What the world needs now...

My daughter went back home today and before the jeep was even out of the parking lot, I was missing her. A little girl of 7 years who holds my heart so tightly within her hands. She is autistic and will always be my little girl and that is fine with me. I love it when she smiles and says " daddy, Im going to miss you" or when she does something she shouldnt have and says" you broke my feelings" because she was corrected. Those cute little things that remind you how good life really is. The little reminders that life is full of blessings though sometimes they are veiled. She will almost certianly never live independently or hold a job yet I am blessed that she also will never go thru the teen stage of hating her father, If I am lucky. I first met this little girl when she was six months old and had no father. I fell in love and married her mother. The child became my own and I was with her for five years and have watched her grow and struggle and achieve the great everday miracles that she has finally attained to. Her mother and I seperated two years ago but she is still my daughter. In my heart, that will never change. Some people think I am crazy to care about a child who I have no real responsibility too. But they are wrong, I have ties to her that run deeper than blood ever could. Not everyone is so lucky and able to choose the children they are given. She is my family in a stronger sense of the word than most people will ever understand. In the past few weeks, she has been staying with me and every single day has been a gift. I guess this whole article has no real point, except to hear myself rant. But I leave you with a thought, Find someone who makes your heart feel that way and hold on to them... TIGHTLY. The world is a cruel place and takes away so much...Don't let it take that oppurtunity from you. As a tear falls on the keyboard, I close my message here with the words of wisdom from an old song... What the world needs now is Love.