3 Years

Your third birthday is a day away
I miss you more than words can say

I wish you were here to celebrate
with frosting and cake all over your face

I remember like yesterday just when you were born
My heart eager to meet you yet incredibly torn

The doctors didn't think you'd make it that night
I remember my confused and desperate plight

But make it through the night you did
while Daddy stayed by the side of your crib

Days and months somehow passed by
Dreams of taking you home with us set high

Day after day our arms remained empty
Our burdens seemed hard and sometimes too heavy

I thought the miracles surrounding your birth
meant we would get to raise you on earth

At near 7 months your path became clear
And grateful we were to have time with you here

To hold you, love you and kiss your sweet face
Those blessings were given by God's very grace

At just 6 months old you were given your wings
Because you were meant for incredible things

As I think of you, Caleb, my angel above
I am grateful to feel of my Savior's deep love

For even when life doesn't go how we think
God is always there if we seek

With the pain and grief always there
The savior somehow makes it possible to bear

One day I know we will see you again
And so I'll just have to wait until then

I love you to heaven and back

xoxo

Mom