“I ‘Was’ 16 Going On 17″
Seventeen years ago I was in Chicago experiencing the birth of my daughter. The day was all about promises and dreams to be fulfilled. I held her with such purpose and love and told her the world was now far better off with her arrival.
I know she heard me that morning and understood completely when I whispered “you are a gift to us and your entire family.” I also sang Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” to her over and over, reminding her “everyt’ings gonna be alright.”
She begins another year today. There are more journeys now than ever before.