Letter for Dede

Dear Dede,

You are blessed.  Blessed with love and abundance, wisdom and protection, for you are the son of two who are loved by many.  We are blessed.

May you be born strong, healthy, wise, generous, loving, just and compassionate. May you be touched by creativity and kissed by Beauty, Love, and Joy  in all of their manifestations.  May you seek counsel when needed, and offer it when you are its vessel.  May your vision, intelligence and wisdom exceed the sum total of that which every ancestor and elder have known and seen before you. May you be guided by light, and infused with strength. May you always walk a righteous path.  May you always be a good teacher and student.  May your blessings be bountiful and infinite, so that you may grow taller than any tree in this line. 

I can't wait to meet you and learn your smile. Your father and I love you more than we ever imagined was humanly possible.  Perhaps this feeling is beyond what is called Love. You are life and we honor you reverently, joyously, and infinitely.

Awaiting your arrival,
your momma