Dear Daughter of ours,
I hope you know what a gift you are & have always been...
We love, that thanks to you, we are parents and feel extra blessed to be yours.
"To be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and undoubtedly inhabited."
– Anne Buchanan
“When you moved, I felt squeezed with a wild infatuation and protectiveness.
We are one. Nothing, not even death, can change that.” - Suzanne Finnimore
"You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make.” - Gordon B. Hinckley
“Motherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind.”
- Howard W. Hunter
“There is no role in life more essential and more eternal than that of Motherhood.”
-Elder M. Russell Ballard
Psalms 127:3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
“Husbands and wives who love each other will find that love and loyalty are reciprocated. This love will provide a nurturing atmosphere for the emotional growth of children. Family life should be a time of happiness and joy that children can look back on with fond memories and associations.”
-Ezra Taft Benson
“The Family is the most important unit in time and in eternity and,
as such, transcends every other interest in life.” -Howard W. Hunter
I am not alone...
Running errands and talking on the phone,
I am pleasantly reminded that I am not alone.
Little tiny hands a precious rounded knee
pushing and twisting that no one can see.
Oh sweet child kicking up your heels,
it is our little secret that only I can feel.
I look forward to your birth,
when I can kiss your skin,
but for now I will just smile,
As I feel you play within.
“You should express regularly to your wife and children your reverence and respect for her. Indeed, one of the greatest things a father can do for his children is to love their mother."
- Howard W. Hunter
"Father, is the most noblest title a man can be given." -Robert L. Backman
"Fathers, by divine decree, you are to preside over your family units. This is a sobering responsibility and the most important one you will ever assume, for it is an eternal responsibility. You place the family in its proper priority. It’s the part of your life that will endure beyond the grave."
-L. Tom Perry
"God bless you, dear fathers. May He bless you with wisdom and judgment, with understanding, with self-discipline and self-control, with faith and kindness and love. And may He bless the sons and daughters who have come into your homes, that yours may be a fortifying, strengthening, guiding hand as they walk the treacherous path of life. As the years pass—and they will pass ever so quickly—may you know that "peace... which passeth all understanding"(Phil.4:7)
As you look upon your sons and daughters, who likewise have known that sacred and wonderful peace. Such is my humble prayer, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, amen." - Gordon B. Hinckley
“No one else will ever know the strength of my love for you.
After all, you’re the only one who knows the sound of my heart from the inside.” -Kristen Proby
Thank-you for making me your mama...
We will love you
for forever & all eternity,
XO Mom & Dad
M a t e r n i t y M o d e l: A s h l e y D a l l e y
P h o t o g r a p h e r: L a i n e e R e a d
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