This Girl

Day 4 – this girl….

Twelve years ago, we were blessed with our second daughter. At 5-something in the morning, Emma Joy, entered the world and our lives were forever changed.

The past year has been a special blessing as we have watched her mature and mellow. As Matt shared this morning, she calls herself a “geek” (though neither of us knows when that became cool – but as a former geek, woot!) and loves books and a certain BBC series she’s not even been allowed to watch yet and camo and Duck Dynasty. She’s excited to play soccer in the spring and volleyball next year. She’s taken to baking this fall which has resulted in a variety of delicious concoctions, particularly her bacon butterscotch muffins. She sings beautifully and I could listen to her play the piano all day.

Emma is a gift to our family. She keeps us laughing and makes sure things don’t get too girlie. I’m so glad I get to be Emma’s mom. I can’t wait to see what God does in this next year of her life.