Wordless Love

I don't post that often, and perhaps I will improve on this in the future. My wife is such the story teller with such beautiful writing, I feel I would be tainting this masterpiece of documenting our daughters life. However, in putting together Cora's year of pictures video, I felt inspired to put what I was feeling into words.

How do I begin to explain

In words you won’t comprehend

Until you’re a little older,

And your time on hand and knee ends.

From the time I had a chance to view

The unborn portrait of you,

A love began to stir inside of me

Along with a lot of fear too.

How will our life change,

And who will this little girl be?

Will she learn to love Jesus,

And will she learn to love me?

One month, five months, nine months,

To where does the time disappear?

It gladdens (and saddens) my heart

To have loved God’s gift for this year.

But how do I tell you I love you,

In ears that hear but won’t understand.

I hold you and kiss you and hug you.

Place your delicate fingers in my hand.

And when you rest your head on my shoulder,

I’ll cherish that feeling as I grow older.

With conversation

that needs no interpretation.

With discipline, prayers, and touch,

I hope you hear, I love you so much.