Alissa, You Hold Us Together

Because you help us fix them and keep moving on.

Alissa, you hold us together,
When everything around us turns upside down.
You’re more than a title, more than a leader,
You’re the one who stands with your people through it all.

Alissa, we see what you’re doing,
Even when we don’t say it every day.
Your kindness, your strength, your patience and honesty,
And everything you do along the way.

Even when you’re far away, you tell us, “Reach out if you need,”
And we know those aren’t just words, because you mean what you say.
You make the hard days lighter, with a smile or something kind,
And somehow working with you makes us want to try.

If somebody makes a mistake...

You help them make it right.

If somebody needs support...

You stay right by their side.

And if this team needs someone standing strong,
We already know where you belong.

Alissa, you hold us together,
Not with big words, but in everything you do.
You’re the kind of leader people want to follow,
Because you never ask what you wouldn’t do too.

Alissa, maybe we don’t say it
Nearly as often as we really should,
But we appreciate more than you can see
Every single thing you do.

Alissa...
We just want you to know
how much we appreciate you.