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A rare attempt at poetry: this struck me as I was playing with my daughter this morning. Every time I look at her I’m blown away by how lucky I am to have her.

For my baby girl,
And for my mom; I never knew the depth of her love for me until I had a child of my own.

Morgan Alexandra

The greatest miracle of my life is the tiny blue-eyed angel
God gave to me last spring:
She came into my world and changed everything.

Now I can’t imagine life without her –
How could I live without that smile, those eyes, that cute button nose,
That sweet little voice and those chubby toes?

My world revolves around
Twenty pounds of giggles and red-blonde hair
Clinging to my fingers and walking everywhere.

I’m fascinated by all that she does,
The way she snuggles in when I hug her,
And looks at the world with a sense of wonder.

I see myself when I look in her eyes:
An old soul staring back through an innocent face
I know we’ve been together before, in another time and place.

She has my loved ones in her:
My mom’s chatter and my brother’s crazy hair,
When she smiles I feel like my grandmother’s there.

I don’t know what I did to deserve such blessing -
I know she was sent from above,
For me to live for, learn from, and love.