Wednesday, April 9, 2008

The unbeaten path

I came across this poem and thought it was perfect. It is exactly us and what we are going through and how we feel. I made a few adjustments, obviously, but here it is....

A baby to Love

There once was a boy who came down to the earth,
his parents were happy the day of his birth.
their second child, he was a little man
a cute, chubby boy, they named him Dan.


There once was a girl who was sent to the earth,
her parents were joyous the day of her birth.
their very first girl, she had them glarin',
big brown eyes, her name was Aranne.


Well these two grew up never knowing each other,
but one day they met and liked one another
Their friendship grew strong and what did they do?
Yep, they got hitched in Feb of '02!


First thing was first and they felt they should be,
adding some kids to their family tree.
They prayed and prayed and did all they should,
they were patient and willing to be extra good.


But their children weren't coming
and they weren't sure why,
so they went to the experts for options to try.


When none of the options were going their way,
the next thing to do was to kneel down and pray.


They weren't quite sure at this point what to do,
so Father in Heaven showed a new path to view.
He helped them to know there are different ways,
to add to your family in these latter days.


Out there somewhere there's a baby to love,
sent to a mother from heaven above.
That mother realizes her baby needs more,
taking care of a child by herself is a chore.


How great the birth mom to give up so much,
she'll know that the path you have taken is tough.
She'll know that you've wanted a child for so long,
she'll feel you're the right ones when you come along.


Although it is different to have a family this way,
when our child comes along, it will be the best day.
We'll look at our child and we will see,
this baby was meant for our family.


Couples are chosen, hand-picked by Him,
that can handle these trials that are given to them.
We never expected that we'd take this path,
but we'll be glad we did and we'll never look back.


How excited and grateful that we will be,
to be able to add to our family.
The blessing of having a baby to love,
comes straight from heaven way up above.


Nothing else will matter, you will see,
except that there's love in our family.
And all those who know us will surely agree,
we'll give nothing but love to our new baby!

8 comments:

Kirsten Krason said...

Oh that brought tears to my eyes! That poem gives such good insight into what you are feeling right now. You're right. It's perfect. I loved it.

The Wilker Family said...

I agree with the tears in my eyes! That really is a great poem and just perfect for you two. I'm not exaggerating when I say that we pray for a baby to come your way, everyday! We love you guys!

Anonymous said...

We're all praying with you and one day (soon we hope) that special baby will come your way!

Mike and Holly said...

Tears here,too. You know you are in our prayers every single day. We know a little one that is meant to be yours is coming soon!

Kirsten Krason said...

I put your name on the temple roll today. I keep you in my prayers often. I can't wait for you to have a little baby!

Maile said...

That was so beautiful, so touching! May that precious baby come into your lives as soon as possible! And I certainly second the last stanza:

"And all those who know us will surely agree, we'll give nothing but love to our new baby!"

It's one lucky kiddo that will join your fantastic family one day!

kelly said...

that brought tears to my eyes immediately! you'll be in our prayers!

Shannon said...

WOW! Powerful poem! I will be thinking about you, too (even though we don't know each other). My prayers are with you!