June 10, 2016
My Dearest Maxwell,Even before you were born I knew that you were destined for greatness: To be a great person who will achieve many great accomplishments, and make great changes in the lives of many people. You have never proven me wrong, although you have tried many times, and you have certainly made my life a great one, full of happiness, exhaustion, pride, more exhaustion love and joy. You are a gift from God to me and to everyone around you.
Maxwell, you and I have always been a great team; from the day I discovered you were growing within me, you have been a fighter for me and I have been there to fight for and support you. You and I are a family, a small one maybe, but with all of the love, praying, strength, happiness, caring, productivity, efforts, joy, hard work, fun times together, trials we have faced together, enormous Blessings from God that we have received together, illnesses where we have taken care of each other, disappointments in friends, all of the life learning experiences, all of the temporary obstacles which we made into stepping stones, all of our disagreements along with our agreements, the everyday ups and downs, we are actually an extremely large family in all that we have faced, achieved, conquered, and held onto our Faith and let God sail us through the storms to calm peaceful waters.
Son, you are enormous. You are my motivation, my inspiration, and my strength. When life has given me an emotional roller coaster you have been my inner strength in the outward form. You have been my reason for fighting, because you began this life of yours as a fighter. More than the best team member one could hope for, you are the best family member one could ever dream of having, and you are my everyday joy and happiness, as well as my comfort and strength; and, as well as being my son who I could never be more prouder of, even on days that you have fallen short of your potential.
Maxwell, my son, you are in control of your life, and you must remember that every single choice you make will determine the way that your life will be. Never forget this, and always think carefully and make the right choices. Never be spontaneous whenever it comes to making choices regarding your life. God will always guide you, but you must remain in constant communication with Him; and always stay aware of God, and be open and clear headed to receive His messages; and you will never miss or ignore any of God’s messages signs and directions for you.
As you begin a new chapter in your life of middle school, always remember not to dwell in the past but to learn from it. Always remember to stay focused on your present and your future; and to live and enjoy each day to the fullest. Fill each day with love and laughter, pleasant and happy thoughts, kind words, and kind deeds, and always remember to give thanks to God for everything. You see, academics is important. I will never discount that fact. But the person you CHOOSE to be in the world is more important than all the A’s in your classes. Being a God fearing, people loving, kind person will take you farther than any grades could ever hope for in the world. Your heart is big. Your love is unmeasurable. You just have to remember to show the world your good. But be careful when doing so. Always speak your truth clearly, and always speak up for yourself, for as you have experienced, people are only too happy for you to take the blame for them. By not defending yourself you will be given the blame. Adhere to what you believe in and what you know to be right. Never let anyone or anything convince you to detour from the right path, not even for a second. Always be a leader and not a follower, and always lead in the right direction. There will often be times when you will lead and no one will follow. As long as you have made the right choices, and are leading on the right path and in the right direction, do not dismay. Keep on leading, and do not look back or slow down son, but continue moving forward and rising upward.
My sweet boy, you are an intelligent, analytical, caring, and are becoming a fine young man who is destined to accomplish much, and affect many lives positively. Let nothing or no one deter you from this destiny. As you enter middle school, you will encounter many false people in this world. I pray they are few and far between and you don’t become one yourself. As I have told you so many times, not everyone who claims to be your friend really is one. Friends prove themselves by their actions and not their words. Sadly, many so called friends will envy you and try to pull you down to their level. These are the people that you must immediately cut yourself off from, and you can teach them by example, but do not befriend them as they will be like an anchor around your neck, pulling you down into the quicksand of their own idle and non- productive lives. Some of them will seek to ruin you for the simple fact that you are successful. Hopefully, you can make a positive difference in the way these people think, but teach them from afar, way afar.
Do not be easily tempted. Temptation and the Devil disguise themselves well, and most attractively. Temptations will be everywhere but keep your head to the sky. Ignore all temptations no matter how enticing they may appear to be. Walk with God and in times of need reach out for God and ask Him for His help, and God will take your hand, and He will guide you and protect you. Always keep praying to God, and keep in constant communication with him through prayers, talking to Him, and reading about Him. Do not let anyone or anything prevent you from accomplishing all that you have been called to do.
I will always be in your corner, on your side, and there for you, just as I have always been. Maxwell, you are such a wonderful person, and you will always have my love, respect and pride. Apart from God, you are, have always been, and will always be, first and foremost in my life. More than anything else, I wish for you the very best of God’s richest blessings. God has truly blessed me as I have been, and will always and forever be your mother which is indeed a great honor.
My dearest treasured son, there will be bad days, bad people, bad choices, and bad temptations. But at the end of the day, you must be able to look in the mirror and be proud of yourself. No amount of love that I can give will change your responsibility to yourself and God. You must do that on your own. But I will always be here to guide you, correct you, and love you, because that is what a mother does for her son.
You were my wish granted 11 years ago. And each day that I pray for you to become the person God has intended you to be. You see my plans may be greatly different from God’s. So many years ago I stopped praying for my plan for you to come to fruition and began praying God’s plan for you become visible. Listen and look for God. He is everywhere. He is in the voice in your mind that says “don’t do that”, He is in the paper you wrote in 3rd grade about God being your hero. He is in the teacher that tells you new information. He is the friend that plays tag with you. And I can promise you this, HE is in your mother’s voice when she says I love you.
I love you my sweet and precious gift from God. I am proud you.
My Wish…..
I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow,And each road leads you where you wanna go,
And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile.
But more than anything, more than anything
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
I hope you never look back, but you never forget,
All the ones who love you, in the place you live,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
And you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
And always give more than you take.
But more than anything, yeah, more than anything
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish. Yeah, yeah.
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish (my wish, for you).
This is my wish (my wish, for you)
I hope you know somebody loves you (my wish, for you).
May all your dreams stay big (my wish, for you)
I love you to the moon and back…..foerver and ever and always….more than anything in the whole wide world…..
MOM
