At the beginning of last summer, my 10 year old sat down with a piece of paper and told me she was going to write down some thoughts about me. Nothing really spurred her to do it, she said she just felt like writing down her thoughts. I was busily preparing for the weekend and didn't pay much attention. Well, when she handed me the paper, I read it and by the time I was done, tears were flowing down my face. It was the sweetest thing she has ever written and her thoughts seemed to "raw" and genuine. About a month later, I typed it up verbatim and printed it on some decorative paper. Then the summer went by fast... I meant to frame it, but never seemed to find the time. There is sat on my desk, a daily reminder of how lucky I am to be the mom of such a wonderful daughter. A few days ago, I came across a portrait of Madison that I had taken last spring, right around the time she had written that beautiful letter to me. I had take the portrait in honor of her 10th birthday and had not ordered the print yet from my vendor. Well, I put "2 and 2" together and realized the letter and the portrait would look great side by side. Today I finally got my act together and here is the finished project. It is now one of my most cherished posessions and I plan to hang it in my bedroom where I can look at it every morning when I wake up.
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