Sunday, December 7, 2008

5:33 p.m.

At 5:33 p.m. two years ago I thought:I had lovedI had felt joy I had criedI had seen miraclesI had known the random kindness of strangersI had felt loveI loved my husbandI knew so muchMy heart was fullAnd then, at 5:34 p.m., this boy came into our lives:And then, I understoodthat there's no love like the love for your childwhat unadulterated, boundless joy felt likethat I had never cried quite