My Daughter, Catharine was born 32 years ago, she needs constant care and supervision and to this day still lives with me, my wife, and my two younger sons. She suffered asphyxiation during birth due to the umbilical cord being wrapped around her neck, cutting off oxygen to her brain during labor. She was born with heart problems, as well as physical and mental delays. Cathy is a very special child, not because of her mental problems but in spite of them. Everyone that meets her instantly falls in love with her, and she is very sensitive to the feelings of others. She remembers names and faces, picking out people in crowds that we would otherwise miss but her ability to work on jigsaw puzzles is what truly amazes me - the way I describe it in this poem is really the way she works.
When Catherine was still a young child I realized that she would never grow up to lead a normal life, and my wife and I as well as my two younger sons would have to look after her as long as we were able. As a young father, I remember asking God, why her? Why me, Why us? Now, despite the many trials and difficulties we've endured as a family, I thank God for choosing us to care for this wonderful child. I have fully surrendered to God's perfect plan for Catharine, myself, and my family and because of that, I now know, our family puzzle would not be complete without her.
I intentionally used the personal pronouns, I, You, Him between certain stanzas to represent the connecting pieces of the puzzle necessary to come together before I could finally surrender to know God's perfect plan for Cathy, myself, and my family. Cathy, myself, and God needed to somehow spiritually connect before I was able to do that.

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