To: Philomena Romanelli and Stella Crocker...
Dear Moms,
Sylvia and I are writing you one letter because we know that wherever you're traveling you'll be reading it together. There are no Mother's Day Cards that we could find that would really tell you what you mean to us.
We want you to know that before the two of you left, you gave us gifts that we will never forget. It's because of those gifts that the two of us are one.
The first gift you gave us was yourselves. You taught us the meaning of love, of courage, and how to lead by example...and not only by words. Even though, as each of us was growing up, we didn't think you knew what was best for us we realize now that being a Mom didn't come with an instruction manual.
You two taught us to how to be individuals and think for ourselves. You taught us the meaning of going against the odds and coming out winners. How to climb mountains that would come our way. How to dance in joy and hold fast to the tears that were in your hearts. Why? Because you were...Moms...and we realize that we were the lucky ones to have you two.
We must have caused you both many tears...not on purpose but because we were your kids and you loved us. We remember the 'words of wisdom' you gave...Just wait until you're a parent, then you'll understand. There are no instruction manuals labeled 'Parent'. We found that out.
What you have shared with us we pass down to our children. But we wanted to let you know that, all that the two of you were to us as we were growing up, you still are. Distance will never change that. The two of you are still our Moms. We talk about you often and we wanted you both to know how much we miss you. You're in our hearts more than you will ever know.
Thank you, both for being who you are and for helping us to be who we are and for the chance we had to find each other and be one couple. I know that this letter will reach you and I hope it will make you smile as much as the two of you have helped us to smile.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY
Love ALWAYS,
Sylvia and John
PS We're enclosing a video that probably says more than we could express in our own words.
Sylvia and I are writing you one letter because we know that wherever you're traveling you'll be reading it together. There are no Mother's Day Cards that we could find that would really tell you what you mean to us.
We want you to know that before the two of you left, you gave us gifts that we will never forget. It's because of those gifts that the two of us are one.
The first gift you gave us was yourselves. You taught us the meaning of love, of courage, and how to lead by example...and not only by words. Even though, as each of us was growing up, we didn't think you knew what was best for us we realize now that being a Mom didn't come with an instruction manual.
You two taught us to how to be individuals and think for ourselves. You taught us the meaning of going against the odds and coming out winners. How to climb mountains that would come our way. How to dance in joy and hold fast to the tears that were in your hearts. Why? Because you were...Moms...and we realize that we were the lucky ones to have you two.
We must have caused you both many tears...not on purpose but because we were your kids and you loved us. We remember the 'words of wisdom' you gave...Just wait until you're a parent, then you'll understand. There are no instruction manuals labeled 'Parent'. We found that out.
What you have shared with us we pass down to our children. But we wanted to let you know that, all that the two of you were to us as we were growing up, you still are. Distance will never change that. The two of you are still our Moms. We talk about you often and we wanted you both to know how much we miss you. You're in our hearts more than you will ever know.
Thank you, both for being who you are and for helping us to be who we are and for the chance we had to find each other and be one couple. I know that this letter will reach you and I hope it will make you smile as much as the two of you have helped us to smile.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY
Love ALWAYS,
Sylvia and John
PS We're enclosing a video that probably says more than we could express in our own words.
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