Nine years ago right now, I performed a miracle. I gave birth to you, a beautiful little girl. You are the one who made me a mom, the one who made Stewart a dad, the one who made us feel like a family. You are the one who taught me that I had more love in my heart than I know what to do with. When the doctor handed you to me, I looked into your eyes and had the sensation of staring into eyes that I knew so well. Eyes that may as well have been my own. Not that our eyes look alike...it wasn't that. Yours were the eyes of a kindred spirit, the eyes of a loved one, eyes that knew my heart. You knew me and I knew you. Even though it had taken ten hours of labor, I could not sleep. I spent the entire night awake, staring at you. My baby! Hadley Anne Peay. You taught me to be a mother and each day that I know you, I love you more. Because of you, my Hadley girl, I grew to know our Savior and to long for His coming, to long for the day that you will be made whole. But also because of you, I learned that it's really okay to be who we are today, right now, at this moment. Because you, Hadley, are so much more than okay.
Every day you remind me. Every day you are my miracle.
Happy birthday, Hadley Anne. We love you!
4 comments:
Happy Birthday Hadley! You are one of those girls that are on in a million because each person who knows you feels lucky. I feel even more lucky since I am your cousin!!! Tell your Mom you need to come visit us again!
Aw! Love you, Haddy!
Hadley is so adorable! I hope we get to see you guys at the speech fair!!
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