Generation NeXt Parenting: That girl

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

That girl

I just had to brag on my son. I knew you'd all appreciate it. This is a poem 19-year-old (never been kissed) Cory wrote. This is a photo of him with the girls he interned with at church this summer--his friends. Isn't the poem sweet?

That girl, by Cory Goyer

That girl
I don't know her hair color
I don't know her smile
I don't know her laugh
I don't know the color of her eyes
Or her favorite song
I don't know her passions
I don't know the thing she hates
I don't know her face
I don't know where she likes to hide
Or the twinkle in her eye
I don't know if I know her
But I know she is that girl

I would give my life for that girl
I would give up everything for that girl
I would die for that girl
I would live for that girl
I would love that girl
I would care for that girl
I would take care of that girl
All for that girl

I know she is beautiful
I know she is smart
I know she is wonderful
I know she is funny
I know she is amazing
I know she is mine
I know she is that girl

She may not know it yet
For I surely don't
She may mat not love me yet
But I know she will
Because I know I will love her
With all that I have
She may not even know me yet
But she will know me more than anyone

She may has a past
Wrong things
Regrets
Sorrows
But I will not see these things
I will wipe away her sorrows
I will not remember her wrong doings
I will not regret
Because if everything
She has ever done
Will lead her to me
Then I thank her past

So God I pray
I pray for that girl
I pray you let me wait
I pray you let her wait
I pray for her safety
I pray for her happiness
God lead me to that girl

6 Comments:

At Tuesday, 02 September, 2008, Anonymous said...: What a sweet poem! Thank you for sharing it, Tricia. Sounds like some girl is going to have a fine young man someday when God leads them together.
At Tuesday, 02 September, 2008, Anonymous said...: That seriously needs to be converted into a song.....
At Tuesday, 02 September, 2008, Jessica's Visions said...: Wow!!! I seriously got chills!! I know he will find her!!
At Tuesday, 02 September, 2008, Anonymous said...: I can only hope & pray that this will be the thinking of my boys as they get older. Thanks for sharing!

Rebecca
At Thursday, 04 September, 2008, Ali said...: what a great poem :)

oh hey, I'm a Montana girl too! I grew up in Bozeman. I miss it so much!!
At Friday, 05 September, 2008, Michelle said...: WOW! What a great poem. That girl will be blessed to find him someday. Awesome.

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: Name: Tricia Goyer; Location: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Tricia Goyer is the author of thirty books including Songbird Under a German Moon, The Swiss Courier, and the mommy memoir, Blue Like Play Dough. She won Historical Novel of the Year in 2005 and 2006 from ACFW, and was honored with the Writer of the Year award from Mt. Hermon Writer's Conference in 2003. Tricia's book Life Interrupted was a finalist for the Gold Medallion in 2005. In addition to her novels, Tricia writes non-fiction books and magazine articles for publications like MomSense and Thriving Family. Tricia is a regular speaker at conventions and conferences, and has been a workshop presenter at the MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) International Conventions. She and her family make their home in Little Rock, Arkansas where they are part of the ministry of FamilyLife.

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