アンナへのプレゼントの絵本
明日は、アンナの満２歳の誕生日。私は昨日、アンナへのプレゼントの絵本を買いました。その絵本は、食料品店（Giant)の冷凍食品売り場の隅に特設した“バーゲンの本”のワゴンに何気なく積まれていたのです。私は、この絵本を見た時に何かピーンとくるものを感じ、この絵本の方もまるで「私を見つけてくれて、ありがとう。あなたのために、私は寒さに耐えて待ってたの。」と言ってるように思えました。 ．．．そして、この絵本を手にして読んだ瞬間、私の目から涙が流れました。
"Every Year On Your Birthday" By Rose Lewis
Every year on your birthday, I think about the day you were born, how the sun must have shone, or the moon looked so bright.
I wasn't there, but I was thinking about you as I waited at home to be your new mother.
On your first birthday, family, friends, and even pets help you blow out your candle. It seems like the whole world is celebrating!
Every year on your birthday, I see you sleeping peacefully, snuggled with your favorite blanket and sleepy bear. And I still wonder what miracle brought us together.
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Every year on your birthday, I think about how quickly your gurgles have turned to giggles. It seems like just yesterday when I met you.
. . . . . . (１ページ 省略）
Eyery year on your birthday, I think about the six Chinese girls who shared a big room with you in China. They knew you before I did. They are your first friends, like sisters, the ones who touched you and heard you cry and laugh for the first time.
. . . . . . (２ページ省略）
Every year on your birthday, we looked up at the stars and remember your Chinese family. They are a part of our family now, and I hope somehow they feel the magic of your love too.
まるで私の気持ちがそのまま、絵本になったようでした。こうしている今も、この絵本は涙を流さずには読めません。今までこんなに絵本に感動、感激したのは、この本が初てなのです。
今日、私は花束を買いました。この花束は明日、アンナの産みのお母さんに感謝を込めて捧げたいと思います。
"Every Year On Your Birthday" By Rose Lewis
Every year on your birthday, I think about the day you were born, how the sun must have shone, or the moon looked so bright.
I wasn't there, but I was thinking about you as I waited at home to be your new mother.
On your first birthday, family, friends, and even pets help you blow out your candle. It seems like the whole world is celebrating!
Every year on your birthday, I see you sleeping peacefully, snuggled with your favorite blanket and sleepy bear. And I still wonder what miracle brought us together.
. . . . . . (3ページ省略）
Every year on your birthday, I think about how quickly your gurgles have turned to giggles. It seems like just yesterday when I met you.
. . . . . . (１ページ 省略）
Eyery year on your birthday, I think about the six Chinese girls who shared a big room with you in China. They knew you before I did. They are your first friends, like sisters, the ones who touched you and heard you cry and laugh for the first time.
. . . . . . (２ページ省略）
Every year on your birthday, we looked up at the stars and remember your Chinese family. They are a part of our family now, and I hope somehow they feel the magic of your love too.
まるで私の気持ちがそのまま、絵本になったようでした。こうしている今も、この絵本は涙を流さずには読めません。今までこんなに絵本に感動、感激したのは、この本が初てなのです。
今日、私は花束を買いました。この花束は明日、アンナの産みのお母さんに感謝を込めて捧げたいと思います。
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