12 candles tomorrow
I’m so thankful for you Laura…
For your joyful spirit and love for others.
For the way you work so hard and are willing to press on through struggles.
For what an incredible big sister you are.
For how the heartaches that you’ve experienced have made you more compassionate and willing to look out for others.
For how the heartaches that you’ve experienced have made you more compassionate and willing to look out for others.
For your silly giggles and complete inability to know a surprise without bursting into laughter.
For the way you love God and the way you want others to know and love Him too.
I wrote this for you many, many years ago…when you were just tiny in my arms, but it is still my prayer for you.
Happy Birthday Laura…
We love you so much!
Love,
Mom (and Dad)
For My Laura…
As I cradle you,
And your trusting eyes look into mine,
My heart aches in the fullness of the love I feel.
Though bundled tightly, securely,
You are so fragile and so vulnerable.
The weight of your small life crushes me
As I question how I can shield you from the dangers of this world.
But then,
I remember.
You are His…
God’s.
He formed you,
Every tiny detail…
Your little fingers, toes, small ears–
Even before you were born,
He made you with a plan in mind,
A plan for your good and His glory.
There is so much I anticipate…
Hearing you call me “Mama”,
Seeing you take your first stumbling step,
Watching you draw a flower,
Or dress up as a princess.
I think of all the joys ahead of us…
Learning to read, riding a bike, making friends.
And I already pray that someday you’ll find a man to love
As much as I love your daddy.
And even more, that he’ll love you back
With a love that only God can grow.
I want all of that for you.
But as I gaze down at you now…a tiny bundle of pink,
My own daughter.
It’s hurts deep to search your eyes and know that along the path of life–
You will know sadness.
You will know hurt.
You will know pain.
I start to think that I’d remove all that,
Protect you from it all–
If I could.
But then, God gently reminds me,
You are His..
And that He loves you even more than–
I ever could.
There’s so much I want for you,
But above all else,
I want you to be fully His–
To be the woman He created you to be.
And I know that sometimes He allows suffering,
So we will know His sufficiency.
He allows our weakness,
To evidence His strength.
And so, My Laura,
With all that is within me,
I entrust you to His care.
I will do my part–
To teach you.
To train you.
To love you deeper-deeply,
But I know He is your true shelter.
He knows your days, your years…
Since first He–
Designed you.
Created you.
Knit you together.
And so, my deepest prayer is that
You will set your heart and mind and might and soul to–
Seek Him.
And please Him.
And love Him.
And so, my deepest prayer is that
God will mold your heart–
To be gentle.
To be gracious.
To be merciful.
To be strong.
To show real love to others.
And so, even now,
When your precious fingers are curled around my own,
What I really want most, Little Laura,
Is for you to be
His.
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