"It's beautiful, Mom! Thank you so much!"

"Happy birthday, sweetie," her mom said, giving her a warm hug.

Inside, Lacy found a journal—a beautiful leather-bound book with pages filled with inspiring quotes and blank spaces waiting for her to fill. There was also a note from her parents, expressing how proud they were of the person she was becoming.

As she opened the journal to the first page, a small piece of paper slipped out. It was a poem, handwritten: