{"id":78,"date":"2014-08-21T05:58:43","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T05:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/?p=78"},"modified":"2015-05-10T15:16:32","modified_gmt":"2015-05-10T15:16:32","slug":"a-love-letter-to-my-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/2014\/08\/a-love-letter-to-my-children.html","title":{"rendered":"A Love Letter to My Children"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve never needed to be right. <\/p>\n

What I tell my children is to remember what I did right.<\/p>\n

Remember the moments I caught myself distracted and not listening to what made your world go round and I stopped and heard your precious voice.<\/p>\n

Remember the moments I sang to you in the car while the rain poured down and I made the rain seem equal to the sun.<\/p>\n

Remember the moments when the normally peaceful me raged like a lion in your defense.<\/p>\n

Remember the moments I read you a story and I told you the world could be yours.<\/p>\n

Remember the moments when you forgot who you were and I was the loudest reminder in the room.<\/p>\n

Remember the moments I kissed your boo boo\u2019s and you knew that love could heal all.<\/p>\n

Remember the moments that I woke you up ever day and your grin reflected the joy in my face. <\/p>\n

Remember the moments when the world seemed scary and I told you it wasn\u2019t and I was the safest person you knew. <\/p>\n

Remember the moments you sensed you were grown and I was both happy and sad.<\/p>\n

Remember the moments you left the safety of home and I told you that soon you would be happy and free even without me. <\/p>\n

Remember the moments when we were together and all seemed right with the world and I told you not to worry that time would capture it all.<\/p>\n

Remember the moments when you were mine and I was yours.<\/p>\n

Remember the moments when LOVE unequivocally met LOVE.<\/p>\n

They were by far the grandest moments of my life.<\/p>\n

I will carry them with me and my hope is that you will carry them with you as well because for all too short a time they were the best of joy and the best of moments and the best of time………………..<\/p>\n

And forever and ever until memories cease me, they were the best of moments that passed far faster than the love I possess.<\/p>\n

So please, whatever you do, remember me as I remember you and remember the moments because absolutely…………….<\/p>\n

Forever and ever I do and forever and ever they were never enough because that\u2019s how much LOVE………I have for you.
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