Words are, too often, just groups of letters arranged by some to fill blank spaces on a page, or spoken by others to fulfill a dialogue, or to break a silence. Words can be abused, get confused, be misused, misspelled, or misinterpreted. Words can be ill-timed, irresponsible, well meaning (but misplaced), misunderstood and, conveniently, forgotten. Words are…everywhere. They seem so impermanent: they expire quickly; they disintegrate; they fall on deaf ears; they fade from pages and memories…Words are, as they say, just words. But these words are not just words. These are my words to you, and they are all I have to tell you that I love you. I am proud of you. I could ask for no greater gifts than you…That I miss you, that I can’t wait to get home to you.

