My darling Alison, I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH SO DEEP IN MY HEART MOMMY. LOVE, ALISON.
You were born in the caul on a blustery Tuesday morning at 4:47 A.M, six years ago.
Six whole years ago, you came into my life.
How I love you, my first born. More than you could imagine. More than you’ll ever know.
The moment I saw your face, I changed forever.
You held my heart in your hands, and there it remains. There it will always be.
You made me a mother, and I am determined to make you as proud of me as I am of you.
I cherish everything about you. Do you know how I memorize your face as you dream?
You are the sun and the moon and the stars, and every little thing in between.
You are my everything; my student, my teacher.
For you, I wish all the things your little mind can imagine.
I love you, today and every day, my shining star.
All my love, forever…
Mama
**Edited to add:
After reading this letter, Alison wrote me a letter on my computer:
*All photos courtesy of Kelly Roberts, who has an amazing ability to capture my child’s essence.*
11 replies on “On Your Sixth Birthday”
Happy Birthday to your shining star! Hope she as a wonderful day!
beautiful post for a beautiful girl. really, she is just gorgeous.
What a beautiful letter, something she’ll hopefully read years from now and appreciate even more. Hope she has a wonderful birthday.
What beautiful photos! She looks so grown up…
Happy Birthday Alison!
You made me cry. On thanksgiving eve. In a good way. Happy birthday, beautiful girl.
So sweet! I got a bit misty eyed. She looks so gorgeous, and fiesty, and OMG rock star! I’m a first-born, too, so I read it a bit personally as well. 😛
Love her letter back to you! Love the real guitar! ;D
*cue tears* (and not the sweet, pretty kind… but the ugly, snotty, weeping, catching my breath kind.)
this was beautiful. she is beautiful. you are beautiful.
Crying now… BEAUTIFUL – both your words and your daughter.
Tears.
That is all.
Happy (belated) birthday to Alison.
I adore that picture of the two of you. It’s amazing.
What a lovely and touching exchange! I stumbled upon your blog while doing research on the caul for my website, “Caulbearers United – Lifting the Veil” (caulbearers.org).
Was your Alison born with the caul, or “en caul”, I wonder? She has the eyes of a true caulbearer — does she have special gifts?
I would like to invite you to my website to have a look around…please come by anytime!
Blessings,
Shannon Lee Wolf