Watching Max get grumpy while playing ticket to ride I know that he doesn't want you both to go, and yet he doesn't use words to express it--so he gets grumpy. Then I realize, Dad and I are doing the same thing.
I know that we will never have a chance to have you in our house 24-7-365, but man I wish we could.
Thank you for this weekend. Thank you for coming here, spending money, not studying so we could spend time talking and bonding.
Melissa, you have been such a joy to me. I love you so much, I miss you terribly. I wish I could roll back time to our "Friday Morning Coffee Dates", Driving to soccer practices, piano lessons, I think knowing what I know now, I would cherish these times a little more.
So, I let you go. I want you to know that it comforts me a great deal to know that you have such a great man standing beside you, who loves you, who is holding you up, cheering you on -- on a day-today basis. Thank you Jonathan. You are a prize for this family. You have elevated us--and I hardly think you know how much we love you.
Thank you for serving God. It's one thing that no matter what it looks like for you, I know that the Spirit of the Lord is in you. You can handle anything because He gives you the strength to do it.
So, please know this. You are loved. You are cherished. I am so thankful for the bits and pieces of time we have with you both. They are never, every long enough.
And if I could go one step too far, because, well, let's face it -- it's what I do....I'd love to have you both back in BC, even on the Island...I don't want to pressure you both, but as a Mom I can honestly say, that close is never close enough.
I love you so very, very much. I am so very proud of who you are and all you have accomplished with little to no help from your parents! You used to say as a baby, "I can do it myself!"
And I can honestly say, You can, you really, really can!
Love Mom
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