Dear Annessa

Dear Annessa,

There is nothing I love more than being your mom. Nothing. I wish I could explain to you how happy you make me. You put everything into perspective - work, family, every little stress seems so little when I am focused on you.

Tonight we read Olivia in bed - you had the little Olivia finger puppet and I had the mama one. You laughed and giggled as we made our fingers dance to the rhythm of the words. I knew right then that this was the best part of my day. I looked at you extra hard, listened extra hard. Trying to bottle the memory in my mind.

The beauty of being a mom is in the little things - reading to you, seeing you make a new friend, listening to you rattle off the people you know in your prayers...These are the moments I live for. The moments I treasure. Thank you for giving my life depth.

I love you.
Mama