Free and Confident

Sarah,

The girl in the pink dress. You are the love of my life.

Over the past few days of reflecting I realize I have not done my very best to SEE you. To SEE all of you. I want to know you deeply. I want to know all of you. I want you to feel my love, and not for the role you play in my life but simply because you are loved UNCONDITIONALLY.

I love this picture of you. You are free, confident, and spontaneous. I love this Sarah (because I think you love this Sarah). I want to be a part of you giving yourself the freedom to be this Sarah and not the "be ready for anything and protect yourself Sarah - isolated."

You are truly special, an incredible woman, a serving mother, and a faithful queen.

This week you are at the Deeper event. Dropping you off at the airport was so incredibly hard. I am so proud of you for going. I don't like using that word because I think it comes off as arrogant but that is not what I mean...what I mean is, I know this is so hard, I know it is not your first choice...by any stretch. But I think at the core it is more about what is possible for us, for our kids, and that is why you make yourself go. My prayer is that it becomes more about doing it for you - because you matter - I want you to know how much you matter.

You and God already have such a cool relationship, my prayer is he pursues you this week and the two of you connect in a new and fresh way. My prayer for that to happen is NOT so you will change for us - but because you and your heart matter and you are loved, I hope that you feel that this week.

I adore you and hope you also have some fun.

Your dude - Ned