Dearest sweet girl…

I know you’re hurting. I know you’re suffering. I know you feel like it will never get better. So much of your life has been filled with pain, sorrow, loss, anger, and loneliness. It’s hard to see out of the dark when a path isn’t lit.

I’m here.

I’m here to hold you. To guide you. To comfort you. To let you know, your life will amount to something so beautiful and beyond your dreams. You will find a love you’ll hold so tight. You’ll connect with others so deeply. You’ll share hearty, stomach-aching laughs that make you so happy you cry. You’ll find such deep comfort, trust, and grace in a partner, a partner who adores you, treats you so special, and makes you feel like you matter…and that you’re perfect as you are.

You are not broken. You are not unlovable. You’ve been dealt adversity and grief. You’ve been dealt loss and pain. But you are not that loss. You are not that pain. You are not darkness.

You shine so bright. You love so big. You care so much. You will persevere against what may seem insurmountable. You will find joy, community, and light. You will grow to love and learn who you are at your core and the special gifts you have to offer the world. You shine so bright. Shine unapologetically bright.

Be the light, the compassion, the joy, the curiosity, the free, the brave, the genuine, the soft, the tough, the resilient, the gentle…be true. Be it all. It’s all you. Embrace it all.

One day, you will learn to understand it all and how to wield it to keep you safe and protected. One day, not too long from now, you will look back and see with your eyes wide open.

Smile bright little girl. Love fiercely. Question unapologetically. Be every piece of you. You are so special.

Shine bright little girl. I’ve got you.

With all the love in the world,

Your big