From the Heart of a Joyous Child
Dear Mommy and Daddy,
I write this letter to you in hopes that you will consider your approach to
parenting me before I arrive. I am a joyous child. I thrive on love and
respect, order and consistency. When I arrive, I will seem very small to
you. Even though I don't look like an adult, please understand that I am a
human being.
Even though I will not speak words to you, I will know you with my heart. I
will feel all your feelings, absorb your thoughts. I will come to know you
more than you may know yourself. Do not be misled by my silence. I am open,
growing and learning more rapidly than you can imagine.
I will make imprints of all that I see, so please give me beauty to rest my
eyes upon. I will record all that I hear, so please give me sweet music and
language that tells me how much I am loved. Give me silence to rest my ears.
I will absorb all that I feel, so please wrap our life in love.
I am waiting patiently to be with you. I am so happy to have the opportunity
to be alive. Maybe when you see me you will remember how precious life is
too!
Your joyous child
