Everything I Have
Tonight I laid you down to sleep
On the night you turned two
We held your hands did mom and I
And said a prayer with you
We tucked you in with your stuffed pig
And kissed you on your cheeks
Then told you how much we love you
As you drifted to sleep
Later on that night while I was
Thinking of you down stairs
A passing train rumbled our house
I thought you might be scared
Did I hear something from your room?
I thought I heard you cry
Maybe I wanted an excuse
To hold you for a while
When I got upstairs to your room
In peace you laid at rest
Just in case, I still picked you up
And laid you on my chest
Holding you tight with all my love
I kissed you a time or two
And as you slept there in my arms
I whispered this poem to you,
“Baby I know when you wake up
Tomorrow I’ll be gone
But I’ll be back that afternoon
Promise it won’t be long
Daddy will be away at work all day
It’s what daddy has to do
Please know that while I am away
I’m thinking about you
I’ll never be so far away
That you should feel alone
You’ll never be so far away
That these arms aren’t your home
So though I have to leave sometimes
I’m always coming back
‘Cause you and mom and Jesus Christ
Are everything I have”
I kissed your head another time
And laid you in your crib
Knelt down and grabbed your little hand
And prayed with you again
“Lord I thank you for my daughter
Next year she will be three
I pray one day I can love her
The same way You love me”
To: Addy
Love: Daddy
*Addisyn was sick this weekend so we couldn’t do our photo shoot. Below are some pictures I took at before her party :-) 
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