An Answer

An Answer

Mihaela, my daughter

Waiting.
Waiting.
Waiting.
Day after day. Week after week. Month after month. Year after long year.
Waiting.

Rushing.
Running.
Moving.
A phone call. An answer to prayer. A dash of activity. A baby daughter is here.
Hurrying.

Learning.
Discovering.
Persisting.
A first step. A first word. Counting and the alphabet. Off to school to read, to write, to know.
Understanding.

Growing.
Developing.
Expanding.
A young lady. A protective sister. A pleasant student. A lovely daughter.
Maturing.

Hoping.
Praying.
Yearning.
May she be light. May she be salt. May she seek to glorify You. May she have Your heart.
Pleading.

Grateful.
Appreciative.
Pleased.
A daughter of beauty. A daughter of grace. A daughter of mine.
Thankful.

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Mihaela is the "Star Student" in her class this week, a program by which the teacher highlights each student for a week so that they can all get to know each other.  As part of the program, the parents are asked to write a letter to their student that is read in class.  I wrote my daughter this poem for that assignment.