A rainbow baby taking shape in the womb Waiting to kiss your beautiful face as you bloom One of the greatest joys of your mother and I Seeing her stomach grow, my greatest blessings collide Made with love, raised with love, I can only hope to be The superhero you deserve, who puts a smile…
Category: Life
Becoming Harper’s Parents
As I sit here on my 29th birthday with no real plans, and no desire to do anything, I sit and reflect on the year I’ve had leading up to this day. The year of 28 was a very blessed one for me to say the least. This is not to say that it was…
A Second Chance
In life, it’s not that often that we’re given second chances. So to be looked at as worthy enough to receive one is a true blessing. 2016 was one of the hardest years for us; filled with so many ups and downs. It was a year of so much pain, loss and confusion. But GOD!…
To Live is to Travel
“To live is to travel, to love is to find romance in a new place” -Antonio Smith When I first met my wife, I quickly learned that she was a free-spirited adventurer at heart. A hippie trapped in the life of a “yuppie” (not the bad one). But she never had the opportunity to take…
I married my Great Grandfather
They say that women tend to marry men that remind them of their fathers. Well for me, it jumped a few generations. I’ve lately come to realize that my husband is the epitome of my great grandfather. I never realized how much Antonio reminded me of my “granddad” until of recent. Many of the characteristics…
Happy Birth Date
Today is the day that the doctors predicted your birth The day you would bring us heaven here on earth We prayed for you daily, morning, noon and night The love that grew for you, no feelings could relate We were going to be best friends; just you and I Your daddy would have been…
Then I Fell In Love 