A story in pictures

It won't be like this for long...

One day we're gonna look back laughing at;

The months after we brought her home...

This phase is gonna fly by,

If you can just hold on...

It won't be like this for long....

The truth is that he don't mind...

As he kisses her goodnight...

He already knows...

Someday soon she'll be a teenager, and at times we'll think she hates us...

And, just watchin' her it breaks his heart, cause he already knows.

It won't be like this for long.

One day soon that little girl will be all grown up and gone.

This phase is gonna fly by,

so just try to hold on.

Cause it won't be like this for long.

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You all told me. But, I didn't listen until today. And, now I know that time is passing fast.

We don't spend time worrying that someone will take her away from us anymore. And we don't worry that we won't be able to be good parents anymore. And, we don't worry that she'll grow up to be a master criminal...well, not very often anymore.

Now we can just enjoy being around her most of the time. And, the rest of the time? Well, we've taught her how to be a good person and we give her the space and hope she remembers. But, just one more time, couldn't we sit on the bed and play UNO and cuddle that stupid gorilla?

That picture is from her first night in Texas. And, today, she's a teenager.

Thanks to Darius Rucker for the lyrics to the song "It won't be like this for long".

Have a great day. I think I'll go weep for a moment. Lane