You snuggle close and whisper, “I love you, mama.”

“I love you too, baby.”

All day long, you challenge that love.

You trust it.

I must be doing something right if you trust me enough to hand me that fiesty sass and never doubt my devotion.

That love will always remain.
What else could it do?
Where could it possibly go?
Because even though you can be powered with such unbridled persistence, you also feel and love so deeply.

You were born with such determination in your soul. You are immeasurably passionate about your desires. You know what you want, and even more what you don’t.

You’ve got spunk and a style that can be described as quite a bit funky.

You’re full of sass. We’re working on the class.

You’re nothing if not tenacious.

You keep me on my toes.

In many ways, you are so much like me…just a more compact, much more intense version.

You have grown and changed so much in the short time since your birth, but more than that, you have caused me to grow.

You have such potential. Change for no one, sweet girl. Love deeply, continue to fight for what you believe in.

Never lose your passion, my child.

With wings as powerful as yours, you will ride the strong winds of life, and fly far…

…in your own direction.