“GOD HAS BEEN GRACIOUS”

NEVER KNEW THERE COULD BE GRATIFICATION OUT OF A CONTRACTION,

KNOWING THAT THE END RESULT WILL BRING PURE SATISFACTION,

AS THE TIME ON THE CLOCK CONTINUED PASSIN’,

ANXIOUSLY AWAITING YOUR ARRIVAL AS DADDY PACED AND FOR AIR MOMMY KEPT GASPIN’,

BY THE GRACE OF GOD YOU ENTERED OUR LIVES ON DECEMBER 13TH , 2012  TO HEAR YOU CRY – NO WORDS CAN DESCRIBE THE REACTION,

BROWN EYES, SMALL TOES, LITTLE HANDS, INSTANTLY A LIFELONG BOND AND NEVER ENDING ATTRACTION,

MOMMY AND DADDY ALREADY HAVE YOU DRESSED IN THE LATEST FASHION,

READY TO TAKE YOU HOME TO PLAY WITH YOUR NEW OLDER BROTHER WHO WAS RUNNING AROUND THE HOSPITAL ROOM LAUGHIN’,

 EVERY TIME  YOUR MOM WOULD ASK WHO IS THAT M.J.? WITH A SLY LOOK HE WOULD GIVE HER LIKE WHY YOU KEEP ASKING?

BABY! BABY! BABY! M.J. POINTED TO YOU WITH BROTHERLY LOVE  – A LOVE THAT IS EVER LASTIN’, 

WE ALL HUDDLED AROUND HOPING TO CATCH YOU DOING ANYTHING – THE SLIGHTEST ACTION,

GOD HAS BEEN GRACIOUS ” IT’S A BOY” IN BLACK  INK ON YOUR NAME CARD READ THE CAPTION, 

WAGERS ON WHO WAS GOING TO HOLD YOU NEXT, BUT OF COURSE OUR ELDERS HELD THE UPPER HAND IN THAT TRANSACTION,

TO THAT YOUR COUSINS GROANED IN DISSATISFACTION,

 PROUDLY YOU NOW MARK GRANDSON NUMBER 9  – WHO WOULD OF THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN?

GONNA LOVE YOU AS OUR OWN – PURE MOTHERLY AND FATHERLY PASSION,

WHAT A BLESSING AND ADDITION YOU ARE FAR FROM A SUBTRACTION,

WE ALL PRAY FOR YOUR CONTINUED HEALTH AND GROWTH AS THESE MOMENTS IN LIFE ARE FOREVER CHERISHED AND ALWAYS WORTH GRASPIN’,

ALONG WITH THE SOON TO BE VIDEOS AND PICTURES OF YOU AND YOUR OLDER BROTHER RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE  DANCIN’ AND  FLASHIN’, 

NORMAL THINGS AS BOYS GROW INTO MEN – THESE ARE NORMAL COURSE OF ACTIONS,

YOUR NAME HAS SEVERAL MEANINGS, AND IS STRONG – LET NO ONE BRING YOU DOUBT OR ANY FEELINGS OF RETRACTION,

ANYTHING YOU NEED YOUR FAMILY WILL ALWAYS BE HERE TO PROVIDE REMEMBER THIS IN BOLD AND NOT LETTERS CONTRASTIN’,

GOD HAS BEEN SO GRACIOUS TO BRING US YOU –

OUR BELOVED JACKSON.

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