Month: April 2008

Dear Dad F

I’m writing to you today because I wanted to let you know that I love you!  You’re a great father and grandfather.  I also wanted to let you know that you raised two very intelligent and well-rounded children.  They are your legacy!

You raised your children by your example.  You didn’t say, “Do as I say, not as I do.”  No, your children learned to be good people because of the example that you showed them.  You taught them that family and God are the most important things in life.  You taught them a good work ethic because you yourself have strong work ethics and you modeled this to your family.  You praised them when they earned praise and you punished them when they had done wrong.

You raised a strong son who has many of your qualities and I am happy for that.  We often have hypothetical children conversations and Rob tells me that he wants to be like you.  I believe that is the highest compliment that you could ever pay someone, but it speaks miles for the deep respect that he has for you.  I’m so happy that I married into your family!

Thank you for being a second father to me and taking me into your family unconditionally.  Thank you for your acceptance of me.

I know that I don’t tell you enough, but I do love you and I respect you immensely.

Love,

Amber

Dear Rob

I’m writing this to you today to tell you how much I love you and I wanted to thank you for being such a wonderful husband.  You are so incredibly supportive and for that I am both thankful and lucky.  When I was looking for a mate, I only wanted four things:  someone taller than me, someone older than me, someone who has a college education and someone who is gainfully employed.  If I had just gone with those qualities I would not have found you.  I’m glad that you’re so much more than all of those qualities!

I am also so very glad that we have so much in common, but at the same time, we are each other’s strength.  Where I am weak, you are strong and visa versa!  You are such a wonderful compliment to my personality!

Another thing that I was hoping for in a man was that he had a good family.  I’m so glad that you have wonderful supportive parents, too.  I love your family–I know you know; I’ve told you a million times!  It really does make life easier when everyone just gets along and there’s no bickering!  Your family is so easy to get along with and I love it!

We are well on our way to another phase in your military career and I’m excited.  It brings new and exciting challenges, but it also creates some anxiety and frustration.  I’m looking forward to our new move and our new house.  We’re almost there.  I know that you’re stressed with your job and I will try to make it as painless as possible so you don’t have to worry about the homefront–just worry about your Soldiers.  I’ll take care of you–because you take great care of me.

I just wanted to let you know that I love you!

Love,

Amber