It'll be okay...

If I Could Talk to Me at Three

If I could talk to me at three

I’d tell me,

It’ll be okay, baby girl,

It’ll be okay.

Life’s never as hard as you think it is.

And we always make it out to be the hardest.

When you’re stuck in the fourth grade

Singin’

“Oh, Sammy, baby! My heart’s in misery,”

It’ll feel like it’s the end of the world

But it’s just the beginning.

We feel so much

And all we want to do is feel more.

Like we’re begging for a heartbreak.

Because the heartbroken are the most interesting

And we love interesting.

I’d say, baby girl,

Life’s not over when you think you’ve lost your best friend

Cause you’ll get her back

And it’ll last a lifetime.

To Africa and back.

Standing outside the closet

I locked myself in by accident

I’d listen to the silent tears

And tell me, baby girl, you’ll get out

Don’t you worry, you’re Papa’s coming.

We may do some stupid stuff,

but we always have a good story to tell.

And those are some of our best.

If I could talk to me at three

I’d tell me,

Love, it only gets better from here.

Never stop believing in princesses, mermaids and unicorns

Never forget how to love elephants and rain, and sunshine on your face

Never forget to love

Honey, that’s the key to us.

Love

Love of friends, love of family, love of God.

It’s scary out there, but he’ll always have our back.

Our heavenly father, our earthly papa, our big brother...

They’re a lot for a single human man to live up to,

But you’ll find him.

Never ever ever ever give up

Because they won’t give up on you.

Baby girl,

I’d tell me,

Romantic love is not all life is about.

You're mama taught you how to love

so much more than just one person.

And don't make fun of her for those piles of cards

Cause one day, they'll be you're only link to her

across the country.

Travel, sweetpea,

That's what our Daddy will tell us

And he knows, generally, 

what he's talking about.

Follow your loves.

Follow your passions.

Lovely little girl,

When it feels like the end,

it’s only the beginning.

Take some chances.

Tell him how you feel

even when he doesn't feel the same way.

Cause one day he will.

Baby girl, don’t be afraid to cry,

But save it for the things that matter

Cherish your grandparents

They've been there before.

Cherish your grandma,

especially.

She’s got a lot of wisdom

And you won’t have her for as long as you think you will.

If I could talk to me at three

I’d tell me,

It’ll be okay, baby girl,

It’ll be okay.

Life’s never as hard as you think it is.

You and me, we always make it out to be harder than it has to be.

Don’t stop smiling,

Don’t stop loving,

And never stop trying.

Cause even when we fail,

We have a safety net to catch us,

And we’ll bounce back better than before.

It’ll be okay, baby girl,

I’d tell her,

It’ll be okay.

Hearts & Hugs,

Rachel