I Love You So...
by Marianne Richmond
"I love you." "How much?" "SO much." "How much is 'so'?"
"WAY, WAY MORE than you know..."
I love you as BRILLIANT as each sparkling star,
and as WAY OUT as space, I love you THAT far.
"That IS a lot," you say, "but HOW did it start?
WHERE did love come from to be in your heart?"
YOU put it there, really, when you and I met.
And I know for certain WITHOUT you I'd fret.
From MY HEAD to my TOES, I was feeling inside
a devotion for you SO DEEP and SO WIDE.
And now it's ENORMOUS and wonderfully real
and hard to describe HOW MUCH I feel!
I love you as AWESOME as a thundery sky,
and as SOARING as mountains, I love you THAT high!
I love you as SILLY as a puppy dog's kiss,
and as QUIET as midnight, I love you like THIS.
"Do you love me EVERY day?" you ask with doubting awe,
"or does love go UP 'N DOWN like a teetering see-saw?"
I love you as STEADY as the earth rounds the sun,
though SOME days of life are the FARTHEST from fun.
"Like when you feel MAD?" you ask with distress,
"'cause I've BROKEN the rules or made a BIG mess?
Or, when I'm UNKIND, and your feelings are BLUE,
do you love me ALTHOUGH I do what I do?"
I love you being NICE, and when you're CRANKY, too.
I love you without liking the NAUGHTY things you do.
My 'love you' DOESN'T change like the temper of the days.
It's a CERTAIN kind of thing in many DIFFERENT ways.
You're my SWEETIE, my dear, my SMILE and laughter.
You're my PLAYMATE for always, and my JOY ever after.
Hanging out WITH YOU is where I want to be...
eating ice cream sundaes or watching the TV.
Under your umbrella, behind you on a bike.
BY you and BESIDE you is what I REALLY like.
"Even when I'm SICK...and I can't get out of bed?
Do you love me better HEALTHY than with fever in my head?"
I love you sick or able. You're ALWAYS you to me,
the ONE I LOVE forevermore. Undeniably.
I CAN'T IMAGINE life before you came along...
me there singing senseless, no MEANING to my song.
Call it MEANT TO BE or simply blessed fate,
you fill my heart WITH LOVE...and for THAT I celebrate.
Payton Chandler,
You are TWO! You really have no idea how much your Daddy, Mommy, brother and sister love you, and WE really have no idea what we did until you entered our world. Your precious, fiesty, and funny personality has added so much to our family. We never knew we were missing something so wonderful! We have a fear that you are going to be spoiled rotten your whole life and for some reason we're OK with that. Landon and Reagan make sure you never are sad for long and they don't allow Mommy or Daddy the chance to stay upset with you! You have us ALL wrapped around your little finger. To think our "baby" is two makes us so sad, but knowing you are turning into the most amazing little girl makes our hearts smile. We are so lucky to be your family and thank God every day for giving us YOU! Incredible, spectacular, YOU! We love you from your head to your toes and cannot wait to see what year number three has in store!
HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY!
With all our love,
Mommy, Daddy, Landon and Reagan
9 comments:
Tears! What sweet sweet words!
She is SO your mini me!!!!! Oh my word.
Happy Birthday, Payton sista! It hurts my heart that I don't know you as well as your siblings, but I still love you!!! Love, your aunt Katy :)
SO sweet Shannon!!I am catching up on all your fun posts. I love love love all your new home decor, those floors are beautiful. Precious family girl! Happy birthday sweetie pie P :).
Those words are so precious and so true! Your pictures tell a little story about that sweet fireball that's irresistible! I can't believe she's 2! Time has flown by and like you I can't even remember what it was like before Miss P was in your family. She's the cherry on top!
Crying as I read that sweet sweet poem.
Happy 2nd Birthday Payton! i agree with Katy, she is absolutely your mini me.
So VERY wonderful. I don't know who is more blessed, you to have her or her to have you! What an amazing family!
OH MY! SWEETEST POST EVER!!! Happy Birthday Payton Pie!
I'm trying to get back in the "blog game"! Visiting yours made me SMILE so BIG, "mom"! Hilarious!
Travis may get to go to Irving! Walker and Hadlee are so excited b/c I told them we would come see y'all!!!!!!!!!!!
Miss and love you friend! PRECIOUS, fun posts!!!!!!!!!!!
love this!!! happy birthday, sweet payton!!
That photo of her with her eyes closed, in the coral dress and matching polka dot headband looks like her momma! This post just made me want a girl someday, even if she looks nothing like me. Such a sweet, tender post. You will be so glad you took the time to do that!
Happy Birthday Payton! She looks EXACTLY like you especially in that last picture!!
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