The initial inspirations we had for deciding to name her Hope are the following painting and poem by Akiane (painted and written when she was 11 years old):
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Listen to Akiane recite another one of her poems, called Love:
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September 17th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
i love the peom as much as i love mine which mine is
never let the fears inside you scear you away from your true love