And then she was one...

THE GIFT
By: Mindi for my baby girl on her first birthday!

My baby girl
I would stop time if I could
Just for a moment

To breathe you in
To recognize every detail
To lock away this perfection

I would package it neatly

Store it on a high shelf
Safe from every element

For I know…because I have been there…

You will come to me one day
Behind salted tears
Broken heart
Lost friend
Hard day
Hard year

You will say…

Why Mom?
Why can’t I have this?
Why can’t I be like that?
Why did this happen?
What is wrong with me?

That’s when I would pull it down
Open it up
And show you...

You at 1 year

And you would see…

What God sees
What I see

And you would know that everything will be ok

That would be my gift.