In My Daughter's Eyes

This is one of those songs that I haven't listened to in years, that periodically pop up on my iPod and turn me into mush. That happened last Friday night while I was driving home. Tears were just streaming down my face.  I had a particularly rough time last week. I was feeling like I had had "enough," without really knowing what that even meant. I just felt fed up, used up, chewed up and spit out, whatever cliche you choose. But what to do about it? There really is nothing to do about it. You have to keep on keeping on, right? But I'd had about enough of that stoic little attitude, too.

Enter this perfectly timed reminder. In my daughter's eyes, I see what is important. I see the reminder that life is about "hanging on when your heart has had enough, giving more when you feel like giving up." If I hadn't hung on and given more, my daughter wouldn't be here in the first place. She is my incredible, perfect miracle. She is my blessing. And I would give anything for her. And some day, she will be grown, she will be gone from my home, and these hard days will be a hazy, happy memory with the difficult times thankfully whisked away with the paint brush of time. And I will miss them, intensely, I'm sure. I hope that I will still be (or be again) her hero. I know she'll be mine.

In my daughter's eyes I am a hero
I am strong and wise and I know no fear
But the truth is plain to see
She was sent to rescue me
I see who I wanna be
In my daughter's eyes

In my daughter's eyes everyone is equal
Darkness turns to light and the
world is at peace
This miracle God gave to me gives me
strength when I am weak
I find reason to believe
In my daughter's eyes

And when she wraps her hand
around my finger
Oh it puts a smile in my heart
Everything becomes a little clearer
I realize what life is all about

It's hangin' on when your heart
has had enough
It's giving more when you feel like giving up
I've seen the light
It's in my daughter's eyes

In my daughter's eyes I can see the future
A reflection of who I am and what will be
Though she'll grow and someday leave
Maybe raise a family
When I'm gone I hope you see how happy
she made me
For I'll be there
In my daughter's eyes