sweet~tender moments like this…
big sis reading a bedtime story to her little sis.
these are the moments, when i pause, take a breath, and feel overwhelmed with the goodness in my life. beautiful moments, then i sneak away and let them be…
sisters.
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what do twelve year old girls & their besties do on a friday night?
well, my twelve year old along with her best friends attacked the younger sis’s room with ‘myla‘ & ‘we love you’ signs as a surprise. {and, of course, they color-coordinated the signs to her room!}
if you know my myla, this is totally her kind of thing.
she LOVED the surprise! and once she walked in her room & discovered it, she spent the rest of her friday evening playing night games & hanging out with the ‘older girls’
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when i came home from class last week,
sela told me:
“look momma! i made you a picture!”
i’m pretty sure she didn’t do this all by herself…
but she did add her special touch.
sela’s signature people seem to be the decor of my dress.
love those spongebob-ish people!
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is how long we have had our little, baby girl. today.
only, she’s not so little anymore.
she is twelve years old, today.
becoming so grown-up.
i recall when she was born, at the last moment of birth, we almost needed a cesarean because her heart beat kept getting so low. we didn’t realize at this point, with her being our first baby, how fast i give birth.
in the end, no surgery was needed, and just a few seconds later, kiana entered our world.
our world, that would be changed forever.
forever understanding a new sense of love.
forever knowing we were more complete because of this little girl.
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