There are times

 There are times when I wish I could say everything in just a few simple words.

But love like this… it’s never simple.

It’s in the way I look at you when you’re not paying attention.

In the quiet pride I feel when I see who you’re becoming.

In the small moments we share that somehow mean more than anything else.

I don’t always say it out loud.

But I hope you feel it.

That you are loved more than you can fully understand.

That even when I’m not close by, you are never far from my heart.

And that no matter how life changes, grows, or moves you forward…

there will always be someone here…

who believes in you, loves you, and is endlessly proud of you.