These are some of the hardest moments.

As I lay here and watch my beautiful girl sleep, I wonder what she's dreaming about.

Then she smiles and reaches out for my hand.

My heart swells with so much love that I wonder how one heart could hold it all.

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This is why I have such a hard time understanding how it's so easy for people to walk away from her.

When she looks up to someone with so much admiration and love, How can someone drop her like she doesn't matter.

How can someone break such a big, innocent heart.

Maybe I am just a bit bias, but I think she's quite wonderful.

She has a laugh that just brightens up the day.

A smile that lights up a room.

A personality that's larger than life.

She can make you laugh so hard that your sides hurt.

And when she jumps in your arms and throws her arms around your neck, you know that these are glimpses of heaven. 

The tiny moments that God gives us.

I suppose I should just keep in mind that it's the loss of the people who walk away but it doesn't feel that way when she looks me in the face, with tears in her eyes and asks me why these people don't love her anymore.

When she wonders if she has done something wrong.

I do my best to explain that it's not anything she's done

That doesn't stop her heart from breaking.

Mine follows.

Someday she'll understand,  but apparently that night wasn't tonight so I just allowed her to put her head in my lap and I told her how wonderful she is.

I try to explain that everyone has a purpose in each others lives and when that purpose is served it's time to smile at the memories and move our separate ways. 

She assures me that she understands but the sadness in her face tells a different story. 

For now, I just try to mend her heart and help her see that she is loved.

It's not always easy being a parent.

These are some of the hardest moments.