On the Night You Were Born

My Dear Rishi,

We spoke today only for four minutes. You may have been  tired after a hectic weekend.  I cannot wait to see you soon.

I wanted to read you from Nancy Tillman's book, "On the Night You Were Born"

On the night you were born,

the moon smiled with such wonder that the stars peeked in to see you

and the night wind whispered,

"Life will never be the same".

Because there had never been anyone like you....

ever in the world.

So enchanted with you were the wind and the rain

that they whispered the sound of your wonderful name.

The sound of your name is magical one.

Let's say it out loud before we go on,

 

It sailed through the farmland

high on the breeze...

Over the ocean...

And through the trees...

Until everyone heard it

and everyone knew

of the one and only ever you.

Not once had there been such eyes,

such a nose,

such silly, wiggly, wonderful toes.

In fact, I think I'll count to three

so you can wiggle your toes for me.

When the polar bears heard,

they danced until dawn.

From faraway places,

the geese flew home.

The moon stayed up until morning next day.

And none of the ladybugs flew away.

So whenever you doubt just how special you are

and wonder who loves you, how much and how far,

listen for geese honking high in the sky.

(They're singing a song to remember you by.)

Or notice the bears asleep at the zoo.

(It's because they've been dancing all night for you!)

Or drift off to sleep to the sound of the wind.

(Listen closely...it's whispering your name again!)

If the moon stays up until morning one day,

or a ladybug lands and decides to stay,

or a little bird sits at your window awhile,

it's because they're all hoping to see you smile...

For never before in story or rhyme

(not even once upon a time)

has the world ever know a you, my friend,

and it never will, not ever again...

Heaven blew every trumpet

and played every horn

on the wonderful, marvelous night you were born.

Rishi, Daddy loves you and misses you sweet heart....

With lots of love, hugs and kisses,

Daddy.

P.S: See you soon love.

The Crown on Your Head

My Dear Rishi,

Today we spoke for about twenty minutes and you told me two stories.  One story was about The Fox, the Tiger and the Elephant and the second story you told me was about A lion and the Naughty boy.  You were very creative in making up your stories, what I really liked was, for the second story you came up with a moral too...Brilliant! sweet heart.

Today I read you story from Nancy Tillman's book....

The Crown on Your Head

By. Nancy Tillman



(This picture is from our first Christmas together)

On the day we met and I put you to bed,

I noticed a crown on the top of your head.

It was made up of sparkling, glimmering things

like moonlight and fireflies, and dragonfly wings.

As the days came and went,

it was faithful and true....

and it grew right along the rest of you.

I always knew just what you meant crown.

It said that you are MAGNIFICENT.

(That means you are grand from your toes to your chin.

Take a deep breath, and let that sink in.)

That's about as high as a word can climb!

That's the top of mountain...

a steeple chime.

That's over the moon in a nursery rhyme...and it means, like a star,

YOU WERE BORN TO SHINE,

(Blink three times and ...there you are!

You are twinkling, little star!)

In other words, from your very first day,

you were chosen to glow in a very big way!

With your crown made of glittering, high-flying things,

you've got wind in your pocket, your wishes have wings.

You can run like you mean it...., so, let the wind blow...

There's no telling how high you can go!

Whatever it is you choose to do,

no one can do it exactly like you.

Ride on the big slide! And if you fall down,

remember your glorious, marvelous crown.

It won't flicker or fade. It won't dime. It won't leave.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BELIEVE.

Do you, my child? I hope that you do,

The world is a wonderland waiting for you.

And you get to share it with all your friends, too!

They each have a crown that is faithful and true.

No one's brighter, no one's duller

It's only a crown of a different color.

So sometimes, just every now and then whisper "I believe" again.

Your crown is your best friend forever, by far.

It tells the true story of just who you are.

That's why every night, when I put to bed,

I'm careful to kiss the crown on your head.

A Note From Your Crown

I'm made out of magic, most people can't see

(which is really quite clever, if you should ask me).

But if you ever you're worried and really must know,

you can tell that I'm there by the warmth of my glow.

Press your hand to the top of your head.

Feel me? Okay. Put your worries to bed.

You are loved.

I love you and miss you Rishi. Just can't wait to see you, hold you, hug you...

With lots of love, hugs and kisses,

Daddy



Whereever You Are my love will find you

My Dear Rishi,

It was fun talking to you for an hour this morning, wow!!! I enjoyed our conversation, you were full of spunk and fun. You sang Bob the builder song. I love you and miss you Rishi, just cant' wait to see you soon enough..

Last week I read you  from Nancy Tillman's book. You said you liked it....Today I will write what I read to you..The title of the book is, "Wherever You Are my love will find you". Love is the greatest gift we have to give our children. It's the one thing they can carry with them each and every day. It is every child's birth right to receive the love from both parents. In my simplistic way of thinking, I believe that children are here in this world not because they wanted to be here but because of their parents wanted them in the first place. We as parents owe our children the fundamental right of giving the "Gift of Unconditional Love" and not take away the right of one parent or the right of the child from receiving love from both the parents.

Wherever You Are my love will find you

By Nancy Tillman

I wanted you more than you ever will know,

so I sent love to follow wherever you go.

It's high as you wish it. It's quick as an elf.

You'll never outgrow it...it stretches itself!

So climb any mountain...climb up to the sky!

My love will find you, My love can fly!

Make a big splash! Go out on a limb!

My love will find you. My love can swim!

It never gets lost, never fade, never ends...if you're working...

or playing...or sitting with friends.

You can dance 'til you're dizzy...paint 'til you're blue...

There's no place, not one, that my love can't find you.

And if someday you're lonely, or someday you're sad,

or you strike out at baseball, or think you've been bad...

Just lift up your face, feel the wind in your hair.

That's me, my sweet baby, my love is right there.

In the green of the grass... in the smell of the sea...in the clouds floating by...

at the top of a tree... in the sound crickets make at the end of the day...

"You are loved. You are loved. You are loved," they all say.

My love is so high, and so wide and so deep, it's always right there, even when you're asleep.

So hold your head high and don't be afraid to march to the front of your own parade.

If you're stil my small babe or you're all the way grown, my promise to you is you've never alone.

You are my angel, my darling, my star...and my love will find you, wherever you are.

Rishi, I love you and miss you sweetheart...looking forward to talking to you again....

With lots of love, hugs and kisses,

Daddy.