"A Special Thank-You For Our Daughter-in-Laws"

        Thank you for choosing
        to come into our family
        and for choosing our son
        as your life-mate.

        Thank you for bringing
        into our family
        the special qualities
        that only you possess:
        your charm, intelligence,
        energy, and love.

        Thank you for being a confidante,
        soul-mate, and friend,
        for the cozy chats
        and shared laughter and tears.

        Thank you for your continued
        kindness, acceptance,
        and support --
        both intellectually and emotionally.

        Thank you for the countless
        little things you do;
        you might think they go unnoticed,
        but we see them.

        Thank you for loving our son
        with the intensity and wisdom
        of a wife
        and the gentleness of an angel.

        Most of all, thank you for being you.
        We couldn't love you more
        if you were our own child.

        ~Poem by Joyce Barton~

        Wendy