Dear Birthday Girl

 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.

Proverbs 31:25

It's amazing how the heart works. How it can feel so full when you get married.....and then you have a baby and it doubles in size. I trusted God would make room, again, in my heart for baby #2, but I just had no idea......no idea how this little lady would change me. I love her so differently.....like I have a million secrets to share with her and a million pains I want to shield her from. As a woman, I know what she's up against....this equally thrills me and terrifies me. Though the world will tell her that it's only the outside beauty that matters, I want her to know that her true worth & identity will be found in the outpouring of what's on the inside. That God created her soul to yearn for relationship.....and the only relationship that will fill that need is intimacy with her creator. I want her to know she is smart...that her thoughts & ideas have value. Above all, I want her to know that she will always be loved, wanted and cared for. 

Happy 1st Birthday Sweet Baby Girl .... you have my heart 

We celebrated her big day at the zoo and then enjoyed pink cupcakes.....she approved