Dear Anna, Feb.1,2010
Happy birthday. I won’t embarrass you by posting cute little baby pictures of you in your birthday suite.....even though you do have the cutest cheeks!
Twelve years ago when you were born it was a birthday of sorts for me as well. Before you were here my life’s purpose was a blur. Since that snowy day in Febuary however I’ve never been at a loss for direction.
We tease you that you are a handful of a child. And it’s true. Man, you give your family a run for our money. Nothing is easy with you. Being your mother is exhausting. And challenging. And rewarding. And fun. I never know what a day will bring with you but I always know that I’ll learn something. Some subjects we are currently studying: patience; humility;but you are an expert on having a good and warm heart. You want everyone to feel welcome, no matter what they look like or act like. You do not understand why people can be mean for no reason and best of all you teach me lessons about family everyday. Dad, Josie, and Me are so important to you. Even if it is just to sit and ALL of us watch a movie together. You love it when your entire family is present...I love that.
You are thoughtful, kind, funny (really really funny), smart (a little too smart for your own good sometimes), precocious, talented and beautiful.
You roll your gorgeous big brown eyes at me when I tell you that one day you’ll be glad that you feel things so deeply. You sigh annoyingly with me when I tell you that your intense nature will be your trademark and bring you success. You say it’s cliche when I tell you that you can do anything you set your mind to. But I mean every word of it. You know what’s boring? People who are boring. You. Are. Not. Boring. People are drawn to you because you are interesting. But interesting is hard when you are a kid. Kids are easier when they blend into the landscape. Which you do not.
Everyday with you is a moment for me to become a better mother which begins to complete me as a woman and for this, and everything else, I thank you.
Happy Birthday my Sweet Love,
Mom xoxoxox
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This is one of the places we donated to at Christmas
This is a link to The Red Thread~the other charity that we diecided to give to at Christmas time.
My dear friend Sonya has been dedicated to The Red Thread for years now. If you are wondering how to help Haiti, anything that you give to her will 100% go to the Orphanage. Sonya is one of the most honest ladies I have met, and passionate about these children.Sonya will visiting in March. This was all planned before the Earthquakes.Please keep her in your prayers in the upcoming months~Thanks Sonya!!!
Joe, Anna, and Josie....
Somedays, everything I want to say to you, has already been said by someone else, about someone else, who has a far better ability with the English language than I do. No matter how I put the words together inside my head, they never come close to telling you what lies within my heart. I wish you could see inside me, so you would know just how very precious you are to me. I wish I had the words to tell you.XOXOXOXO
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