You are without a doubt the biggest blessing God has ever given me. I’m so lucky that your mom and dad chose me to be your godmother. You never fail to put a smile on my face. Watching you grow into a smart, beautiful, kind, silly {almost} 7-year-old has been a wonderful experience, and even though you’re probably still too young to read this, I want to make you some promises.

1. I promise that you’ll always have fun when you come to visit me.

I’ll take you to the movies, and dance with you in the kitchen. I’ll watch your favorite show with you and make you chocolate milk. I’ll bring you to the Children’s Museum and buy you candy. In about 14 years, I’ll take you to a bar and buy you a drink. I know that you don’t get to visit that often since you live so far away, but I promise you’ll remember every trip to Louisiana.

2. I promise to always strive to be the kind of woman you can look up to.

I’ll make the right decisions and do my best to be a role model for you. I’ll never do anything that would cause you to not be proud of me, and I’ll never do anything that I wouldn’t want you to do.

3. I promise that you can talk to me about absolutely anything, and I’ll never ever judge you or be mad at you.

I’ll be your confidant. I’ll keep your secrets. I’ll guide you through you bad decisions and screw ups, and guide you down the right path.

4. I promise to cherish the time I get to spend with you.

Living so far away is tough and I miss you all the time. When you come to visit, I’ll spend as much time with you as possible and cherish every second with you. Especially now, because you’re growing up so fast and you’re not so little anymore.

5. I promise to love you unconditionally, every single day for the rest of my life.

Nothing you can ever do will make me stop loving you. You are my pride and joy, and the best thing in my life. You’re my biggest blessing, and I love you more than anything in the world.