Thirteen years ago today, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Thirteen years. Wow. I am now the mother of a teenager. Wow.
She is our first born, the one who received our fledgling parenting skills, the one with whom I discover my inadequacies and flaws as I mother her.
She is the energy in our home. She keeps us on our toes. She cannot go for 10 minutes without singing something or breaking into some kind of dance move. She is creative, intense, funny, sometimes sarcastic, and always wanting to be “in the know.”
She has found her passion in theater and dance. Her room is usually a disaster, but if you move something around in there, she immediately knows. If someone in the family is missing something, she’s the one who probably knows where it is or can find it.
She has no interest in organized team sports, but she loves to be outside. A pool is one of her favorite places to be.
She has gotten quite good at pointing out her parents’ inconsistencies. She would make a good lawyer. She has a keen mind and an eye for what would make a good photo. Making, and eating, brownies and air-popped popcorn are her new specialties.
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She is persuasive and persistent. Her faith is maturing and she often wrestles with the “big” issues.
I love her with all that’s in me and I am so incredibly thankful that God chose to bless us with her.
Welcome to your teenage years, my daughter. Your mom loves you more than you could ever know. Happy Birthday.
What a lovely post. Your love for her shines through in every word. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Aaw! Happy BIrthday! What a sweet post!
Thanks Misty! I’ll tell her you said Happy Birthday.
Lisa, this was absolutely beautiful! Happy Birthday to your daughter!
Thanks Jenn! I’ll tell her you said that.
Happy Birthday to the teen-ager!
A beautiful post for her. Thanks for sharing with us 🙂
I’ll tell her you said Happy Birthday Kristin–thanks!
Welcome to the club! She’s adorable – and those pictures are precious!!
Thank you!
Incredible, isn’t it…how quickly those teen years come upon us?? Weren’t we just teenagers ourselves?? LOL!! Happiest of birthdays to your young lady Lisa!
Many blessings,
Camille
Happy belated birthday to your daughter!!
Happy Birthday!! She sounds EXACTLY like I was growing up: I was first-born, ALWAYS talking, I hated sports, and my parents always told me I’d be a good lawyer because I loved to argue and try to prove I was right. 🙂 LOL. Something kind of cool: My cousins birthday is today, and she is turning 13 too! Only one day apart.
Very sweet! Happy Birthday! God Bless you with many more!
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Happy belated birthday to your daughter!
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I’ll be looking at the same thing in just over two months!