To the Child Inside the Storm,

Thank you.

Thank you, for holding on when you were ready to let go.
When you try so hard but never measure up to expectations.
When you became a disappointment instead of “Daddy’s Little Girl.”
When the words, “I’m proud of you” are never spoken.
Thank you, for holding on when you were ready to let go.

Thank you.

Thank you for stepping out, when you wanted to run away.
For giving him your number and meeting face to face.
For having the courage to move hours away from “home.”
For putting pen to paper the first time after an accidental OD.
Thank you for stepping out, when you wanted to run away.

Thank you.

Thank you, for finding strength when you were paralyzed inside.
When you hear the words “stage 4 cancer, it doesn’t look good.”
When you lose your only true friends within months of each other.
When you have to say, “Good-bye” and feel life abandon the one you love.
Thank you, for finding strength when you were paralyzed inside.

Thank you.

Thank you for loving again, when you’ve endured devastating loss.
For taking a chance and getting married to a man you thought you knew. .
For choosing natural birth and embracing ALL of the pain.
For finding life and love in the eyes of your “special angels”
Thank you for loving again, when you’ve endured devastating loss.

Thank you.

Thank you, for choosing life when all hope and desire to live was gone.
When your marriage becomes a nightmare instead of a dream come true.
When you start to believe “you’re crazy” and “don’t deserve the respect you’re demanding.”
When you almost end it all with a bang and choose Christ instead.
Thank you, for choosing life when all hope and desire to live was gone.

Thank you.

Thank you for choosing surrender, when the road ahead was unknown.
For trusting God and moving back to your hometown.
For finding your people, purpose, and passion.
For stepping into your vulnerability and unveiling your strength.
Thank you for choosing surrender, when the road ahead was unknown.

Thank you.

Thank you, for your acceptance when all you’ve known is rejection.
When your inner child stops hiding and learns to be silly again.
When you show off your style even if you walk alone.
When you learn to love yourself, just as you are.
Thank you, for your acceptance when all you’ve known is rejection.

Thank you.

Thank you for never giving up on me, when I had nothing left to give.
For standing strong even when you can’t move forward.
For seeing beauty in the sunrise after a raging storm.
For finding a reason to laugh, love, and live again.
Thank you for never giving up on me, when I had nothing left to give.

To the Child Inside the Storm,

Thank you.

Thank you for being a Little Girl with a Warrior’s Heart.