Dear Fern,
The other day I was feeling particularly un-lovely. You're totally worth it, but some days I just feel gross being pregnant. I look haggard and tired and bloated. But, when I woke up, there was a note sitting on the kitchen counter waiting for me. It was from your dad and it was incredibly sweet and just what I needed right then.
I hope that one day God will bring you a husband who is as wonderful a man as your father is. I hope your future husband is someone who will love you unconditionally, be steadfast and loyal and a leader. I pray that he will love Jesus. I pray that he will love you with abandon and not be too cool to take you to plays and to have picnics in the park. I hope that he will call you out on your crap and challenge you to become a better person every day. I hope that he will be a hard worker and provide well for you and the family you will hopefully have one day - not because you will not be capable of providing for yourself or because you need him for that reason, but just because he loves you and wants to provide for you. I pray that he will make you laugh and be a good listener and that he will encourage you in your dreams - big and small. I hope he will love all the little things about you and will know you so well that he'll know what you need even before you know you need it. I hope he will be understanding of your faults. I pray that he will respect and honor your marriage and treat it as precious.
These are all things that I appreciate and love about your father and they are things that I am hoping and praying for you.
I know that one day your own "list" will probably have things on it that are different than the things on my own list for you and that's ok. I mostly just wanted you to know how much I love your daddy and how lucky you would be to have a man even a little bit like him.
Love,
Mom
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