Wives
“I really believe the hardest part is behind us now. And whatever comes next, I know we can handle it, because we already have.”
“You teach a classroom full of children every day, and they adore you. But the ones who have learned the most from you are the ones who call you mom.”
“When our kids fall down, in any sense of the word, they run to you. You are their soft place to land, and their biggest cheerleader.”
“You care for patients all day and then come home and care for all of us. I have no idea where you find the energy, but I am in awe of you.”
“You forgave me for something I have not managed to forgive myself for. You did it quickly and without a speech and then you made dinner.”
“People ask if I would do it all the same way knowing what I know now. They expect a pause. There has never been one, and it slightly annoys them.”
“There is a new little person in our home, and they already adore you. So do I, more than ever, after everything you did to bring them here.”
“The kids will tell you today that you are the best mom in the world. For once, I hope you believe them, because they are absolutely right.”
“Every time one of our kids smiles, I see a little bit of you. The best parts of them came from the best part of my life.”
“When we run into your former students, they always light up when they see you. I know exactly how they feel, because I still do the same thing.”
“I watch you with them and I understand things about my own mother I missed. You are patient in a way I have to work at, and they will never notice.”
“The kids will bring you breakfast in bed, but this one is just from me. I see everything you do for this family, even the things nobody else notices.”
“At three in the morning, with the baby finally asleep, I look over at you. And I think that I am the luckiest man in the whole world.”
“You taught our kids to read, to ride a bike and to say please. You would say it is just what teachers do. I say it is what great mothers do.”
“You have walked more miles of hospital hallway than most people walk in a year. Tonight the shoes come off, the feet go up and I take care of you.”
“I am grateful for a lot of things, and the day you were born is at the top of the list. Without it, I would never have known what it feels like to be this happy.”
“All those years of nursing training, and now you are learning on the job. Trust your instincts. They have never let a patient down, and they will not start now.”
“Sorry is a hard word for me to say, and you know that better than anyone. So please know I mean it with everything I have. I am sorry.”
“Someday I picture us on a porch in two old rocking chairs. Still talking, still laughing and still arguing about the thermostat.”
“I know you are already waiting for our baby's first word. With a teacher for a mother, I have a feeling it will come early.”
“Some of my favorite moments are just watching you with our kids. The patience, the hugs and the way you always know what they need.”
“This was not the year either of us planned, not even close. But we held on to each other, and that turned out to be enough.”
“This year asked more of us than any year before it, and it did not ask nicely. You kept holding my hand through all of it, even on the days you were tired.”
“I am not a romantic man and you married me knowing that perfectly well. So take this as evidence that I have been thinking about it for a long time.”