Haylie…

My wife asked me to write a paragraph or two about my daughter, Haylie (12 Years Old), for some project of hers at school.  I spent some time thinking about it and here’s what I came up with.  It might be over the top for her assignment, but oh we’ll see.

I love Haylie.  She is my only daughter, my firstborn.  She is the best thing I’ve ever done.  She is the most important thing I’ve ever been a part of.  Yet I know I cannot take credit for the person she is, the person she is becoming right before my eyes, the person she will be.  She is mine, but she is uniquely her own.  She is mine, but she does not belong to me.  She is my life, yet she does not live for me.

Because of Haylie, I know what it means to love and be loved.  Because of Haylie, I believe in things like goodness and beauty.  I see them every time I look at her.  She gives me hope for a better tomorrow and I look forward to sharing it with her.

I could not imagine a world without Haylie.

Without Haylie my world would cease to exist.