Lydia M. Kordalewski
The Mom with the Red Lipstick is an emotional and moving story told by a little adopted boy’s memories of his earlier life in an Bulgarian orphanage on the way home to the United States with his new mom. His mom shares her emotions, struggles and unconditional love of a little boy who became her beautiful son on a wonderful spring day in Bulgaria. Her adoption is truly a blessing and she encourages other families to adopt. This deeply moving book is likely to be one of the most-read adoption stories of our time.
Lydia M. Kordalewski is a freelance writer for several publications and an author of a crime novel, Inside the Humidor. She started writing at an early age on topics ranging from social events to famous people. She has traveled the world extensively and enjoys photography. She has received many awards for her work with ethnic groups and her civic activism. Lydia is working on several book projects and a screenplay.
It was at the orphanage where…
He learned to dress with clothes
He learned to brush his black teeth for the first time
He slept with 30 children in
one room
He learned to make his
bed and clean
He was mistreated because he didn’t do what the caretakers wanted him to do
He was punished if he did not go to sleep when they ordered
him to sleep
He heard horror stories and
dreamed of monsters
He had many friends that were similar to him
I waited for days...
Days turned into months…
And months turned into a year...
And a year turned into another month…
and finally,
the red haired lady told me she was coming back.
I could only remember
her red lipstick.
