William will be 5 years old this Sunday, September 11.\u00a0 We rejoice!<\/p>\n
Here is a poem I wrote some time ago.\u00a0 Happy Birthday, son.<\/p>\n
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William’s Storm…<\/strong><\/p>\n Barely above a pound jettisoned into life<\/strong><\/p>\n Peeking through gauze<\/strong><\/p>\n Poked, prodded, stuck and skewered<\/strong><\/p>\n Surrounded by white coats, bright lights, beeps and bottles hanging on poles.<\/strong><\/p>\n Home sweet home<\/strong><\/p>\n Motionless gazing at the world from the ground up.<\/strong><\/p>\n Finally!\u00a0 Slithering over carpet and cold tiled floors.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n Upright.\u00a0 Leaning.\u00a0 Scoot.\u00a0 Scoot.\u00a0 Scoot.\u00a0 Smile.<\/strong><\/p>\n Sun shining brightly overhead<\/strong><\/p>\n Rays of God<\/strong><\/p>\n Blessings from above<\/strong><\/p>\n Days of drizzling.<\/strong><\/p>\n Down pours.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n Thunderstorms!<\/strong><\/p>\n Drops dancing on his head<\/strong><\/p>\n Rolling down his cheeks.<\/strong><\/p>\n Is William crying?<\/strong><\/p>\n Weathering his storm?<\/strong><\/p>\n No.<\/strong><\/p>\n Daddy towering above.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n Daddy’s tears.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Tears from his heart<\/strong><\/p>\n Tears from his soul<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" William will be 5 years old this Sunday, September 11.\u00a0 We rejoice! Here is a poem I wrote some time ago.\u00a0 Happy Birthday, son. William’s Storm… Barely above a pound jettisoned into life Peeking through gauze Poked, prodded, stuck and skewered Surrounded by white coats, bright lights, beeps and bottles hanging on poles. Home…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":428,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,7,3,8,22,9,6,23,5],"tags":[12,13,20,21,16,14,19,18],"class_list":["post-110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christianity","category-determination","category-face-the-pain","category-faith","category-fatherhood","category-god","category-hope","category-husband","category-inspiration","tag-cerebral-palsy","tag-conductive-education","tag-micro-preemies","tag-nicu","tag-occupational-therapy","tag-physical-therapy","tag-preemies","tag-special-needs"],"yoast_head":"\n