Dear Mom and Dad,

Thank you for your unconditional love through the years. You both have always been a continuous support system in everything I have done and everything I continue to do. From driving me around to all of my activities and sleepovers when I was younger and in high school to visiting me on campus when I'm missing you guys, you have never failed at being there for me. Thank you for the sacrifices you have made in your lives to better mine.

I know I must have been a handful when I was younger, but thank you for establishing rules and morals in my life to live by. Thank you for raising me in church and showing me what a true family is supposed to be like.

Thank you for listening to all of my indecisive jabbering, and sharing your opinions on what you think is best for me.

Mom, thank you for making me laugh when I feel like it's hardest. Dad, thank you for being my strong rock to lean against when I feel like I'm falling.

I know when I left for college you both experienced the empty nest syndrome, but you told me it was fine because that's what is supposed to happen. Thank you for explaining to me that it is OK for me to not want to live at home forever.

Thank you for challenging me and pushing me to be a better person and to do the right thing.

Thank you for showing me what love is supposed to look and feel like. There are no other parents I'd rather have.

Mom, I hope I can be at least half the mom you have been to me. You have shaped me into who I am today, and as I am growing older I am definitely starting to see your compassion come alive in me.

Dad, thank you for showing me how a husband is supposed to treat his wife, and how a daddy is supposed to treat his daughter. I hope one day my husband will take after you.

Thank you both for the long hugs goodbye, and for never leaving without telling me you love me.

Thank you for providing for me beyond what was needed, even when I wasn't thankful. You both are such a blessing to not only me, but to those who you encounter.

I not only strive to one day be wonderful parents, as you have been to me, but to also spread the joy of the Lord as you do.

Thank you for all you have done and will do for me, and mostly for all of the love you have showered me with.

Love, your daughter,

Kelsey