i can't believe my baby is going to be 6 tomorrow

i know i have already posted today, but i can't go to sleep and so i thought i would write another post. my baby turns 6 tomorrow. wow. my how the time flies. i can still remember when i found out that i was pregnant with her. i can remember it like it was yesterday. for all of you who know my story you know how long it took for us to have children. you also know the circumstances that surrounded her birth.

i can still remember what it felt like to hold her the first time, two days after she was born. i remember her first words, steps. i remember when she would say "hoge me mama, or i hoge you." i stand here watching her grow right before my eyes and my heart is so full of love for her it is about to burst. everyday i tell her how much i love her and how it was my destiny to be her mommy. i tell her that it is an honor and a privilege to call her my daughter. she just smiles at me, and hugs me and tells me "i love you mommy". tears well up in my eyes, because it is then that i wonder what did i ever do to deserve the blessing of this precious little one.

i know that we don't earn our children, however they come, but i pray that one day rebekah will rise up and call me blessed. i hope that she surrenders her heart to Jesus at an early age and really know how much He loves her. i pray that joy and happiness follow her all the days of her life. i pray that she knows how much she is loved and valued and delighted in, in her family. what an incredible journey she is embarking on. i pray that she takes Jesus with her. letting Him lead her and guide her.

happy birthday bekah. i love you forever. mom