Dear Little Girl…Love Always

In loving memory of Vahid—my parents’ neighbor and my dad’s “partner,” who showed me what it looks like to live a life of love, service, and quiet faithfulness. This one is for him.

Dear Little Girl,

There will be people in your life
who leave a mark so gentle…
so steady…
so full of love…

that even when they are gone,
you can still feel them.

You will remember:

not the loud moments,
not the flashy ones…

but the quiet faithfulness.

The way they showed up.
The way they cared.
The way they lived.

And one day,
you will lose one of those people.

And it will feel…

final.

Heavy.

Unexplainable.

Because death has a way
of making everything feel still.

But here is what I want you to know:

Love does not end where life does.

It lingers.

In memories.
In stories.
In the way someone made you feel.

And sometimes…

in the most beautiful way…

it continues.

You will picture them again.

Not sick.
Not weak.

But whole.

Laughing.
Talking.
Reunited.

And for you…

you will see something sacred:

Two souls sitting together again.
Partners.
Friends.
Connected beyond this life.

And it will bring you comfort.

Dear Little Girl,

You are learning something about love
that many people miss:

It is not measured
by what someone says…

but by how they live.

By how they show up
when it matters most.

By the quiet ways they care
when no one is watching.

That kind of love?

It is rare.

And when you witness it…

you are witnessing God.

Because God is love.

And people like that…

they reflect Him.

So when someone like that leaves,
it is okay to feel the ache.

It means it mattered.

It means they mattered.

But don’t let the ache
make you forget the gift.

You were given the chance
to see what love looks like in action.

And now…

you carry it forward.

Dear Little Girl,

Let this be what you remember:

Love big.
Love small.
Love in the ordinary.
Love in the unseen.

Because in the end…

that is what lasts.

Not the noise.
Not the things.

Just love.

Always.

🤍