While the physical structure of the Cross will be a beacon of hope to the many travelers, we believe our organization will have a unique opportunity to offer messages and programs of opportunity for daily living. The Cross Foundation is pleased to announce the "I Love You Card" program. The premise of "The I Love You Card" is that many children today never hear the words, "I Love You" from their parents. In many cases this phrase has not been a part of the language of families for generations. The Cross represents "I Love You" in a supreme way. The Foundation's hope is to carry that message into homes around the world.

The premise of “The I Love You Card” is that many children today never hear the words, “I Love You” from their parents.  The absence of this phrase in many families is often the result of this phrase not having been a part of the language of the family for generations. 

We feel the best time to start a new tradition of language is with the newest families (i.e. Parents of newborns).  Hence, we have created the “I Love You Card”.  The “I Love You Card” is simply a small card given by hospitals to new parents, which suggests that parents begin a new tradition of language by saying “I Love You” to their newborn as they cross the threshold of their home for the very first time.  Further, it suggests that saying “I Love You” as the first words of the morning, and the last words at night, will instill a sense of comfort, acceptance and love in the life of their newborn and the family. 

A recent Iowa State study showed that successful relationships with our spouses are directly related to the level of nurturing relationship that each spouse had with their parent(s).  In fact, children of single parent nurturing relationships were more likely to have a quality relationship with their spouse, than children of two-parent families where nurturing did not exist.  Through the “I Love You Card” we hope to instill a new tradition of language in the newest of American families, which ultimately leads to those more nurturing environments.

Several hospitals have adopted the "I Love You Program". To find out more. . .