Grace turned 8!! 8 is great! Grace is Great!
We celebrated Grace's birthday at the Pickerington Central versus Pickerington North football game at Crew stadium. She got to be with a lot of her favorite people - so we enjoyed a fun evening.
We are all looking forward to her baptism next week. She had an interview with the Bishop and he said she is ready! I believe she has been ready for a long time. Grace really tries to make good choices and is often looking for ways to help other people.
Last week - I was picking up our friend Susan from taking her car to be fixed. Grace usually looks for any reason to spend time with Susan. So she was happy when I invited her to come with me. She hopped in the car and then we drove to Susan's house so we could follow her. As we drove back by our house - Tanner was in the driveway looking kind of lonely. Grace asked me to stop the car. She said she would go play with Tanner so he would have someone to be with and hopped out of the car. Tanner's smile let me know that she had done something wonderful for him. Her smile showed me that she did it out of love. 
Grace is a lot like my Mom. They both are wonderful to the people around them. I don't think I have been with my mom on her birthday since the year Grace was born. But I want to tell her Happy Birthday and I wish I could be with her today! She is my rock. She is the one I talk politics with. I can brag to her about my kids and she will agree with my every word. She tells me to buck up when I am feeling inadequate or down. She loves my husband and reminds me to like him when I am upset with him. She teaches me about friendship. She hates shopping as much as I do. (Except I have noticed that if she is with grandchildren or shopping for grandchildren - it seems to make her happy.) She loves the gospel. She loves the temple. She talks to my kids on the phone - just to see how they are doing and what is going on in their lives. She love me. If I listed all the things she has done for me or taught me - I could write a very long book. But these are the things that mean the most to me today. I love you Mom! Happy Birthday!
4 comments:
It's nice to hear another lady say that they hate shopping. I don't hear that often. Someone told me once I had little girls I would love it....Nope, still hate it.
Happy birthday Grace!
Can you believe that they are all turning 8 and getting baptized this year??
I agree, Grace is great! So is your mom! It is a good thing to have such feelings for our mothers! My mom is faraway too, but she can kick my butt or pick me up, which ever I need, over the phone just as if she were here with me.
Anne! I am so glad I stumbled across your blog. (I followed a link from Bethany Callister's.) I can't believe how grown up your girls are! They are all beautiful.
We are in St. George and enjoying it. I hope you don't mind that I peeked in on your blog. Mine is: www.evelynsgarden.blogspot.com
-Kristen Nelson
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