Dear Mom,
Do you realize you were the first person in this word to love me? From the moment you learned I was just a tiny something growing in your belly, you were the very first person to open your heart and carve a place for me to live. You loved me before you even set your eyes on me. You loved me unconditionally before knowing who I would become. It was an immediate love. Your love has been my foundation as a human. It taught me to trust and how to eventually mimic when one day I would too become a mom.
Dear Dad,
Do you realize you were the first man in this world to love me? From the day your strong hands cupped my little fingers to the day those same hands let mine go, placing them in the open palms of my soon-to-be husband, you have been on the pedestal for how I view men. Your love has been steady, strong, and structured. It taught me respect and how important a father and daughter relationship means for building future relationships in life.
Dear Husband,
Do you realize you were the first person in this world that I gave a piece of my heart to? From those very first dates, your love was different than any love I had experienced before. It was a love that I was willing to give up a piece of my heart for exchange for a piece of yours. Your love has been exciting, challenging, and forgiving. It taught me patience and how fulfilling life can be with a partner by my side.
Dear Children,
Do you each realize you were the first people in this world that made my heart grow? From the very first moments in the operating room, when a doctor held you up and my eyes locked with you, tears rolled down my cheeks and I had to physically gasp for air as my heart grew in my chest. Your love is unlike any other love. Your love transformed me and made me new. Your love is gentle easy, and larger than my own life. It taught me grace and how nothing in this world can amount up to the importance you each hold, because you are my very world.
Celebrate the loves in your life today and every day. Happy Valentine’s Day!
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