#BecauseILoveYou: The Story of The Two

Once upon a time, there were Two  

One was called Kindness  

The other was called Giving

One day, Kindness and Giving met  

They became friends and then fell in love

Kindness and Giving wanted to create something

To celebrate their love

So they got a pot of Strength and filled it with their Love

But they decided they should add more

They wanted their creation to be even better than the sum of their Two

So they put in a dash of Fun

A hint of Laughter

A passion for Family

They watered their plant with

Independence, Beauty, Song, and Wonder

But they knew that Life was not the same

If you didn’t experience some hardship

They gently placed Sadness, Frustration and Insecurity

On top of the soil

When their creation grew strong

It could choose to remove these from the top of the soil

If it wanted to

Kindness and Giving were overjoyed with their creation

And they watched throughout the years as it grew

First as a seedling, then sprouting tall, adding leaves

Eventually blooming with beautiful flowers

It was then that Kindness and Giving knew

They had done all they could do to help their creation grow

They gently set their pot of Strength and Love in a new place

Where it could live and flourish

And they were proud

And also sad

Because Kindness and Giving missed their creation

They decided if their creation ever needed anything

They would always be ready to help  

And their creation knew that Kindness and Giving were never far away

That she could count on them for anything

Their creation was me.

#BecauseILoveYou,

I want to thank you both for a lifetime of

Kindness, giving, strength, love, fun, laughter

Family, independence, beauty, song, and wonder

With the occasional bout of sadness, frustration and insecurity thrown in

so I appreciate how wonderful my life truly is

You showed me a healthy relationship

Full of trust and communication

Respect and compassion

I wouldn’t be the creation I am today without the tender care 

You both gave to me