To have had you as my wife
was a wonderful feeling,
but to see you as a mother
and to share the experience
of being a parent with you
made me happier
than I could have ever imagined...

I know my love for you
grew stronger
and deeper through the years,
because we were a team,
and with everything we shared
as father and mother
as husband and wife,
and as a family growing together,
you brought those same, special qualities
of kindness and caring,
strength and support,
that I fell in love with
right from the start.