12th Year Letter to my son
February 8, 2022 Rhett – I woke you up this morning softly singing the Happy Birthday song. When I got to the end of the song, in my own sleepy state, I realized that you were actually my gift a dozen years ago on this day. This “birth” day of yours, was the most incredible gift I ever received. Although we celebrate you annually on this day and look forward to another trip around the sun, I will forever be grateful of the gift you were to me on this day. You made me a mom, something I never imagined for myself. You have been my joy, and my strength. You have been my greatest accomplishment. For your short 12 years, it’s been a journey for you with experiences most don’t have until they are adults. Not only have you been blessed to ride shotgun to your Mom’s career, joining me in travels all over the country, living in two states, attending events and even sitting in a chair as a model from age 2 on….you have walked a path of great tragedy and loss, by losing a parent throu