I am always one to be super demonstrative with my love and affection… I’m that touchy, feely kinda’ gal. If you are just meeting me, you can expect to get a hug by the end of that meeting. My own children know that to see me is to hug and kiss me. They can expect to hear that they are loved many times a day. In our family, we automatically say “I love you” before hanging up at the end of a telephone call. Several times, I have accidentally told my professional clients that I love them when ending a conversation… most say that they love me, too. LOL! 🙂 I mean it when I say it to the ones I really love, but sometimes it comes more from habit -than from heart.

I have found writing a special note of appreciation and encouragement really touches people. Even to read the handwritten words, “I love you” seems more meaningful. As a mom of four kids, I have kept a journal throughout the years. Sometimes I have needed my journal to be my therapist, other times to chronicle my joys or challenges. But when I read back through the pages of my past, I am most appreciative of the special thoughts and poems I have written about my children. Some of them are a mere five words, while others fill a page.

I was touched when I came across this poem that a parent wrote so beautifully for their child. They took it a step further as they created this piece of art out of their words. I want to encourage you to leave a written word and legacy of your thoughts and feelings for your children. You don’t have to be an English Major… just be you – the proud and loving parent of your cherished child. I promise you, you will never regret it. And, whether you are here, there or gone, every time they read what you have written to and for them, they will feel your love for them. ♥