Family Ties: Our little girl turns 16

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Our little girl turns 16

Can you believe it? Our little girl is 16.....I have a 16 year old ...I can remember being 16..
Ian, the boyz and I could not have asked for a better 16 year old.
She is thoughtful, loving,compassionate and has a strong testimony of who she is and her relationship with her Heavenly parents.
What do you do when your only daughter turns 16 on a Sunday? We had a little celebration for her at a friends home. It was wonderful to see so many people gather to celebrate Emma's special day. All day at church, sisters handed Emma a single flower with a card attatched saying something special (a real treasure for Em)
On the Saturday before our phone rang and a 'special young man' called to ask for a date.."I have been waiting 16 years to ask you ..." her dad took her out to the movies...He came to the door with a dozen daisies and a single pink rose....be your own kind of beautiful xoxoxo We love you Emma enjoy the next few years xoxoxothey will be fun ones!

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Unknown said...: You have a beautiful daughter...and she comes from beautiful parents!! Congrats on your sweet 16th, Emma.; October 20, 2009 at 11:43 AM

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Council of a great man........

I have just been introduced to this new world of 'blogging'..... with the intent of listening to the council of a great man...Pres. Eyring. " I wrote down a few lines every day for years. I never missed a day no matter how tired I was or how early I would have to start the next day. Before I would write, I would ponder this question: “Have I seen the hand of God reaching out to touch us or our children or our family today?” As I kept at it, something began to happen. As I would cast my mind over the day, I would see evidence of what God had done for one of us that I had not recognized in the busy moments of the day. As that happened, and it happened often, I realized that trying to remember had allowed God to show me what He had done. " His experience has helped me to understand the importance of recording my everyday 'Miracles' however great or small, In the hopes that one day my children will grow and recognize the hand of God in their own lives
What a great opportunity for us...let the games begin..........

women who know

Words to Live By....
"Mothers who know do less. They permit less of what will not bear good fruit eternally. They allow less media in their homes, less distraction, less activity that draws their children away from their home. Mothers who know are willing to live on less and consume less of the world's goods in order to spend more time with their children- more time eating together, more time working together, more time reading together, more time talking, laughing, singing, and exemplifying. These mothers choose carefully and do not try to choose it all. "Sis. Julie B. Beck ( Conference October of 2007)