Seven Years of Blessings

Tonight I kissed a six year old good night. In the morning, I'll hug a seven year old. And that's all I've got to say about that!!!

To The Kid in our house.....
Very little did we know that your visit with us would last so long! And we are so glad it has. You have brought our home much laughter, many smiles, and lots of tears. Our prayer for you has not ever changed: "God, please do whatever it takes to make him your man." Sometimes. I've wanted God to ask my opinion about exactly what that should be; but mostly I am content to be on the journey with you.

This has been a big year. You have learned to read really well. You can add and subtract with the best of them. You've lost lots of teeth. And no one is faster on a little red bike than you! You have learned that dogs die, mommies get sick (and well again!) and that Jesus loves you most of all! You've done book reports, been a "ring bear," acted in a play, sung on the stage in big church and been baptized. Yep, it's been a big year all right!

You've learned hard stuff, too. Sometimes judges take too long to make decisions, teachers yell, people who should call you forget to, and that too often people will judge you by the color of your skin. You have learned that sometimes storms come, but God is always bigger than any storm!

Some of your favorites this year,,,meeting Haley Barbour (now you aspire to be governor!), weekends, Webkinz, National Geographic anything, Thomas Alva Edison, Scooby Doo, parks, worms, dirt, mud, frogs, going on "dates" with mom, digging in the garden or watching NOVA with dad, watching cartoons with Gran, harry and Fritz. You now own about 30 bears all of whom have names and personalities.

Only God knows what next year will bring. My prayer for will continue to be, "God, please do what it takes to make him your man." And like last year and the five before that, we'll journey through whatever that is together.

Happy Birthday to You!