Dear Mom and Dad,

Thank you for being the best parents you could be. To me, there’s nothing tougher in life than choosing to be a parent and trying to do your best at the job. There are no guarantees. You can do everything right and the product may turn out horrible, and you can do everything wrong, and the product turns out well. Reality is somewhere in the middle.

Thank you for taking me to church whether I wanted to go or not. I’m sure my church life is not what you would have hoped for me, but I assure you God and I are on good terms. That is entirely because of you and the choices you made at a time in your lives when you could have chosen to be irresponsible and immature.

I am thankful you are homeowners again. I am thankful for the stability it will bring for you. And I am happy to see you enjoying the process of making your new home your own.

Looking forward to seeing you next week. Love,

Jean