside me, which are you?
God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn by going where I have to go.
Light takes the Tree, but who can tell us how?
The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Great Nature has another thing to do
To you and me; so take the lively air,
And, lovely, learn by going where to go.
This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go.
--Theodore Roethke
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Joy's Updates - Straight from the Horse's Mouth.
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Friday, July 18, 2003
The Home
I'm posting this hoping someone who does a computer search will contact me. If you or someone you know was in the Florence Crittenden Home in Chattanooga at any time from April until September, 1963, please get in touch with me. I'm trying to remember more about the time I was there now that my daughter found me. I'd like to talk with some of you and see what's happened in your lives and if any of you are in reunion or not. I've joined an online support group for reconnected birthmothers which has really helped. One of our members wrote a book about her experiences that's titled The Same Smile. I'm amazed by how well she remembers all the details. Her book is well-written and so descriptive that it's like being there. She also lost another daughter who died from leukemia when she was 16. She's quite a survivor and good writer. I recommend the book if you're interested in reading it. There's a place to order it on her website. Amazon and bookstores also have it.
Keywords that might help with this search: unwed mothers, adoption, adoptees, maternity home, teenage pregnancy, adoption reform, open records.
Please email me if you were there when I was or if you went through this experience and want someone to talk to.
3:06:00 PM
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