What a Card Can Do

I received a card in the mail from my parents that had the following passage:

A daughter is a precious gift

When a daughter is born, she fills your life with so much happiness—
It starts when you first hold her close with pride and tenderness.
And as she grows, your loving feelings grow and deepen, too—
You take such joy in what she says and all she learns to do.
Then through the years, the special times and sharing play a part
In all the happy memories you treasure in your heart.
Thoughts of you bring pleasant memories of you as a little girl
And feelings of pride in the woman you’ve become.
Your birthday is another reminder of what a wonderful daughter you are
How much you’ve always meant, how much you always will.

It means more to me now than it would have a few years ago when I didn't have children of my own. It meant a lot.