I wanted to take a little different approach today. As I write this letter to my daughter, I hope you read this and understand that whether you are a boy or girl, you have a Father in Heaven who loves you very dearly. I will attempt to write from my heart to Katherine's but know that nothing I can put on this blog will come near expressing the Father's love for you. He loves you very dearly and I do too. I hope you hear a little of Him in this.
Dear Katherine,
I want to start this letter by telling you what a beautiful little girl you are. I tell you this often because it's true and just comes naturally out of my heart but I also tell you this because I want you to know how special you really are. I want you to hear it from me so that you won't have to try to find this type of affirmation from some other boy.
Your smile constantly warms my heart. Sunday, it made my day to carry you out to the car. Right now, you are still small enough for me to do that but I know the time is coming when you will out grow it. I am also constantly amazed by you. I have also told you many times that you are one of the smartest little girls I have ever met. How you know so much at 7 years old is a mystery to me. You are kind, loving, compassionate, strong willed, intelligent, athletic, smart, quick, outgoing, friendly and beautiful all rolled into one little girl. You are all that I could have ever asked for in a daughter and so so much more.
You say things that just make me laugh. I will never forget you telling me that you wanted to run away to another country but that you couldn't because you wanted to take your bible and they would kill you if they caught you with it. You were only about 4 at the time and it was so precious. Of course, I had to talk to David (her oldest brother) about how he filled you with all that stuff but it was one of the little memories I will always cherish.
I also love your independent spirit. It was only a couple of weeks ago that I made you take a roller skating lesson for David's birthday. I was helping you with your skates and you kept telling me that you didn't need a lesson and that you could already skate. I just smiled (not believing you - big mistake) and told you to go get in line for the lesson. As I finished helping your friend Kylie get her skates on and turned around, I was shocked to find you roller skating all over the floor minding your own business. The best thing about that experience was as I left the rink, you skated over to say good bye and I picked you up to give you a hug. With the biggest sparkle in your eye and the warmest smile, you leaned over and whispered in my ear, "Dad, I told you I could roller skate!" It makes me smile just thinking about it.
Many people have said that you will be a handful when you get a little older but I don't see it exactly that way. I know that you are going to be as amazing as an adult as you are as a child. I don't want you to grow up any time soon (even though I can't stop it) but I do look forward to watching you as an adult. I know you will be successful at anything you do.
Now sweetheart, I want to talk about something else. There are times in your life when you do things wrong. Sometimes I have to discipline you for them and that's OK. Sometimes they really make me laugh. What I want you to understand is that if you make a mistake it's fine. I make mistakes every day. Sometimes they just happen. I don't want you to get down on yourself when you do something wrong. I am not going to lie to you and tell you that there is no right or wrong. That's not true. But I do want you to know that even if you do something wrong, it doesn't change what an amazing, wonderful, and truly great person you are. Nothing can change that. I have seen you come down pretty hard on yourself when you make a mistake and sometimes that's not good.
Here's what I want you to do if you make a mistake. Admit it, ask for forgiveness, forgive yourself and try not to do it again. But no matter what you do, my love for you will never change. When I first held you, it was one of the greatest days of my life and I was totally speechless. I was completely in love with this little baby in my arms. Every corner of my heart was filled with love for you. Over the last seven years, something has happened that I didn't think was possible. My love for you has grown. You know that God gave us His son Jesus to take the punishment for our sins. One of the great things about God is that He didn't stop giving with Jesus. He gave you to me. You are so special to me and I am so proud of the little lady you are becoming.
You are so beautiful and I love you with all my heart.
Dad
An that's a letter from the Minion
Dear Katherine,
I want to start this letter by telling you what a beautiful little girl you are. I tell you this often because it's true and just comes naturally out of my heart but I also tell you this because I want you to know how special you really are. I want you to hear it from me so that you won't have to try to find this type of affirmation from some other boy.
Your smile constantly warms my heart. Sunday, it made my day to carry you out to the car. Right now, you are still small enough for me to do that but I know the time is coming when you will out grow it. I am also constantly amazed by you. I have also told you many times that you are one of the smartest little girls I have ever met. How you know so much at 7 years old is a mystery to me. You are kind, loving, compassionate, strong willed, intelligent, athletic, smart, quick, outgoing, friendly and beautiful all rolled into one little girl. You are all that I could have ever asked for in a daughter and so so much more.
You say things that just make me laugh. I will never forget you telling me that you wanted to run away to another country but that you couldn't because you wanted to take your bible and they would kill you if they caught you with it. You were only about 4 at the time and it was so precious. Of course, I had to talk to David (her oldest brother) about how he filled you with all that stuff but it was one of the little memories I will always cherish.
I also love your independent spirit. It was only a couple of weeks ago that I made you take a roller skating lesson for David's birthday. I was helping you with your skates and you kept telling me that you didn't need a lesson and that you could already skate. I just smiled (not believing you - big mistake) and told you to go get in line for the lesson. As I finished helping your friend Kylie get her skates on and turned around, I was shocked to find you roller skating all over the floor minding your own business. The best thing about that experience was as I left the rink, you skated over to say good bye and I picked you up to give you a hug. With the biggest sparkle in your eye and the warmest smile, you leaned over and whispered in my ear, "Dad, I told you I could roller skate!" It makes me smile just thinking about it.
Many people have said that you will be a handful when you get a little older but I don't see it exactly that way. I know that you are going to be as amazing as an adult as you are as a child. I don't want you to grow up any time soon (even though I can't stop it) but I do look forward to watching you as an adult. I know you will be successful at anything you do.
Now sweetheart, I want to talk about something else. There are times in your life when you do things wrong. Sometimes I have to discipline you for them and that's OK. Sometimes they really make me laugh. What I want you to understand is that if you make a mistake it's fine. I make mistakes every day. Sometimes they just happen. I don't want you to get down on yourself when you do something wrong. I am not going to lie to you and tell you that there is no right or wrong. That's not true. But I do want you to know that even if you do something wrong, it doesn't change what an amazing, wonderful, and truly great person you are. Nothing can change that. I have seen you come down pretty hard on yourself when you make a mistake and sometimes that's not good.
Here's what I want you to do if you make a mistake. Admit it, ask for forgiveness, forgive yourself and try not to do it again. But no matter what you do, my love for you will never change. When I first held you, it was one of the greatest days of my life and I was totally speechless. I was completely in love with this little baby in my arms. Every corner of my heart was filled with love for you. Over the last seven years, something has happened that I didn't think was possible. My love for you has grown. You know that God gave us His son Jesus to take the punishment for our sins. One of the great things about God is that He didn't stop giving with Jesus. He gave you to me. You are so special to me and I am so proud of the little lady you are becoming.
You are so beautiful and I love you with all my heart.
Dad
An that's a letter from the Minion
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