Hi darling! Welcome to the my journal, my journey about my real life, my heart and my travels photographing beautiful souls! Sit back, have cup of tea and stay for a while and be sure to say hello!
Dearest Leiliah,
I imagine one day, when your 25 you might stumble upon this letter while searching instagram, or googling our names. You’ll sit with your legs cross leaning over the keyboard, maybe a coffee in your hand and your hair down. Maybe you’ll be wearing yoga pants but you’ll be elegant and graceful, full on the wonder and curiosity we planted in you for so many years.
I want you to know that ever second with you had been glorious. Every moment from the first time I kissed your face and every other kiss you’ve receive was full of this incredible love I can’t put into words.
I grew up with you, being a 19 year old mom meant I learned about myself while learning about you. And now being 30 I look back and think about the girl I was that grew into herself, into a woman, with you on my hip. I wouldn’t change anything.
We are so close, and that closeness is absolutely a treasure to me. I cherish your heart, your wisdom, your playfulness, your joy, and YOU. You don’t have to do or be anything to be radically loved my little Bunny.
I remember holding you, a dream made reality, your PINK nursery the stuff of dreams, and thinking “I was made for this. I was created to mother…” and every second of leading you and loving you, not as a best friend, but as Mother who calls you up and into destiny had been radically incredible.
You are such a beautiful adventure my love.
You didn’t complete me but I needed you. Your sweetness was the breath of air I needed in so many seasons. I prayed you would be sweet, and still do, and God fashioned you wildly and incredibly into the most glorious person, even at age 11.
Your strength and courage astounds me. Your brilliance in enchanting. Your creativity is memorizing. I can understand how the angles watch us in awe by watching you and feeling the same.
I got into your bed the other day and snuggled you. I told you I will do that with you your entire life. I mean it. You are such a gift, and have always been. Don’t let one second be stolen from you pondering the fear that begs to grip you. It’s come for you before because it knows you are LOVE and your middle name declares it.
You’ll be a brilliant woman. You’ll grow in grace and love and touch the world with your gentleness. You’ll create and express parts of God’s heart through your creativity. You’ll be an advocate for those who feel like they don’t have a voice. You’ll teach the silent how to sing again. You’ll grow up knowing you are the Daughter of a King and step into intimacy with Him easily.
These days, you hate “rubby clothes” not one tulle or sequin is permitted to touch you. You love creating and dreaming, bouncing from one idea to the next. Reading is your adventurous escape, and fashion is your muse. We call you a squirrel because every single purse and bag is filled with the treasures you wanted with you that day… and they are all still filled, even though those days are done.
Just keep being you. Completely free to just be. And be love, radical love to the world because it needs the sweetness of a blue eyes beauty with a two dimpled smile that can only be found through you.
All my love darling, Change the world today and everyday…And KNOW completely, you are loved. Happy 11th brithday little queenie. Lucy Loves ME more….
-MOM
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