37 Wishes I have for my Girls…

I often think about what my girls will be like when they are grown. Will they love the Lord? Will they be close sisters? Will they want to spend time with me? Who will they date? Will that person treat them with love and respect? What will their personalities be like? What job will they take on? etc., etc., etc. So…I came up with 37 wishes for these sweet girls. From a momma to her daughters, here goes:

I wish …

1. That God is the center of who you become and who you choose to marry loves the Lord as well.
2. That your beauty will be fully evident to yourself forever and always.
3. That your heart remain open and ready to love yet strong enough to walk away when someone’s unworthy.
4. For you to keep saying no to what doesn’t feel right
5. For you to continue to stand up for yourself and remain feisty.
6. For you to understand that boys — or girls —  will never make you happier than you can make yourself.
7. For you to understand that money is just something that fits in a purse. Your true worth is within.
8. For you to feel free from societies’ pressures and rise above to be your own person.
9. That you grow up and choose to love someone who loves you to the moon and back.
10. That your idea of a good time always be a good book, a good movie and a bowl of popcorn — and climbing trees.
11. That you set no limitations on who you are, what you can be and where you can go.
12. That you will never, ever listen to me when I tell you not to leave me — no matter how hard I cry.
13. For you and your sister to be best friends forever and ever, long after I’m gone.
14. For you to see the world not through pictures but through your own eyes.
15. For you to know that your job is how you make money but how — and whom — you choose to live is your life.
16. For you to understand that sometimes we don’t get what we want.
17. For you to understand that if we try hard enough we always get what we want.
18. That you always own your feelings. Your sad ones. Your angry ones. Your frustrated ones. Your jealous ones.
19. For you to know that I will always honor who you are, no matter who you turn out to be.
20. That you remember how hard I tried to be a good mom.
21. For you to forget all the times I yelled.
22. For you to always remember our family traditions and, yes, how corny they were
23. That you go out of your way to be a good friend to those who need it. And everyone needs it.
24. That your bedside table will always be covered in books and pens to dream and capture dreams.
25. That you will forever be a Daddy’s girl.
26. For you to relish how your feet feel in the grass. And how the sun warms the top of your head.
27. That you will always be true to who you are and how you feel and never worry about what others think.
28. That you will love yourself first and foremost. Always.
29. For you to always believe in yourself.
30. For you to say yes way more than you ever say no to what you want in life.
31. That you will always feel confident in your body.
32. That you will love food for how it nourishes you but you will never let it own you or bring you down.
33. For you to understand what makes you happy and always, always do more of that.
34. That you will always love walking barefoot in the creek, skipping rocks and collecting stones.
35. For you to question everything. Wonder about everything. And be infinitely curious
36. That you have a zero-tolerance policy for people who disrespect you.
37. For you to understand that love is something we carry inside of us, no matter where we are. And no matter where you go, I will be in your heart forever.