Kiyah's First Year

Well baby girl... you're almost officially one!  Hard to fathom the thought, but in a few short hours you will have been in our arms for one year now...  As I sit here writing down my thoughts, I can't help but remember back to a year ago at this time...  I was crawling into bed in hopes of getting some rest.  We had been having contractions off and on most of that Saturday.  I recall how disappointed I felt that you had not yet arrived.  I remember praying and surrendering my heart to rest in God's perfect peace... Little did I know that my water would soon break and you would be in our arms in less than nine hours!

Kiyah Lael, I love you more than words could adequately express.  The day of your arrival was more than just a day to note your birth, and more than a reminder that you've grown older...  Sweet girl the day you were born was a day that I witnessed God meet me in a place of utmost surrender...  I received more than your new life in my arms that day, I received new life in my heart...  I too celebrate the birth within me on the day you were born!  I am forever grateful to our Abba Father, the sustainer of life... I trust that He will continue to watch over you and fulfill all His promises in your life ~ Amen!

Love you forever, Mommy...