I am beyond thankful for my four amazing children! The love they have for each other, their adoration of their dad, their heart after God, their willingness to love on others-young or old. They teach me every day how to be a better person.
Gaby, my oldest, my tender hearted girl. She served in the church nursery this morning, and after service one of the grandmother’s who serves in there with her, came up to me and told me how wonderful she was. That is a weekly occurrence, no credit to us as her parents, she has such a heart for God. She loves holding and loving on the little ones at church. She looks forward to being with them every week. Yet she can be spunky and sassy; silly and giggly; sentimental and sweet. Dressed as Thing 2 for the fall festival, a punk for our murder mystery party, yet the most classic and conservative of all my girls. 🙂 Mature, yet fun loving. Capable and organized. A treasure for sure! She can go from playing babies with a little one she is babysitting, to sitting in a class with a group of adults being confused for someone’s wife!
Max, my only boy. My big teddy bear. He pretends to be tough and says he’s never getting married, but he loves to play with little ones. He gets his Hess truck collection out and shows them all the buttons and lights. He looks so cute holding a little one, it melts my heart. He’s a behind the scenes guy. Ready to serve, but not up front. He holds his own with three sisters, enduring their TV show choices (often wedding shows) when he’d much rather be watching Mythbusters. 😉 He has convinced them that Duck Dynasty is a cool show. He has a quick wit, sarcasm comes easily to him (wonder where he gets that?), a great giggle, and a sweet “aw shucks” kind of look when he’s embarrassed. Recently his football coach told us he walked in after all the other players had left for the day and Max was cleaning up the locker room so they didn’t get in trouble the next day. My not so little anymore, servant hearted boy 🙂
Rebecca, my third. She’s an enigma. Describing her and why I love her is hard. She is fiercely determined and stubborn, but you wouldn’t believe it when you meet her. Sweet, quiet, kind is how most would describe her. When you get to know her you realize she is quick, can be sharp and fast. Spunky for sure. Surprising at times. She doesn’t need attention or interaction, she’s my most introverted. Artistic, crafty, and competitive. Another with a servants heart, working with the little ones at church. I always know where she’ll be, wherever there is a little one needing some attention. Patience is an attribute I would say she possesses. She shakes her head with a slight smirk when her dad teases. She’s not one to get into a verbal battle unless she feels passionately about the subject. She keeps us guessing by slinging out a one liner, or catching us off guard with a funny comment.
Sarah, my baby. Sarah is definitely the baby! Funny, always making us laugh. Positive, she rarely is sad about things or down about them. She’s the one who if you say your entire page of school work is incorrect, groans, then takes a deep breath and says something like, “At least I only did one page!” When she was little and falling a lot, she would say, “I’m okay!” almost before she hit the floor! She’s the one who thinks deep though. She’s way more observant than she appears and the things that hurt her come out at night after she’s gone to bed, when she has time to process it. Because she never stops during the day! She’s the most energetic, running everywhere she goes. The most empathetic, easily hurt for someone else, and feeling their emotion. Sensitive to others feelings. Full of funny lines, and always smiling and joking! My performer, serving at church on the children’s worship team. Up front leading with a small group of others. Limelight is her place, as long as her family is not watching her. She will give you a look and a face that lets you know she sees you if you sneak in to watch her, even from the stage! 🙂
Words can’t describe how blessed I feel to have these children. These who make me laugh, test my patience, fill my heart, empty my pantry! I couldn’t imagine my life without them. And today and everyday I am thankful that the Lord trusted me enough to bless me with them.
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