Today marks the second year anniversary of my daughter's birth. She continues to bring me joy. I am continually thankful to God for giving her to me. There exists a connection between parent and child that extends beyond our arms' reach, beyond our eyes' witnessing, beyond any understanding and beyond our mind's capacity to remember.
This is one of my favorite pencil drawings by Jean Keaton.
I wrote this poem for Ava in April of this year:
joyful hope
sweet impression of
holding you,
more real than
absence
absence is nothing
you
I kissed
faith,
the substance
of things hoped for
you
evidence of things unseen,
of His promises
His love
Amy Manely Bonifaz
Happy birthday
sweet, beautiful,
Ava Mia
mommy, daddy,
Josiah and Ethan
love and miss you
very much!
We will go
to where you are.
The Lord your God is with you,
He is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
He will quiet you with his love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17
One of the many ways the Lord showed His compassion to me was by revealing to me, in my heart, that Ava belonged and belongs to Him. Someone from my Yahoo Ivemark's Group shared this poem while I was still pregnant with Ava.
Half of an Angel’s Heart
It's a beautiful day up in heaven. Jesus is rounding up his tiniest
angels, to go live on earth, and be born. One of the sweetest angels
says to Jesus "I don't want to leave, I like it here, and I will miss
you". He reassures the scared little angel that everything will be
okay, and that she is just going for a visit. She is still not swayed
by this idea. So Jesus kneels down, and says, "How about if you leave
half of your heart here with me and take the other half with you, will
that be okay?" The angel smiles and says, "I guess that will work".
But the little angel is still a little scared. She asks, "Will I be
okay with only half of my heart?" Jesus replies, "Of course you will,
I have other angels there that will help out, and you will be fine."
Then Jesus gives the angel more details about his plan. He says "When
you are born, your mommy will be scared, so you have to be strong, and
when you feel weak just remember that I have the other half of your
heart". "Enjoy your time with your family, play and laugh everyday."
"And when its time to come back to heaven, I will make your heart
whole again. Always remember that you are not broken, just torn
between two loves."
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