"He broke down her walls without her even noticing. And when he rebuilt the walls he added windows to let the sunshine in."

I never planned on meeting you. In fact, I never even planned on looking for you. I was totally convinced that my heart was far too damaged to ever belong to someone else again, but then I met you. You slipped quietly into my world, but awakened something loud and vibrant in my soul. I have always been convinced that I was just damaged goods, but during my soul searching you proved that to be false.

It was so different, coming home and having someone asking about how my day was. Finally, someone wanted to know everything about me. Not just the good things, either; you wanted to know the bad. Oh god, and I was hesitant to tell you. But, eventually, I told you why the boy I loved broke my heart and how I couldn't get out of bed for days. I told you how I skipped class to listen to sad songs just because my anxiety was eating away at me. I told you about the time I was 13 and my dad left a goodbye on a piece of paper. I told you about the time I wanted to end my life. And for some mysterious reason, you stayed.

Usually, when people dig that far deep into my thoughts and my past, they take off head-on into the other direction without looking back. But not you. You pull me in closer, look me in the eyes, and kiss me with an empathy that I've never known before. You are quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. You never judge me, and you never hold anything I say against me. You push me to communicate and say what's on my mind, and laugh with me when the thoughts I put into words are too goofy to make any sense. You reassure me that everything is okay when I become overwhelmed, and hold me when I become too sad to function.

You pay attention to the details, like the earrings I wore two days ago or the perfume I'm wearing. You make sure I know that you can handle me, but aren't afraid to call me out when my sassy attitude gets out of hand. You tease me about my silly quirks, but I wouldn't want it any other way. You build me up and encourage me to do everything I want to do, because you fully believe I can do anything I set my mind to. And once I reach my goals you're the first one to tell me, "I'm so proud of you."

You have made me happier than you realize, and I'll be forever grateful that you walked into my life and have kept me smiling on the daily ever since. Thank you for being one of the greatest blessings God has ever sent me.