Ayanna Rae Hernandez.
One year ago today, I had the privilege of witnessing your birth, Miss Ayanna Rae Hernandez. You were absolutely beautiful from the beginning — like a little angel. There was Christmas music playing in the background and it seemed like the perfect delivery. There was no screaming, no fighting, no negative energy. In fact, it was smiles, laughs, and cheers for your mom the entire nine or so hours that I was there.
So a year has flown by and you’re truly growing more beautiful every day. On top of that, you’re constantly laughing and smiling like we all were in the delivery room that day. It’s almost like that environment molded you into the bouncing baby that you are today.
It is my prayer that you continue being bright and cheerful as you get older. Life will not be perfect nor will it be easy, but if I could impart any advice to you, it would be to stay positive in all things. If I were ever given an opportunity to go back in time to fix anything in my own life, it wouldn’t be the trials and hardships themselves — it would be my attitude amidst the adversity. Everything happens for a reason, but it is your responsibility to yourself to search deeply for the good when the surface appears to be all bad.
The people around you love you very much, Ayanna, and we are so excited to be a part of the journey you are now taking. We will have the rest of our lives to create more and more memories with you, but please always remember that your family, family friends, and godparents have your back regardless of the circumstances.
It will be important, as you get older, to listen carefully to the wisdom of your family and also to the wisdom God will begin to instill in you. He has a plan for you that is beyond what you can possibly imagine, so always have faith in that promise. Oh yeah, and no boys until you’re thirty-five.
Love you, Ayanna.
Ninang (godmother) Gem
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