Today my mind was on a little girl we hardly knew, separated by an ocean of sea and culture and bureaucracy about 4 years ago…whom we loved so dearly and missed so deeply that it kept us awake at night and made our hearts ache so. I wondered sometimes if our love was strong enough to bring you home across that great divide…I was answered by your smiles and giggles the first night we shared together as a family in the heart of China…and the truth was revealed that all things are possible with love, faith and time. A few heartbeats later a different kind of heart ache slowly sparks inside as you grow up and take flight…it’s all happening a little too fast…a lament you’ll likely hear from me for as long as I have breath say it. Still on this first day of Kindergarten I am so very proud of you and your eagerness…so much excitement you vibrated in anticipation before we even got into the car…creating smiles and delight for all of us. I hope that your love of learning and new things is a fire that never fades little one…because it is this passion and joy which resonates throughout you that keeps the anguish of you growing up so fast…just barely tolerable.
1st Day of Kindergarten @ GNS (2012)
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Lawrence Lewis
“Take my hand and we’ll make it – I swear” ― Bon Jovi
About Lawrence Lewis
I do a number of things professionally...but most of all and the true purpose of what I do through "my work" is to provide for my family, be a good husband and great father, and try to make a difference as a world citizen...I guess it's not much more complicated than that 🙂