Everything that was given to me was through a woman. From my name to my taste in fashion it was a woman's influence that was behind it. My mother raised me and my two younger siblings on her own. Although our relationship wasn't the best our relationship is in a better place as I write to you. When I look at my relations with the female gender, I often compare it with the relationship I have with my mother. I have some bumps and bruises along with scratches and scars, but every time I see them, they are lessons. Politics and pop culture should not define what a woman is or how a woman should carry herself. It is written in God's word what a woman's role, position, and purpose are in the past, present, and future.
Mary Danielle Montgomery you were born on September 6, 2023. Your zodiac sign is Virgo. You weighed 5lbs, 5oz. You are a mixture between me and your mother. Contrast to your brother Aiden, you were delivered at 6:15am. You and Your brother share the same crib. You are the apple of your father's eye. It is the duty of myself and your mother to give you the things we didn't have.
Mary, I want you to put more energy into your mind than into your physical appearance. Yes, as a woman/female God gave you a body structure that no plastic surgent can imitate. However, I write to you to not just give you rules I will not practice, but as a man who can be teachable. I also want you to understand that women/females aren't meant to be doormats or secondary. My hope is to teach you to think before you speak and that a woman/female's true power is in her words. Proverbs 18:21 (KJV) reads, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." As your father it is my duty not just to raise you until you hit twenty-one, but to teach you how to think critically about the world you live in. From now to my last breath, I will mold and shape you into the woman God desires for you to be in His eyes.
Throughout your life you will meet people. Some people will be in your life for the long haul. Some people will be in your life for a season. Buildng relationships with both males and females is important and beneficial. This will help you understand situations and topics from a broader perspective. There are issues that females/women go through that are sensitive and important. But there are issues that males/men go through that are sensitive and important as well. It is vital for you to understand that in order for the male and female gender to co-exist properly both genders need to understand their functional roles as told to us in the book of Genesis.
Let not your authority be in the choosing of the fate of a developed fetus or trying to be equal to a man. But in being a wife and a mother. Like Esther let your beauty be displayed through your love for God and His word. Be a noble example and representative for your parents and the household you keep. Keep your head held high in spite of critics and naysayers. Remember to engage every encounter with love, respect, and understanding. They will be times when you will be the teacher and then there will be times when you will be the student. I write these words to you out of love not as mere instruction. May you find admiration and inspiration within every line and precept. Your father loves you with all his heart and soul.
You may be a product of my imagination, but you are still important. The reason why you are important is because you are the blueprint as to how I want to raise a daughter. Truth be told, I may not know how you will look physically but I will accept you as you are. Your passions may not be mine but as long as you put God first in whatever you decide to do, I will support you. I want you to put your mind into whatever it is you want to do as a woman in the 21st century. I want you to know that you can be strong, smart, and independent in a righteous and humble way. The things your father learned he learnt on his own. I want for you to have instructions from the minute you learn your ABC's up until you hit twenty-one. I want you to be and feel loved not with the lashing of a belt or with tough words, but with wise counsel. I don't want you to fear coming to me or your mother for anything. If you need a hand to hold on to, I will be there as we go through the battlefield called life.
Sincerely Yours,
Malcolm Darius Montgomery
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