a single yellow sunflower growing out of the ground

My dearest one, imagine your heart is a beautiful garden. Sometimes, people might do things that hurt, like weeds that sprout up and choke the pretty flowers. These weeds are like sad feelings: anger, sadness, maybe even a little bit of hate. They make it hard for the happy flowers to grow, right?Now, grown-ups sometimes hold onto those weeds, thinking they'll somehow make the hurt go away. But you know what? Holding onto those weeds only makes the garden sadder and the flowers weaker. It's like carrying a heavy backpack full of rocks--it makes it hard to run and play.Forgiveness is like gently pulling out those weeds. It's not saying the weeds didn't hurt the flowers, but it's saying we won't let them take over the whole garden. We'll pull them out, and let the sunshine back in. We'll let the happy flowers bloom again.God loves us so very much, and He forgave us for all the mistakes we've ever made, even the ones we don't even remember. That's a big, big garden, full of weeds! And yet, He still loves us and