Yesterday was another all around rough day, here for me at the hospital, and at home for Preston and the kids. Kaeli seems to have been pondering this whole last weekend in her heart because she wrote and sent me this beautiful poem. My girl is often wise beyond her years, and we are so blessed to get to receive the bounty of her gifts.

 

KAELI'S WISDOM

"A Seed of Faith"

It is taught that faith is like a seed and that we must help it to grow through learning and acceptance and through trials that come. But how can I keep this seed strong you might wonder?

 

A Seed Of Faith

A seed is planted

With loving care

In soil rich with good

 

The sun shines down

On this little seed's

Resting place

 

It feels the warmth

And reaches out to feel

The golden embrace

 

It starts to grow,

Though only a little

Under the ground,

It assuredly grows

It soon pokes it way up

A little green sprout

Coming to face a new world

 

As time goes on

The young plant grows

Taller and a litter stronger

Seasons change

Wind and rain come quickly

They beat upon the plant

Trying to tear it down

 

The small sprout holds fast to

Its anchor in the ground

It faces the wind,

But it cannot hold out forever

 

The storm cuts the plant

And breaks its once strong stem

The plant falls down and

Waits for the storm to pass

 

The sun breaks through the darkened clouds

And brings new hope

Then the master who once planted that seed

Comes to help it stand

 

He gazes on the little, broken down plant

With the same love with which it was planted,

He straightens it tenderly

And explains:

 

"Through the storms, you can become stronger.

You gain so much more than what was lost,

As long as you are strong and keep trying

Even after the storm knocks you over"

 

The small and weakened plant

Tries to stand a little taller

And to grow a little stronger

So it is ready for the next storm

 

It knows that it might get knocked down

But that it can grow stronger

Each time with the help

Of its master