36 minutes & 30 seconds into the ceremony.....
i held my breath.
i saw a newborn at sisters hospital.
don't remember it actually after 14 hours of labor only to have an emergency c-section.
but there are photos to prove it.
i saw a newborn with no name after 6 days in the hospital.
really? what were we doing for 9 months?
not reading baby name books apparently.
i didn't breath for that first year.
i saw a kindergartner who borrowed dads wallet in the middle of the night
so we could go to mcdonalds the next day.
i saw you get on that bus the first day of school.
i didn't breath again until you got off that afternoon.
i saw an 8 year old who sat aisles away from us on the
plane from buffalo to austin on new years eve 2005.
i saw you play soccer, floor hockey, tennis, football, basketball & tackle football.
i never could breath while you were in harms way.
i saw you get your drivers permit and pass your road test.
i lost a couple breathes along the way & got a couple gray hairs in the process.
i saw you work hard, study hard & play hard.
i saw you love life, love God & grow up.
i saw you through a colorful kaleidoscope of living, loving & learning.
i am so proud of watching you dream & grow.
i still held my breath.
and now, very slowly exhaled as your words filled the arena.
and now, very slowly exhaled as your words reached my ears.
and now, very slowly exhaled as your words reached my heart.
and now i breath again.
