The way you run up to me every day with arms open wide, begging that I pick you up. How could I ever resist?
The way you look into my eyes, is a depth that I’ve never felt before.
The curiosity I see in your eyes as you look at me ever so intently. Oh how I wonder what is going through that tiny brain of yours.
The way I see my reflection so incredibly clear in your big brown eyes. I’ve never experienced anything like it.
The gentleness in your hands as you pull strands of hair out of my mouth and push them behind my ear. Who taught you such kindness?
How you crawl up in my lap and sit for hours just looking into my eyes. Why are you so content to just sit for hours? Why don’t you want to go run and play?
The way you sit on my lap and place your hands on my face for the longest time. What are you thinking as you hold my face?
How you stop what you’re doing and start singing the sweetest song I’ve ever heard. What does the song say? Is it one that you’ve made up?
The gentle kiss you gave me on the arm as you said goodbye. Did you know this was the last time?
You didn’t know how much I needed you. You didn’t know how much I needed your love and your gentleness. You sparked something inside of me that I hope to never lose. It wasn’t an accident that we met and I thank the Lord every day for allowing us to meet.
Lord, protect this precious little boy of yours. May he grow up knowing how much he is loved by you. May he desire to live his life fully committed to you and may he come to know his purpose in this world. Place people in his life who will teach him about you. Fill his life with love and blessings. Keep him safe. Place people in his life who will shower him with truth and who will raise him to be a man after your heart. I didn’t want to let him go. But I know that your hands are a much safer place for him to be, than mine ever could be.
