Happy Birthday Bailey

 

 

We are wrapping up the fall birthdays with a bang. Oct. 21st Ms. B. turned 10. WOW!! My girls are growing up. What can I say about Bailey that she doesn't say by just living her little life. All you who know Bailey well could send a slew of comments telling your own Bailey story. I always say that I need a shirt that says "the thoughts and opinions of my children doesn't necessarily reflect the thoughts and opinions of their parent" Bailey defiantly has her own thoughts and opinions on many things and is always ready to share them. How do you raise a child that is gifted like Bailey? She is a true blue leader with strong administrative skills. We are trying to develop in her now those gifts so that when she is older she will know how to use them wisely but right now they sure do get her into a whole lot of trouble.

That's a little bit about Ms. B. that you all are familiar with, what you may know know is that she is extremely sensitive to her own sin and deals with it the way most adults do. Several times she has battled over her sin and ends up asking questions about the sin nature and the process of justification that many mature Christians find themselves dealing with as well. Bailey also lives in a house with people pleasers, which she is not. That makes life miserable for her at times but we try to encourage her by letting her be aware of her giftedness as well as her, and everybody else in this family's, depravity and that obviously God has chosen to sharpen her early in her life for possibly something great soon to come. Bailey's giftedness comes in real handy in a household with so many small children. She bathes these boys up and has them dressed and all ready for bed without ever being asked. She is in her element with them...total control!!

We celebrated Bailey's birthday with all of her favorites...Hannah and Abby spending the night, a house full of company, a veggie dinner, a strawberry birthday cake, a few gifts, and no school.

Birthdays are over for a while and now we get to gear up for Christmas. We are so excited, we have a few ideas spinning around that may make this a very special Christmas during this financially troubling time. Stay tuned...