Laneah's Dream

About an hour ago, I was ironing, and I felt very inspired to write this poem. The words flooded into my mind, and I knew that I had to write it down right away, so I kicked Jason off the computer:) This poem is based on a dream that I had about Laneah while we were working on our adoption papers. I knew it wasn't an ordinary dream, and when she was a couple months old, she was sleeping in our bed, and dressed and wrapped in blankets, and was even in the same position that she was in my dream. In his wisdom, to ease my pain and longing, Heavenly Father had given me a glimpse of the beautiful future I was to have.


Laneah’s Dream

Before you existed, I dreamed of you
Wrapped in blankets, so tiny, so new
In the morning, I woke with a start
A sweet baby girl; I knew in my heart

Meanwhile, your birthmother knew she loved you
“Adoption will be hard, but it is what I must do”
She made a plan, self less and strong
And stuck by it, even when people told her she was wrong

A few months later, as I held you tight
I thought that my life had changed forever, and boy was I right
Then one day, as you slept soundly in bed,
I remembered my dream; for you see, it’s forever in my head

There you were, wrapped in blankets, so tiny, so new
Looking the exact same as my dream, its true
All the heartache and longing we had been through,
Was worth it all, because now we had you.