Words cannot express the love I have for you. You are amazing just the way you are. As you grow, I love watching the person you are becoming. You are kind, sweet, polite, and loving. You are curious, patient, generous, and full of faith. You love to learn and try new things. You are wild and full of life. You love your family and we love you. Your sister follows your every footstep and you patiently allow her to follow you, to copy your play. You treat people with respect and trust. I know one day someone will break that trust you so freely give and I would give everything to protect you, but I also want you to live. I want you to experience life. As much as I wish I could expose you only to the good, I know we must also experience the bad in order to truly appreciate all the good things that this wonderful life has to offer.
As I go through the day with you, from the time you wake up and crawl into my lap to cuddle to the time I tuck you in and sing you goodnight, I cannot help but to be amazed. I know we butt heads, often. But my love will never change. I don't know if it is the fact that we are so alike, that you are so like your dad, or maybe a little bit of both, but a day cannot pass without some conflict between the two of us. I learn so much from these conflicts about both of us. I learn how much more patience and grace I need. I see stubbornness and so many other qualities of your personality. I also know that we love to have fun together. I love to spend quality time with you, answer your questions to the best of my ability, dive into wonderful worlds of imagination, and create memories I will hold close for the rest of my life.
You are a gift, and you are loved more than you will ever know. You made me a mom and I promise to always work at being the kind of mom you deserve, the kind of mom that helps you grow into the best person that you can be. I want you to be smart; I want you to be successful. But most of all, I hope you find joy. I hope you continue to have the faith we are raising you in. I hope you grow into the person that YOU want to be.
I am so proud to call you my son. Nothing can or ever will change the love I have for you. I hope you always remember that I will always be cheering for you; always on your side. When life knocks you on your knees, remember you are never alone, and you can always pick yourself back up again. We all fall down, it is a fact of life. Push on, and push back. Never give up, never feel hopeless. No matter where life takes you, I will never be far away. Don't be afraid to live or take chances. You will never truly know what you are capable of until you try. I know you can do great things, because I know you.
John, you are precious to me. I pray for you every day and always will. I thank God for the gift of you. I learn so much from you every day.
All My Love, Always,
Mommy
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