Dear boy,
I hope you live your life like one. I hope you love adventure and love to get dirty, to make things explode and to take the more dangerous road, to explore, to risk and learn from failure, to risk and taste success. Let your heart be colored by discovery.
Dear girl,
I hope you live your life like one. I hope you get dressed up and all pretty-fied sometimes, and other times you'll take that dangerous, dirt-covered road with the boys. I hope you realize your own worth and recognize that simply because you're a woman, you are truly beautiful. Don't be afraid to be you. Let your heart be colored by a genuine radiance.
Dear warrior,
I hope you live your life like one. I hope you fight for those you love, persist despite the weariness, and don’t take your times of rest for granted. I hope you hate injustice. I hope you carry yourself with honor and yet know the meaning of true humility, realizing that meekness does not equal weakness, but rather a strength unknown to most. Let your heart be colored by courage.
Dear sinner,
I hope you live your life like one forgiven. I hope you extend grace to others, knowing that you don’t deserve the grace they extend to you. I hope you can let go of your pride and see yourself through the Lord’s eyes – as one worth nothing and yet as one worth dying for. I hope you find the secret of living life on your knees. Let your heart be colored by truth and second chances.
Dear friend,
I hope you live your life like one. I hope you know the value of honesty and trust. I hope your laughter outweighs your arguments or petty issues, and that you have open eyes and an open heart to other people’s pain. I hope you pick up your phone in the middle of the night. I hope you listen more than you talk and give more than you take. Let your heart be colored by the test of time and shared memories.
Dear lover,
I hope you live your life like one. I hope you share your deepest fears and biggest dreams without fear of being betrayed or not being good enough. I hope you give all of you and leave your hesitations behind. I hope you can trust, let go of hurt, and can start new each day. Let your heart be colored by forgiveness.
Dear you,
I hope you live your life.
Dear Shanface,
ReplyDeleteI hope you live like one. I hope you swim in a sea of good books and fruit smoothies. I hope you dance like no one's watching, with only a dish-towel as your partner. I hope you laugh at yourself more than you take yourself seriously. I hope you never lose your righteous indignation when filth and lies threaten to discolor your world. I hope you never stop growing; never stop learning. I hope you remain set apart; forever His. Lastly, I hope you will always be the peanut butter to Becca's jelly (until she finds a hotty-pants manly butter).