My Dearest,

You are the first one I ever fell in love with. I held you 6 hours after you were born and you wrapped your little fingers around mine and I felt tears. I felt genuine love for you since you were born. You’ve been my rock through every rough time. You have been my saving grace and my source of happiness and laughter for every single minute since that day that you were born to your beautiful mother. You are so smart, and never let anyone tell you different. You can do anything you put your mind to, and if someone tells you that you cant? Point them to me, and I’ll have words for them. Today, I was listening to one of my favorite poems and this passage stuck out to me:

“You will put the “wind” in win some lose some, you will put the “star” in starting over and over, and no matter how many land mines erupt in a minute, be sure your mind lands on the beauty of this funny place called life.
And yes, on a scale from one to over-trusting I am pretty damn naive, but I want her to know that this world is made out of sugar. It can crumble so easily, but don’t be afraid to stick your tongue out and taste it.”

I am naive, I trust to easily and you know that already at 4, but you also know the amount of love is shown is the amount is shown back to you. Always show love with no wants for anything in return. Give, and walk away with a smile. I will always worry about you whether you’re 2 or 22, and will call just to hear your voice and see pictures of you that will always melt my heart. Good things will come to you my love. So sing loud in the car, run fast through the grass. Enjoy the little moments my dear. I promise, to always be a phone call away to bail you out of any situation. I promise to hold you close when you’re hurt and protect you from anyone with ill intentions. I promise you, this world is not all sunshines and rainbows but I promise you it will be worth it, and your life will be a perfect song. Not every day will be beautiful, but you can always find beautiful things in the most ordinary situations. Never stop asking questions, and searching for things to learn about and never stop running and singing and dancing. I want you to never stop speaking out and voicing your concerns.. But my biggest want for you is to love hard. Love hard and love wrecklessly. Give love to people who may not deserve even just your breath, but give them love anyway, because that heart of yours? Is so pure, and cares about the people around you so deeply that I wish the adults in this world could be more like you.

I will always love you,

Your God-Mother.