I don't think...we're told enough just how important it is that we're here now. And if you're reading this I feel that you need to know. It's so very needed that you do.

There has been so much hurt in some of our lives. So much fear and so much pain. Some days it feels like that's all it is we're feeling. That this is all that's left in us.

It's...not true. But it feels true.

I don't think we're told enough how precious our presence is. Some of us are told we're unwanted. Others that they haven't given enough, that they haven't done enough. That they aren't enough.

Maybe you've heard it before. Maybe you've told it to yourself even. But you don't deserve it...you really don't.

There are so many hurting hearts out there. So many sad and angry souls. So many voices yelling out and hurting back. I don't want to be another one of those voices. I know neither do you.

So I just want to be that different and small voice for you today. The one that's honest with you.

You've come a long way. It is difficult to see that our smallest steps have lead us up to this point now, but they have. You've done your best to try and understand. To try and express yourself, to love and learn.

I know it's been difficult. I know that you've struggled along the way. And that maybe you're struggling right now. That some days it is so hard to just stand upright when it feels like so many others are trying to slam you back down. But you're here now. We're here now together.

And despite everything you might be thinking against yourself and this world..I'm proud of you making it here. I don't care what has been said in the past. I don't care what they've told you, or maybe even what you've come to tell yourself.

There's still a lot of good in you to me. Take your time. I'll be right there at your side as I always have been.