Bianca: You were born YOU for a reason. You were born to have your very own passions and loves and hobbies. You don’t have to follow trends and do what everyone else is doing. There is only ONE of you for a reason. God has special plans for you dear that include you only. You are perfectly imperfect and gorgeous and sweet and I wouldn’t want any other child in your place. The other day I told you were beautiful. I love to do that often. Not just beautiful on the outside but beautiful on the inside. But when I told you that you were beautiful, this one time in the sea of a million other times you looked at me funny. You looked at me almost with sadness in your eyes and you said “Really? Are you just saying that?” And I think I felt a piece of my heart drop away into my feet. I sometimes wish I could follow you around school. I want to make sure no one is being mean to you, or ignoring you or putting you down. But I know that sometimes you protect your children in ways that you can’t imagine. I have to let you grow up and be you and learn some life lessons for yourself because the ones we learn on our own always come with the biggest rewards. I also have to give you more credit. You are no longer that shy four year old you are now a beautiful young lady and you have to find your voice and it has to be YOU who discovers just how strong and amazing you are. (With gentle nudging from me I can’t really not be there in some way.) I see pieces of me in you. I haven’t even necessarily done anything to ingrain them. I believe you were given these little gifts in the womb. Our body language, your smile, your eyes are all so much mine sometimes. So I know when I am no longer here you will carry me in your heart everywhere you go. Anyhow sweet Bianca, more changes are headed your way. We will discuss those when we reach that bridge. But I need to close this out with the same thing I tell you all the time. You. Are. Beautiful. And special and sweet. And you will always be my little girl! I love you my Binks
Credits:
Pink Reptile Designs and Studio Basic: Take Note
Pink Reptile Designs and Little Butterfly Wings: Lean on Me
Little Butterfly Wings: One of a Kind, Flairs and Borders Vol 2
Pink Reptile Designs: Scribblededo
Amy Martin: Whip it Up
Heather Joyce: The Mary Kate
