A year ago
everything changed
Into a beautiful, brutal swirl of
exhaustion
diapers
first words
sweet moments...
as you knew it would
BUT YOU COULD NOT KNOW
How your BODY
would be
BROKEN
by insane demands
and yet
BLESSED
by extraordinary miracles
How your HEART
would be
HUMBLED
by deep insecurities
and yet
HEALED
by gentle Love
How your SPIRIT
would be
SHAKEN
by endless worries
and yet
STRENGTHENED
by rising courage
A year ago
your beautiful child
was born
But more importantly
your child's beautiful
MOTHER
was born
For every moment
you've questioned yourself
May you take pride
in how much you've learned.
For every time
you've cried
May your heart break
open with
JOY
For every time
you gaze at your child
in amazement
May you pour
that same
ADORATION
over your own
Brave and Beautiful
SELF
May this day of
CELEBRATION
open your eyes
to the thousands
upon thousands
of ways
you have
BLESSED THE WORLD
Through the
ancient
powerful
sacred
impossible
grace-filled
glorious
transformation
into a
MOTHER