To My Friend Ranavan

I have a friend who is waiting to adopt a child. I follow her blog and read along as she goes through the ups and downs of waiting for her referral to come through. I always wish I had something to say to help her get through a day, but I feel as though my words are paper tigers (as the indigo girls would say) and I don't comment nearly as often as I think about her.
So, even though I may have shared it already, I wanted to give a shout out to her today, and dedicate this Indigo Girls Song to her and her husband.
Here are the lyrics.

I wasn't the best one to ask
Me myself with my face pressed
Up against loves glass
To see the shiny toy Ive been hoping for
The one I never could afford
The wide world spins and spits turmoil
And the nations toil for peace
But the paws of fear upon your chest
Only love can soothe that beast

And my words are paper tigers
No match for the predators of pain inside her
I say love will come to you
Hoping just because I spoke the words that they're true
As if I offered up a crystal ball to look through
Where there's now one there will be two

I was born under the sign of cancer(love will come to you)
Like brushing cloth I smooth the wrinkles for an answer(love will come)
I'm always closing my eyes and wishing I'm fine(I close my eyes and wish you fine)
Even though I know I'm not this time

I say love will come to you
Hoping just because I spoke the words that they're true
As if I offered up a crystal ball to look through
Where there's now one there will be two

Dodging your memories a field of knives
Always on the outside looking in on others lives
I say love will come to you
Hoping just because I spoke the words that they're true
As if I offered up a crystal ball to look through
Where there's now one there will be two

And I wish her insight to battle loves blindness
Strength from the milk of human kindness
A safe place for all the pieces that scattered
Learn to pretend there's more than love that matters