It was early spring, I just found out you were in my belly. I would not know for months whether you were a boy or a girl. 

I could have sworn you were a boy until I heard those words, "Congratulations, you are having a little girl!" 

As each day you grew bigger, my love for you grew even more.

But what to name you?

I thought for a very long time......

It is decided.

You will be called Evelyn.

It is my great grandmothers name.

She is a very strong woman, and you will be too.

I was excited.

I was also scared.

I didn't know what to do.

I had no job.

How was I going to raise you?

How was I going to teach you to be strong?

How was I going to earn enough money?

Where is this path going to lead me?

All these thoughts kept weighing down my mind.

I started to see the light.

I was going to go back to school.

I wanted to give you the best life.

This meant getting an education and starting a career.